{"id":130663,"date":"2016-05-16T17:10:35","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T23:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/05\/16\/on-being-a-picky-eater.html"},"modified":"2016-05-16T15:32:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T21:32:48","slug":"on-being-a-picky-eater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/05\/16\/on-being-a-picky-eater.html","title":{"rendered":"On being a picky eater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve ever <i>not<\/i> been called a picky eater, but my 17\/87 on this quiz says I&#39;m not really one.<\/p>\n<p>(What I have learned to be over the years is a <i>polite<\/i> eater, admitting that if my particular culinary aesthetic doesn&#39;t include something[1] that those around me enjoy, that&#39;s my kink and my problem and not a moral absolute or something to take out on those other folk. Except in fun.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[1] Most likely raw tomatoes, bananas, and avocado products, but also including (thanks for reminding me, quiz) cottage cheese).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/robinedds\/how-much-of-a-picky-eater-are-you?utm_term=.oxwplgjOXM#.dt8EKoq5Ww'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/pVLPpBHRrcOWrEB9H4J3Tsby_Dl8I1gb7B7pcwK6KokWxeGmploswW6WnFHjBaYVdZOy5Oh6QGGEPwuNjT4GNE2Ng1dprbXatFXEXa286iOZ3VkHVaiDEF_jX4WyQEZR9baQAM2aEmKP5zSxsdkN9QEJzzEBmkDgoglshIeJbxAqLbc8NtyZqAuneoIhn2RC_NOaGid4tJZ6rpZedcmtheK4AdfzCrc7=w506-h910' border='0' style='max-width:650px;'\/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/robinedds\/how-much-of-a-picky-eater-are-you?utm_term=.oxwplgjOXM#.dt8EKoq5Ww'>How Much Of A Picky Eater Are You?<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nWarning: This checklist will make you hungry and make you gag in equal measures.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DaveHill47\/posts\/hdMv63EN7AG'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve ever not been called a picky eater, but my 17\/87 on this quiz says I&#39;m not really one. (What I have learned to be over the years is a polite eater, admitting that if my particular culinary aesthetic doesn&#39;t include something[1] that those around me enjoy, that&#39;s my kink and my &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/05\/16\/on-being-a-picky-eater.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;On being a picky eater&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[106,38,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plusposts","category-food-drink","category-personal"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3147,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/08\/01\/not_coming_to_a.html","url_meta":{"origin":130663,"position":0},"title":"Not coming to a store near you","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 1-Aug-02 6:56am","format":false,"excerpt":"I am tne last person in the world to critique others for their food tastes, being an acknowledge Picky Eater (Margie's herculean efforts to broaden my culinary horizons notwithstanding). 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