I am very “funny” when it comes to my food. I not only do stuff like pick off the crust of my bread because it is too dry I also can’t stand things like the edges on lettuce to be brown. I pick out bruises, blemishes or soft spots in fruits and vegetables

I pick out those little red things that come with some TV dinners because I do not know what they are. If I can’t ID it I refuse to eat it even if it is “just for coloring”.

Plus if a food doesn’t smell good or if the consistency isn’t right I can’t bring myself to stick it in my mouth.

I always have to “inspect” every thing I do not make. I always look inside any sandwich or burger no matter who makes it. I unwrap “wrapped” foods and peek inside all those “pockets” I get at a fast food place or restaurant. I open all to go lids on beverages and look inside the cup before drinking.

I am not a picky eater per say but I have been told I am “funny about food” becuase I have to "see it" before I can eat it. My husband Gary does some of the same things. I am wondering if it is a me thing or do other ADDers do the same sort of things.

im very picky what i eat and how i eat it

I'm the type who will drink the sour milk by mistake and blaaah spit it out so I guess I'm not too picky or maybe it's impulsivity. Aside from that I don't think it's unusual or strange to pay attention to what you are putting in your mouth. Wilted lettuce and bruised fruit doesn't appeal to me either.

I used to be pickier on the edge of that, but I guess I got busy and end up eating while doing other things, so I don't have the time to look. When my mom made mashed potatoes, I would pick out all the dark things in there, till I started making them myself!

The thing I really do still look for is those grain weevels. Shudder. Uck, they show up everywhere.

Made ya look, huh!

Another thing, the more I look, and then find something, it would make me look more again on a regular basis.

im very picky what i eat and how i eat it


Do you have any hyperactive tendencies. Because Gary is the same way and he is very hyperactive. I am ADD with hyperactive but I am not as hyper active as he is.



I'm the type who will drink the sour milk by mistake and blaaah spit it out

See I would notice the smell before I put it in my mouth. I am hyperactive more thanI am inattentive. If my sinuses are clogged and I can't smell then there are certain things I won't eat or drink milk being one of them. If milk is slightly warm ugggg forget it. I don't see how people can drink warm milk at all.



I would pick out all the dark things in there, till I started making them myself!


Dark things???? Do you mean pieces of potatoes skin?

Hiya Mead,

Mostly I'm just funny about meat. Hope I don't gross anyone out - but I cannot stand ANYTHING in my meat but meat. No gristley things or fat or skin or veins (Uhhh...shudder) or tendons or cartilage or the slimy bits of I-don't-know-what on ribs, or god forbid some little hard thing in my hamburger or lunchmeat. OMG that will absolutely ruin the rest of the meal for me as I try not to puke. I do really like meat - especially chicken - but I remove it from the bone and pick it clean of all the nasties so I can relax and eat it. I have a difficult time eating meat prepared by others because I guess other people don't mind all that stuff.:p

i used to be very fussy - didnt eat red meat, hated cheese, onions, garlic, anything greasy or oily etc but nowadays have improved a little bit like i eat red meat if i have to and cheese if its with something else etc.

OF COURSE I am funny about food! Its right up there with stenches :faint: how anybody can ingest such disgusting substances as bananas and lima beans is beyond me.

...lima beans...
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yea im adhd im hyper but a slow a eater alsoDo you have any hyperactive tendencies. Because Gary is the same way and he is very hyperactive. I am ADD with hyperactive but I am not as hyper active as he is.





See I would notice the smell before I put it in my mouth. I am hyperactive more thanI am inattentive. If my sinuses are clogged and I can't smell then there are certain things I won't eat or drink milk being one of them. If milk is slightly warm ugggg forget it. I don't see how people can drink warm milk at all.





Dark things???? Do you mean pieces of potatoes skin?

Well im mainly "inattentive" Perhaps a little "Hyperactivity" when it suites me. :p

But I am extremely picky with food, and will not go near any sort of veg! :o

I am considered ADD and do not have as many issues with my food. My new partner is undiagnosed ADHD (extreme) and food is her everything, lol...

She even showed me her notes from camp when she was 12... every day she talkes about the quality of the food.

In the "models".... this is because she relates primarily to her world through her body or senses (somatic) and I relate to my world through my mind (cerebral).

ADHD = Understanding Driven Somatic = US
(inattentive) ADD = Understanding Driven Cerebral = UC


Even though I relate to my world primarily through my mind... I am much much more sense based than most people :)

Such is the nature of AD(H)D...

