What kind of eater are you?

[Metalhead]

I am an omnivore, although I did have to make some adjustments to my diet after I got diagnosed with both gout and GERD.

What kind of food consumer are you?

 

[Judge]

In TACOS I trust.

 

[JayLapointe]

I'd have to say Omnivore/Other. I'm not big on red meat but I'll eat it since it's so common, typically for meat I prefer poultry/pork. For the other while I don't have allergies there are a few foods that because of the texture I cannot eat. Liver is too chaulky, Cauliflower is too gritty, Dill just smells like revulsion.

But yeah in general I'm not a fancy eater, meat and vegetables, very much old fashioned North American cooking.

I don't like to cook fancy as I'm also a fastidious eater and don't like overly messy food. IE when I have a hot dog it's a very minimal and precise amount ketchup. If it's a food where taking a bite is probably going to cause something to spill out, I probably will avoid it regardless of the taste. Or like at a fast food place I'll order a plain burger and put my own condiments on because the amount they usually put on is a mess waiting to happen. I feel anxious just thinking about it.

 

[TBRS1]

I'm the hungry kind of eater - if it's there, and I'm hungry, I eat it.

 

[JayLapointe]

I'm the hungry kind of eater - if it's there, and I'm hungry, I eat it.

I'm curious, because of how you phrased that if you are somewhat like me. I don't get hungry at "normal" intervals. Like it's not uncommon that I realize I've missed breakfast and lunch when I find myself hungry late evening. A lot of the time I have to remind myself to eat and I only eat regularly out of routine. When something throws me off my routine, that's when I just simply forget to eat.

 

[Forest Cat]

Having the luxury to pick what we want to eat or say no to certain food is very special. Everyone is an omnivore when they run out of food. I'll eat anything but I had to learn to do that and it was difficult and it took time. I used to be a very, very picky eater.

 

[JayLapointe]

Having the luxury to pick what we want to eat or say no to certain food is very special. Everyone is an omnivore when they run out of food. I'll eat anything but I had to learn to do that and it was difficult and it took time. I used to be a very, very picky eater but I started training and when you train hard you have to eat. A lot. Things like taste doesn't matter much then, you just cram it down.

That reminds me of an expression my Father always used to try on me as a child to get me to eat something I didn't want to. "A man would hanker after skunk if he were raised on it".

That being said, I never did eat the liver or learn to like it. I'm sorry but that is one that no amount of will is going to change the full body vomit inducing response that texture triggers.

But yes, for the most part you can learn to eat just about anything if you are hungry enough.

 

[Outdated]

I'll eat anything but I had to learn to do that and it was difficult and it took time.

I was the opposite and always ate everything. I used to hang out in the kitchen when Mum was cooking and eat all the scraps, potato and carrot peels, everything. I was fussy with a couple of textures and smells but not that bad. The only cooked vegetable I wouldn't eat was peas and I can't stand the smell of anything with vinegar in it - except for pickled onions for some reason, love them.

I don't get it often these days, it's sort of gone out of fashion, but I like liver and I love a steak and kidney pie. My mother ate a few things that I didn't like the look of, like sheep's brains and tripe.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

My doctor would ideally like me to eat a minimum of 100 grams of protein a day and less than 30 grams of carbs. I don't know if I acchieve that, but I do eat a whole lot of meat cooked in rendered animal fat. I am allergic to all nuts and seeds.

I eat as few carbs as possible, but still indulging tiny portions of heavenly pasta, rice, and bread.

I rarely if ever eat anything processed or packaged. Nor do I consume margarine or seed oils.

I guess it's a keto/paleo diet, mostly.

I drink about a gallon of sugar free herb tea a day, and I always have salt in my beverages, for medical reasons.




If someone made a food pyramid out of what I eat in a day, it would look like this:



Desserts (rare)
_

Sweet Fruit (rare)
__

Healthy Fats and Bone Broth
_____

Dairy
_______

Grains
___________

Vegetables and Vegetable Fruit
___________________

MEAT
_____________________________

 

[Xinyta]

I'd argue that I'm a Omnomivore. I see food, therefore I eat it.

But joking aside. I am a omnivore. There is little I'd not eat. Truthfully, I've not really ever encountered anything I am totally against. Well... so far.

 

[SusanLR]

Omnivore. I like basic simple foods- meats and vegetables.
I've never been much for sweets. Only occasionally dark chocolate or for a dinner dessert something like cake, cookies or vanilla ice cream in small amounts.

