Suffering Succotash: A Picky Eater's Quest to Understand Why We Hate the Foods We Hate
A Autobiography, Psychology, Food and Drink book. Why are picky eaters so picky? Why do many of them stay that way...
As a child Stephanie Lucianovic lived for years on grilled cheese and created an elaborate system for disposing of revolting food involving bookshelves, holiday centerpieces, and, later, boyfriends. She agonized not over meeting her future in-laws, but over the peaches they served her. As an adult, this picky eater found herself in the most unlikely of circumstances: a graduate of culinary school who became a cheesemonger and then a food writer. Along the way, she realized just how common her plight was. It wasn’t surprising to discover that picky eating is an issue for millions of kids, but who knew there are even support groups for adults who can’t overcome it? Yet remarkably little is known about the science of picky eating,...
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- Pages: 240 pages
- ISBN: 9780399537509 / 0
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As a picky eater, maybe reformed, I loved this book. So many moments prompted "yes!" "I know!" and "that's me!" from me. As a picky eater turned foodie, Lucianovic gets it. She knows that we don't want to be the way we are, and sets about investigating why this happens to some people and not others. Even though she doesn't find a definitive... At one point, I actually said out loud "oh my god these people get me!" Having been a picky eater all my life, it was good to hear stories from other grown-ups who struggle with food issues. The part that really stuck with me was about the amount of stress that picky eaters face surrounding the act of eating and how that affects digestion.... Why are picky eaters so picky? Why do many of them stay that way into adulthood? Is it really a "moral" failing of some sort, as most people assume, or is there something more to the topic? The author, a self-identified picky eater, sets out in this book to find the roots and causes of picky eating in a quest to define her own. Along...
