Hello. I stumbled across this group while doing a web search "eating healthy for those who can't eat fish or chocken".
I'm 49 years old and my eating pattern started when I was a toddler. At that time, the only meat I would eat was bacon. I ate few veggies but loved fruit. I didn't eat my first pizza until I was a pre teen and my first cheeseburger and hot dog until after I started driving. I developed a taste for a few more veggies later, but I also developed more tastes for red meat. I also developed a taste for fast food..mainly pizzas and burgers. I also cannot have a bag of chips in the house or they'll be gone. I guess my main problems is smell and texture. I've tried to eat chicken breast and ni matter how it's cooked, I can't even chew it. I can't even get fish to my mouth without a gag reflex kicking in. This has been very frustrating and has nit only kept me from social gatherings but has gotten me riddiculed by family and strangers to the point that I try to eat alone. It hss also affected my heslth as I now have heart disease, high bp, doverticulosis and joint issues from being obese. I have always thought my eating hsbits were more than just psychological no doctor has ever taken me seriously. Just knowing there is a group like this if others who don't fit "the norm" makes me not feel as alone in the world.