IMNSHO

bananas

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/n8ufnykr/Smilies/YukSmiley.gif damnably right!

hell is an under ripe banana
hell is an over ripe banana

hell is a bruised banana

hell is an oozing banana

hell is the yellow bits which come off from the internal layer of the skin - which come off with the banana and which stick in between your teeth.

hell is the smoothie - based as it is - around the banana

hell is the taste of banana on all food which happens to have been stored in a lunch box with said banana(s) - even when appropriately partitioned

hell is the inedible banana skin - I mean - what do you do with it?

hell is the peer pressure to eat bananas instead of doughnuts

hell is having bananas of different sizes (do I need to eat more of the little ones?)

hell is the athletic magazine predisposition with telling poor old cramp sufferers who detest bananas to eat more - knowing that bananas taste like frozen banana flavoured mucous

oh yeah!

so don't do it!

-*-

Just plain don't eat.
It's only a matter of time don't ya' know?

The writing is on the wall -
~eg~
the popularity of chilli - which burns out our taste buds
metabolic disorders on the increase - particularly relating to glucose over lipid metabolism (lipid is a much more effective energy source - containing as it does - >2 the potential energy of carbohydrates - pound for pound)
Ahhh!
the memories

80's biochemistry classes.

(am confident that nothing has changed :-) )

lima beans... yuck

I agree with you and Crazy~feet. yuck they do smell badly.

I can't do the legume family at all.

squishy or slimmy food eekie . . . . . or "broughtworth" is that really a meat ???? wtf did they do to it to make it small like that any way????





hell is an under ripe banana
hell is an over ripe banana

hell is a bruised banana

hell is an oozing banana

hell is the yellow bits which come off from the internal layer of the skin - which come off with the banana and which stick in between your teeth.

hell is the smoothie - based as it is - around the banana

hell is the taste of banana on all food which happens to have been stored in a lunch box with said banana(s) - even when appropriately partitioned

hell is the inedible banana skin - I mean - what do you do with it?

hell is the peer pressure to eat bananas instead of doughnuts

hell is having bananas of different sizes (do I need to eat more of the little ones?)

hell is the athletic magazine predisposition with telling poor old cramp sufferers who detest bananas to eat more - knowing that bananas taste like frozen banana flavoured mucous

oh yeah!

so don't do it!


LMAO SB I love your descriptions. . .bananas are good for one thing = banana pudding with tons of vanilla wafers crunched up - as long as the pudding maker does't put in slimmy bananas pieces in the puddling thinking I won't notice. I will eat around them because my food was not meant to be slimmy. . people who make slimmy smelly food need to feed the fishes not me.

Well im mainly "inattentive" Perhaps a little "Hyperactivity" when it suites me.

But I am extremely picky with food, and will not go near any sort of veg!

My very bouncy husband will only eat corn {sweet whole kernal} and certain green beans. He will eat small amounts of lettece of a burger or taco only, onions in small amounts cooked.

He thinks salads are for rabits . He is almost 50 and has more energy than most people period age doesn't matter. He is mostly a meat eater . . . I think he could live on meat and cholocalate. . . I have to have some leafy green stuff and fruits in my diet or my plumbing doesn't work so well. I perfer my leafy green veges to be raw or cooked to a deleicate crunch otherwise we are back to slimmy foods . . . .

I do not think any thing is worse than "soggy" bread!!!! :eek: Barf a rama. . . .deluxe.

I think my 'pickiness' about food only comes through when I'm taking my medications. If I'm not really following my drug plan, than meh.. food is food. But when I'm taking my meds.. meat seems to be too 'heavy' for me. Chewing just seems like too much of an effort *lol* and everything just grosses me out, to the point where I can only handle smoothies.

I remember when I first started taking my drugs, I had to have a bagel plain and toasted. Absolutely no butter because it seemed too oily for me! *lol*

Personally, in my opinion, is that it has nothing to do with ADD/ADHD. That you are all a bunch of picky eaters LOL. I would consider the percentage of people who are "picky" is way higher than the percentage of people that is supposed to be ADD/ADHD. My son and I are highly ADHD and about the only thing we won't eat is Skink Butt (ok, there are others, but it is a good example.)

My ADD fiancee is very fussy/finnicky when it comes to food. She won't eat anything remotely approaching its use-by/best-before date, day-old bread, or soft-drink (aka soda/pop) from a bottle that has been open for too long. When she first moved in, she insisted on only buying soft-drink in cans instead of 1.25ltr bottles. I resisted at first, but decided to let that fight go, but after getting sick of piles and piles of half-drunk cans of lemonade everywhere, I fought with renewed energy and now we only buy bottles (the argument went something like this: either you empty and crush the cans yourself when you're done with them, or we switch to bottles; worked like a charm :cool:).