Foods I dislike due to taste or texture: Oysters, mussels, calamari, liver, sushi. Only vegetable I can't stand is celery.
I wouldn't even try tripe, head cheese or anything visceral.

 

[Tired]

I love animals, so I'm vegan. I do love eating food and always trying new things I've never ate before.

 

[Mary Terry]

I'll eat just about anything. Or at least try it to see if I like it. The one food that I have never liked is sweet potatoes. I hated them as a child but force myself to eat them now because I know they're "good" for me. My older brother told me that they were earwax when I was little and I've gagged at the thought of eating them ever since.

I'm not a sugar eater. I don't have much of a "sweet tooth" and would rather eat cheese or fresh fruit than sugary junk. My husband, on the other hand, eats a lot of sugar. I heard him rustling around in the kitchen late last night and when I went in there this morning, I saw the tin of chocolate-coated peanuts his sister made and sent him for Christmas sitting on the kitchen island.

 

[Ken]

I checked both vegan and strict dietary restrictions.

I became vegan + other restrictions due to three autoimmune diseases. Nearly died before figuring out all of the trigger foods. None of the doctors had a clue. One doctor suggested an elimination diet to find the triggers.

Now, on my trigger free diet, all is well. However, even the tiniest cheat results in a rapid reversal and slow recovery.

One benefit of becoming vegan is that it resolved a lifelong self-hatred. I grew up in farm/ranch country. All my best friends (I mean literally all) were called animals. To me, they were people. But, they were the only people that understood and accepted me. My father hated me and my mother just barely tolerated me. But, my friends loved me and always wanted to hang out with me, and I them. They all got me and I got them. Basically they were my real family. They were the only people I felt comfortable with. I thought people just came in different shapes, colors and sizes.

I was profoundly devastated to discover and witness what the term "livestock" meant. I was also told, very strongly, that eating meat was a requirement. Thus, the self hatred. That devastation is a PTSD that I still suffer from. Have no imagination that it can ever go away. I loved my "family" so I can't ever forget them, so the PTSD will remain as long as I feel that love.

My three autoimmune diseases started in 1989. With all my trial and error learning how to find the dietary triggers, I found meat was a major offender. Against all my family and doctors telling me I have to eat meat, but discovering that cutting out meat made my symptoms go away. So, I went with that. I figured that if I die from not eating meat, then that would be better than dying from my diseases.

Now, my self-hate is less and my health is far greater than prior to becoming vegan. Since I consider other animals to be people, I no longer hate myself for being a cannibal.

So, yes, I am a category 5 vegan. Just seeing meat in the grocery store or seeing anyone eating meat makes me grossly nauseated.

 

[Tired]

I checked both vegan and strict dietary restrictions.

I became vegan + other restrictions due to three autoimmune diseases. Nearly died before figuring out all of the trigger foods. None of the doctors had a clue. One doctor suggested an elimination diet to find the triggers.

Now, on my trigger free diet, all is well. However, even the tiniest cheat results in a rapid reversal and slow recovery.

One benefit of becoming vegan is that it resolved a lifelong self-hatred. I grew up in farm/ranch country. All my best friends (I mean literally all) were called animals. To me, they were people. But, they were the only people that understood and accepted me. My father hated me and my mother just barely tolerated me. But, my friends loved me and always wanted to hang out with me, and I them. They all got me and I got them. Basically they were my real family. They were the only people I felt comfortable with. I thought people just came in different shapes, colors and sizes.

I was profoundly devastated to discover and witness what the term "livestock" meant. I was also told, very strongly, that eating meat was a requirement. Thus, the self hatred. That devastation is a PTSD that I still suffer from. Have no imagination that it can ever go away. I loved my "family" so I can't ever forget them, so the PTSD will remain as long as I feel that love.

My three autoimmune diseases started in 1989. With all my trial and error learning how to find the dietary triggers, I found meat was a major offender. Against all my family and doctors telling me I have to eat meat, but discovering that cutting out meat made my symptoms go away. So, I went with that. I figured that if I die from not eating meat, then that would be better than dying from my diseases.

Now, my self-hate is less and my health is far greater than prior to becoming vegan. Since I consider other animals to be people, I no longer hate myself for being a cannibal.

So, yes, I am a category 5 vegan. Just seeing meat in the grocery store or seeing anyone eating meat makes me grossly nauseated.

I salute you, friend.