When I was a kid, age 3 and up, I ate nothing but potatoes, grilled cheese, peanut butter, milk, soda, crackers, all very bland, plain food. That continued through adulthood. I didn't have a piece of pizza until 17, a hamburger until 37, eggs at 41, I could go on and on. I felt so ashamed and embarrassed because I did 't eat like everyone else. My siblings teased me about it constantly. My parents used to make me sit at the dinner table until I ate everything on my plate. I would sit there for an hour after everyone else was finished and gone doing their thing. My parents gave me chewable vitamins that I liked. I liked carnation instant breakfast chocolate drink so every morning through high school I drank one of those. Things started to change for me when I went into the service. You can't request food there and I either ate the food they had or starve. In basic I learned to eat meats. Chicken, fried fish, turkey and ham, hot dogs. I still don't eat a lot of different foods but a lot more than I used to. Starving in a situation made me eat and try different things also. I didn't have a burger until 37 like i stated before. The only reason i tried a burger is because we landed in Saudi Arabia back in 97 late at night and the only thing open on base was a Burger King trailer. They only had burgers and fries. I hadn't eaten that day for about 14 hours and was starved. I got two plain cheeseburgers and ate them both in about 3 minutes. They were good so I started eating more burgers. Same thing with other foods. I am now 60 and I am pretty healthy. Is still to this day have never had lobster, most seafood, the only veggies I eat are cooked carrots, baled beans, corn and potatoes. I have never had peas, green beans, or any other green veggie. I can only eat food that smells good and looks good. I am to the point now, being older, that I order what I want to eat. If someone is with me and they say anything, I look at them and say, are you buying my food? Then you need to be quiet. It wasn't easy trying different foods. I do eat all kinds of pastas now but I still only go with plain sauce, nothing fancy with a lot of flavor or spices. I do not eat mexican or any foreign foods. I do eat chinese every once in awhile too. So I am with each and every one of you on here and I know the struggles and embarressment we all have gone through in life. Hold your head up high, there is nothing wrong with us.