As the chef (aka food geek) in the house, I have to resort to lieing (or omitting) about what I feed her. If she wants me to make her a sandwhich, I'll use the non-fresh bread and she'll gobble it down (even though she insists she can taste the difference). Another example, I was experimenting in the kitchen on the weekend and was making my lunch. I cooked up a basic pasta meal with a mornay sauce, but for interest, I used gruyere cheese and threw in some diced spinach and anchovies. Now for the record, she hates anchovies and gruyere cheese...After I'd done cooking, I sat down to enjoy the spoils of my labour. Without informing her of what was in my meal, I offered her a taste to see if this meal could be added to the menu. After two big mouthfulls of my lunch, I had to wrestle my fork back from her. She enquired if there was anymore and so I told her that the rest of was on the stove still warm and she was free to help herself. She filled up a bowl and swiftly woofed it down. :)

I have always been a very picky eater! I particularly don't like foods to touch each other ... my plate is always very well segregated. Who wants juice from the green beans making your bread soggy or marinara sauce in your jello? I'd use those divided plastic plates all the time if I could!

Not wanting things to touch also extends to the actual meals - I really only like "individual" foods. For example, I can happily eat a piece of cheese and a piece of bread, but slap them together in a sandwich and I'm just not interested. (BLTs being about the only exception, and even then, NO LETTUCE, thank you very much!) Casseroles with everything all mooshed together? Yuk. Most Asian foods, which always seem to have so many slimy, unidentifiable ingredients? No way.

And I almost always eat all of one thing, then all of another, and so on, rather than a bite of this, a bite of that, etc.

i'm vegan..don't know if that really means anything though lol

i'm vegan..don't know if that really means anything though lol


Are you funny about the "proprieties" {appearance, smell ect} of your food.? I do not see why vegans couldn't be picky eaters or "funny about their food"



I have to resort to lieing (or omitting) about what I feed her.

Gary would know the difference believe me. His nose would tell him instantly and then he would not feel like he could trust me to respect his preferences. Gary does most of the cooking in our house and I am glad he understands how I feel about "food pickiness" and does not do these sort of things to me.






even though she insists she can taste the difference

I am sure the little red things in frozen dinners are eatable I see people eating them all the time I just don't want to because I do not know what they are.





My ADD fiancee

You must be NT so I shall help you out a bit = it is the idea for many of us - like the date on the milk . . .if we do not see it we may or may not know the difference but if we see it then the idea bothers us.

Also many of us have "sensory issues" Gary can smell ingredient from a mile away. . . . he could smell a dish while it is cooking and tell you what kind of spices cheese ect you used. I am lucky I do NOT have the sensitive nose thing.





Now for the record, she hates anchovies and gruyere cheese

Maybe she dislike them alone Gary won't eat cheese by it self but he will eat it on a hamburger. Maybe you prepared these particular items differently than the way they were presented to her previously - you never know.





soft-drink in cans instead of 1.25ltr bottles. I resisted at first, but decided to let that fight go, but after getting sick of piles and piles of half-drunk cans of lemonade everywhere,

Soda in large bottles go flat too fast. Now my turn not to "get it" = half drunk glasses are better? It seems like the half empty container and picking up problem would not be restricted to the type of container.

Neither Gary or I like the large bottles but we also keep our cans picked up We rinse them, put the in a container of their own so we can recycle them. I prefer the smaller bottles of soda especially in the car or truck because they have resealable caps which means I wear less of my beverage as does the car. Gary buys cans they are cheaper, sooo I buy a bottle every week or so and I wash it out, let it dry upside down and reuse it. . .better for the environment. We are recycling ADHDers in this house. . .if it can be recycled it is .






I particularly don't like foods to touch each other ... my plate is always very well segregated. Who wants juice from the green beans making your bread soggy or marinara sauce in your jello?

I am the same way as is Gary. They have the plates where the dividers are only slightly raised and they look "more normal" but the slight raises do keep the juices from running all over the plate.

Gary eats one thing at a time but I "rotate" and eat a little of this for a while then wash it down and eat a little of that ect. . ..





Personally, in my opinion, is that it has nothing to do with ADD/ADHD. That you are all a bunch of picky eaters LOL. I would consider the percentage of people who are "picky" is way higher than the percentage of people that is supposed to be ADD/ADHD

While you as entitled to your opinion ans everyone else here I do not think I made any such claims as stated above. I believe my exact words were

I am not a picky eater per say but I have been told I am “funny about food” because I have to "see it" before I can eat it. My husband Gary does some of the same things. I am wondering if it is a me thing or do other ADDers do the same sort of things.

