New Foods

I am the pickiest person ever. No lie. I can't tell you how many times I have gotten into conversations where people list off foods and have the same surprised face after each food I tell them I have never tried or don't like. Usually it's that I haven't tried it.

I have never had a hamburger. I don't eat vegetables and don't recall ever eating a salad. I have never had soup and don't use fry sauce, ketchup, mayo, or any other kind of dip. The closest I go to such things is dipping my Wendy's chicken nuggest and fries in my chocolate frosty. I could go on and on but I, personnally, am sick of this conversation.

Today, I ate a carrot. Now, I know this doesn't sound like a big deal. It is. Okay, so I used to eat carrots but I think the only appeal was that I got to pick them out of the garden-and I liked the crunch sound they made :) But honestly, trying new foods is a big fear of mine. I literally shake and freak out and all that fun stuff. Two years ago I came up with a New Year's resolution for myself: try one new food a week. See, I do realize that I have a problem and I do want to fix it. Well, it went well for about two weeks. I did try a tatter-tot-with fry sauce on it! It took me all lunch period to work up to it though. And I haven't had another one since.

While I am thoroughly sick of my regular bagels, Cup of Noodles, Spagettios, cheese sandwhiches, and cereal ,I am comfortable. Back to that carrot I ate-it was nasty. I ate the whole thing just to prove to myself that I could. It was like dirt and other tastes I don't know if I can describe. Yes, I know some foods are acquired tastes. But how do you stick with it until you are used to food that tastes like you're eating your front lawn until it's... normal?