Chindie Posted April 18, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2016 1 minute ago, sharkyvilla said: Haven't we evolved not to really like fruit and veg as kids to stop us picking up and eating harmful vegetation? Gradually our taste buds change to find them more palatable, though obviously some people choose to remain fussy eaters for life. Not quite. The belief is that we have aversions to certain types of flavours as a child to help us avoid harmful stuff. Not fruit and veg generally. We should actually have an inclination to want certain flavours as children - sweet fruit we should be seeking out as our body desires energy, still working on the basis that we need that hit of sugar to keep us going because we might not get more for days. Bitter and sour flavours on the other hand we want to avoid as that's a suggestion of harmful things. We grow to like those flavours as we discover they don't harm us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Nonsense lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 18, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2016 Yeah, but. "Fussy eaters" implies that everybody else doesn't like fruit any more than me, but they are simply brave/obedient/resigned to eating the stuff. But that's not the case - lots of people (including kids) positively love the stuff. Which makes more evolutionary sense to me. However, I like the idea that the fruit haters are are sort of 'back up team' that can survive if for some reason fruit eating becomes a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Why do we have likes/dislikes/tastes/preferences? For example, lots of people love eating fruit. I don't, even though I know it is good for me. Why would evolution produce someone who dislikes nutritious foodstuffs? I guess it's a random genetic mutation that in a 'wild' environment would mean I'm likely to die before reproducing. If it was life or death, you would probably eat it though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wainy316 Posted April 18, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2016 Starve me for a week then offer me a plate of mushrooms I'd chuck them back at you. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 18, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2016 13 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Starve me for a week then offer me a plate of mushrooms I'd chuck them back at you. They are the worst. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 18, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2016 Send 'em to me, I love mushrooms. And yes, if there was nothing else available, I'd eat fruit. But it illustrstes my original 'wonder' - where do these likes and dislikes come from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted April 18, 2016 Moderator Share Posted April 18, 2016 5 minutes ago, mjmooney said: where do these likes and dislikes come from? Little buttons on the internet is my guess. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I order a "stir fried mushrooms" portion on top of any Chinese meal I have, because they are so **** tasty. When I was 7 I used to think they tasted weird, but now I love them. The only food I won't eat, is a sprout - and I even try those once a year at christmas to see if they're better or worse than I remember. I think I'd eat most things if I had to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: I order a "stir fried mushrooms" portion on top of any Chinese meal I have, because they are so **** tasty. When I was 7 I used to think they tasted weird, but now I love them. The only food I won't eat, is a sprout - and I even try those once a year at christmas to see if they're better or worse than I remember. I think I'd eat most things if I had to. *Unzips* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Just now, Paddywhack said: *Unzips a reuseable freezer bag, filled with last nights Chinese mushrooms* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 5 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: a reuseable freezer bag, filled with last nights Chinese mushrooms* and puts penis in 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 1 minute ago, Paddywhack said: and puts penis in after Lapal_Fan has finished.. He looks upon the spectacle with unease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted April 18, 2016 Moderator Share Posted April 18, 2016 32 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: *Unzips* 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 18, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2016 Weirdly, although I don't much like green veg (I actually can't eat spring greens or - THE most disgusting 'food' in the world - spinach), I really like sprouts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Weirdly, although I don't much like green veg (I actually can't eat spring greens or - THE most disgusting 'food' in the world - spinach), I really like sprouts! Spinach is alright, it just tastes like leaves, especially raw in a salad. Cabbage is worse than rabies and sprouts are like the flavour of ten rabies-ridden cabbages condensed into one ball of vileness. Cabbage, sprouts, mushrooms and leeks I don't like, the rest are palatable, preferably with some kind of sauce smothered on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 18, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2016 Raw spinach (say in a sandwich, with some meat) is tolerable - just. But the minute it's even slightly cooked, it takes on that slimy texture, and a taste and smell that makes me physically gag if it gets anywhere near me. Leeks are nice, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Starve me for a week then offer me a plate of mushrooms I'd chuck them back at you. Poppycock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Little buttons on the internet is my guess. Want chocolate buttons now. 😞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 You've got to saag your curry up! Also some good cream spinach recipes about, cream, spinach, garlic, worcs sauce, bit of nutmeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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