I am guessing Paithan this would be a "no" you are not funny about your food. Okay I can handle that but there are other ADDer who do have some of the same issues with food. So Gary and I are not the only ones on the planet which is by the way is what I wanted to know. I do appreciate you sharing the fact that not all ADDers have these issues. That too is valuable information. :)

You must be NT so I shall help you out a bit = it is the idea for many of us - like the date on the milk . . .if we do not see it we may or may not know the difference but if we see it then the idea bothers us. Yeah I know, it's probably a hyperfocus issue.

Also many of us have "sensory issues" Gary can smell ingredient from a mile away. . . . he could smell a dish while it is cooking and tell you what kind of spices cheese ect you used. I am lucky I do NOT have the sensitive nose thing. I've got the nose; particulary annoying when you work in an open-plan office come lunch time...

Maybe she dislike them alone Gary won't eat cheese by it self but he will eat it on a hamburger. Maybe you prepared these particular items differently than the way they were presented to her previously - you never know.Yes, invisibly :p

Soda in large bottles go flat too fast. Now my turn not to "get it" = half drunk glasses are better? It seems like the half empty container and picking up problem would not be restricted to the type of container.
She tends to stick to one glass and just bring the bottle of soda to her (yes, they don't stay in the fridge).

I ration my food. For example, I'll take a sip of a Coke with every bite of a meal, but I plan it so I still have one-third to one-half of the Coke left when the food is gone. Then, I guzzle the rest of the Coke. Consequently, I can't stand sharing my food or drink, because it messes up my rationing. On my first date with my future-wife, she took me out to breakfast and tried to help herself to some of my home fries. I told her I was "erecting a wall of pain" and held her at bay with my fork. Ever since I was a kid, I would rather buy someone a drink or snack rather than share mine. Once, an old girlfriend took me to the movies, but she didn't have enough money for popcorn. We had to leave the movie during the previews to go to an ATM and get cash, so I could have my popcorn (without which the movie could not be enjoyed). Man, I'm nuts!

I do not like any undercooked meats. And it's not just in my head, sometimes meat appears to be fully cooked, but my stomach always knows when it really wasn't.

I didn't used to eat the bread crusts, but have gotten over this pretty well.

I always "flatten" my sandwiches, kinda squish it, people always point this out and laugh at me for it.

I do not like raw tomatoes, but I love pastas, chilli etc., which requires the juice from tomatoes.

For many years I didn't like the texture of apples, but I can sometimes eat apples now.

I like celery with cheese or peanut butter, but am always pulling off the little "strings," they annoy me.

For many years I didn't touch red or wild game meats at all. I do not like the strong irony taste.

I don't like fish that is squisy or very moist.

I dislike raw carrots, but when they are cooked and in soups I don't mind them.

I hate liver, the smell of it cooking makes me physically ill, therefore my family will wait until I'm gone so they can eat it. I can see them getting up the first morning I am gone for vacation and saying "yay! we can have liver."

I realized over the weekend that I HATE, HATE, HATE, soy cheese. It is disgusting, not even about the taste, but attempting to eat it on a pizza when it doesn't really melt was gross, it was like a paste.

I do not like anything in my meat, but meat either. No fat, veins, gristle, etc.
There are plenty more things I do not like, but I don't want to lose your attention so I'll stop here :p

I'm glad it's not just me! I get comments from everyone about what I eat.... siblings (just use it as a way to stir me up.... I don't bite anymore), friends (they're used to me now!), but I think my ex was the worst. She was ADD but loved her food, especially healthy food. She was on my back the whole time about it, and her comments in front of people used to really embarass me at times...

I don't eat:
Vegetables (except hot chips and wedges)
Pasta
chilli or curry
anything sloppy...... except maybe ice cream :)
Sauces...

My usual diet is more junk food or simple and easily prepared...

Steak, sausages, meat pies (only certain brands), schnitzel.... basically lots of meat and bread (white only!)
Did I mention bacon? .... mmm love bacon (I'd never be able to convert to Islam or Jewism if only for the bacon!)

I attribute most of my food quirks to not only AD{H}D but to Sensory Intergration Disorder as well. As I've said in another thread I Absolutely Hate Pickles, Relishes, ChowChow, Split Pea Soup, English Peas, Stinky Cheeses, Lamb, and Cranberries are all ~either or both~ highly Offensive in color. texture, or Odor. These foods always bring on that old Gag reflex as does steak slabs which I used to get choked on and now refuse to eat. :faint:

;) :faint: :faint: :faint: :( :( :( :p :p :p ;)

Not too picky of an eater, except for mushrooms, and most seafood. It's all too squeeky!

