Hi, I have been a picky eater since the age of 5, prior to that i would eat whatever was put in front of me, but it seemed a switch was clicked on in my mind back then, and since that time (I am now 43) foods, that i have been told that I loved, like cheese and vegetables, now fill me with dread. I will check menus before going to restaurants to make sure there is something on the menu that i can eat. If there isn't, i will make an excuse or suggest alternative restaurants. I never felt it was a condition as such, just that was I was fussy, but felt that others saw me as someone that wasn't "trained" correctly as a child. I came across the group by accident, but i am glad to see that what i go through, i don't go through alone, and there are variations and variables in what we all experience.