Hey.

My diet could be better than what it is...with that said I've lost 17 to 19 kilos this year!:)

A lot of my food habits are due to also having SID (Sensory Integration Dysfunction) and I still have weird eating habits, for example I'll drink apple juice but wont eat apples (I dislike the texture) it also took almost until I was 17 before I would eat mashed potato without gagging or choking.

I like most vegetables, white meats, sushi and I'm a major sugar addict:o and I also eat way too much bread which contributed to my weight gain over the years (I was 48 kilos and now I'm 76 kilos and wanting to lose about 8 to 10 extra kilos) basically I eat most things apart from cucumbers...I hate everything about this vegetable (due to SID) but then again I'm just plain weird in more ways than one:p

Selena:)

I just want to add more to this as I find it interesting and I'm so glad I'm not alone with this....:eyebrow:

Mum told me that getting me to eat anything other than bread, mild, arrowroot biscuits and sausages was pure hell between the ages of 6 months to 7 years and it got to the stage where she had to get medical assistance to get me to eat (the bribery reward method was used, this was successfull in some aspects)

I also remember one day when I would have been about 9 when Mum and I had a major fight because I wouldn't eat the fried eggs she'd served for dinner one night, totally frustrated, upset and without thinking she hit me on the wrist with the dinner knife and I looked down and saw that there was a major cut and bleeding...my calm and shocked response was "Look Mummy there's a hole in my hand" she looked horrified and started crying and saying how sorry she was and so on, we went to the doctors, lied to them as to how I got the cut and got stitched up..needless to say I have a small scar on my left wrist and with all that said I will say it was a pure accident!.... now back to the subject of sensory issues and food, I actually dislike the texture and taste of fried or scrambled eggs...I always have and that will probably never ever change and the only way I'll eat eggs is if they're poached, boiled or mashed with curry or mayo added to them.

Yes I was an absolute nightmare for Mum when it came to eating.

Selena.

The only good and edible banana is one where the skin is still slightly green.
There is not much smell then, the texture is solid, not too sweet.
No slimy bits. I can't cope with slimy anything.

I won't eat after anyone except my boyfriend and even that took a really long time. I was one of those kids who would scream after my parents took a bite of whatever was mine and refuse to eat the rest.

hhahah i do that sooooo muccchhh

i can't eat anything "as is." no matter what it is, i have to alter it somehow - add pepper, salt, splenda, hot sauce, ketchup, whatever...i just cannot eat something served to me without doctoring it up, even if it is covered in sauce. i love sauces and dips though, and most condiments. i also inspect everything, looking for the perfect bite each and every bite, and i eat very very slowly.

I am very “funny” when it comes to my food. I not only do stuff like pick off the crust of my bread because it is too dry I also can’t stand things like the edges on lettuce to be brown. I pick out bruises, blemishes or soft spots in fruits and vegetables.( I do the same thing. I know most people would throw it out because it's gone bad, but I just can't waste it!)

I pick out those little red things that come with some TV dinners because I do not know what they are. If I can’t ID it I refuse to eat it even if it is “just for coloring”.

Plus if a food doesn’t smell good or if the consistency isn’t right I can’t bring myself to stick it in my mouth.

I always have to “inspect” every thing I do not make. I always look inside any sandwich or burger no matter who makes it. I unwrap “wrapped” foods and peek inside all those “pockets” I get at a fast food place or restaurant. I open all to go lids on beverages and look inside the cup before drinking.

I am not a picky eater per say but I have been told I am “funny about food” becuase I have to "see it" before I can eat it. My husband Gary does some of the same things. I am wondering if it is a me thing or do other ADDers do the same sort of things.




I used to be so picky about food too. Anything that didn't look good to me, I wouldn't eat. I used to hate vegetables, now I love them. I used to be scared to eat mashed potatoes, but once I did try them I developed an obsession with them because I found them so good. I also used to hate the taste of mozarella sticks, and now I love them.

I used to eat chicken nuggets so much that my mom would always say that I was going to turn into a chicken nugget one day. hahahha

Some pickyness is okay really but reading this post and others in this section what is funny is my 8 year old same deal very picky she fits in this section big time.

perhaps being so picky with food we dont know anyone else like us that picks the blemishes off **** so there is no mark... maybe it has to do with this visual-spatial stuff hanging around the cobwebs here, and has to do with pattern recognition... whereas NTs see eating a meal i nthe whole sense.... for us each bite is different.

reversal of weaknesses