Take Your Health Seriously

[webny99]

First, re: the concept of food sensitivity - while not everyone on the spectrum experiences this, it is a very real autism trait, and it does very much constrain how people who do experience it eat. If you think it's crazy that someone would make it to age 20 and have never eaten an apple... well, I'm 34 and I've also never eaten an apple. "But how do you know you don't like it if you've never tried it?", you say? Well, see, when you have food sensitivity you have to worry about all five primary senses, it isn't just taste. In my case, the sound of someone biting into an apple is like nails on a chalkboard and I wince and start to want to gag a little just hearing it. Given that... well of course I am not going to willingly make that sound myself, now am I? It doesn't even matter what an apple tastes like, I can't stand what they sound like.

To be clear, since I was the one that expressed surprise at someone age 20+ having never eaten an apple...

I'm not surprised in the least by someone not having eaten an apple from say, age 10 to age 34 or whatever, after you already know you don't like them. Why would you? I wouldn't generally eat something I don't like either (when I was younger, that food was onions - now, I'm not too picky - beets are probably the closest to something I can't stand, and even then, I've had them a few times).

What I am surprised by is someone not having eaten an apple in the first ten years of their life - that your parents or grandparents or whoever else didn't at some point encourage/force you to try the most basic of all basic fruits and that you didn't at any point try even one bite. And for vegetables, same with carrots. I mean, how could you possibly have never tried either of those things? That basically means you had a completely fruit- and vegetable-free childhood, which is bordering on child abuse. I mean, I know everyone's situation is different and not everyone's parents are as strict about eating fruits and veggies, but I'd still bet you probably tried an apple sometime between age 2 and 10, even if you don't remember it.

[Max Rockatansky]

Conversely I could see a 2-10 year putting up significant resistance to eating numerous specific items.  I recall when I was 8 years old my Mom offering me $10 dollars if I could finish an entire sliced apple.  Basically I tried part of one slice, decided it was horrible and threw a giant fit.  I see similar behavior out of my 7 year old niece when she's presented with a food item that she doesn't think she'll like.  There have been numerous instances where she has taken it as far as not eating and being grounded.

[NWI_Irish96]

Count me in the camp of not really being enticed by food ads.  I can't think of a specific instance where I saw a TV advertisement for food and decided to buy something because of it.  I always feel like I try things because I randomly decide I want to go to a restaurant or someone recommends something. 

I don't think it causes an immediate response, but when I'm out somewhere and on my way home, I remember how juicy that burger looked on the Wendy's commercial and decide to hit their drive-thru rather than go home and eat something healthier.

[Max Rockatansky]

Count me in the camp of not really being enticed by food ads.  I can't think of a specific instance where I saw a TV advertisement for food and decided to buy something because of it.  I always feel like I try things because I randomly decide I want to go to a restaurant or someone recommends something. 

I don't think it causes an immediate response, but when I'm out somewhere and on my way home, I remember how juicy that burger looked on the Wendy's commercial and decide to hit their drive-thru rather than go home and eat something healthier.

I don't even recall the ads all that often, much less the food that is being marketed.  The only Wendy's ads I can vaguely recall are some old woman angry about a lack of beef and Dave Thomas being Dave Thomas.  With Burger King the only ad I can think off the top of my head is the dude waking up and the King is looming over him in bed.  I remember the McDonald's Land characters but rarely the food or toy they were trying to sell. 

[US 89]

I distinctly remember once when I was younger seeing a Carls Jr. commercial with some dude taking a huge bite out of a juicy burger... only I had some sort of stomach bug at the time, so all it did was nauseate me even more.

[Max Rockatansky]

I distinctly remember once when I was younger seeing a Carls Jr. commercial with some dude taking a huge bite out of a juicy burger... only I had some sort of stomach bug at the time, so all it did was nauseate me even more.

Wasn't there one with Paris Hilton doing the same thing? 

[Rothman]

Count me in the camp of not really being enticed by food ads.  I can't think of a specific instance where I saw a TV advertisement for food and decided to buy something because of it.  I always feel like I try things because I randomly decide I want to go to a restaurant or someone recommends something.

Psst...the fact that you are unaware is how they work...

[Max Rockatansky]

Count me in the camp of not really being enticed by food ads.  I can't think of a specific instance where I saw a TV advertisement for food and decided to buy something because of it.  I always feel like I try things because I randomly decide I want to go to a restaurant or someone recommends something.

Psst...the fact that you are unaware is how they work...

Right, which I would refer to my comments above.  If I can't recall the food being advertised on a conscious level are the commercials actually effective?  An example I used was that I can remember the Burger King possibly having an intimate night out but I can't recall what food he had in bed.

As an aside, I haven't thought to grab food from Burger King post coitus either which makes me what they hell they were trying to advertise.   

[jeffandnicole]

Count me in the camp of not really being enticed by food ads.  I can't think of a specific instance where I saw a TV advertisement for food and decided to buy something because of it.  I always feel like I try things because I randomly decide I want to go to a restaurant or someone recommends something.

Psst...the fact that you are unaware is how they work...

Right, which I would refer to my comments above.  If I can't recall the food being advertised on a conscious level are the commercials actually effective?  An example I used was that I can remember the Burger King possibly having an intimate night out but I can't recall what food he had in bed.

Subliminal Advertising. You may not rush out and get it right away, but seeing it repeatedly allows you brain to absorb the product or store overtime. When you're hungry, it sways your thought process to that particular store.

[Max Rockatansky]

Count me in the camp of not really being enticed by food ads.  I can't think of a specific instance where I saw a TV advertisement for food and decided to buy something because of it.  I always feel like I try things because I randomly decide I want to go to a restaurant or someone recommends something.

Psst...the fact that you are unaware is how they work...

Right, which I would refer to my comments above.  If I can't recall the food being advertised on a conscious level are the commercials actually effective?  An example I used was that I can remember the Burger King possibly having an intimate night out but I can't recall what food he had in bed.

Subliminal Advertising. You may not rush out and get it right away, but seeing it repeatedly allows you brain to absorb the product or store overtime. When you're hungry, it sways your thought process to that particular store.

I wonder what my wife would think if I woke her up one morning in bed with a bag of Burger King food?  I would just say that I was subject to subliminal advertising and the King finally got to me after close to two decades.

[Big John]

I find most restaurant ads to be disgusting by the way they do extreme closeups of their food.

[snowc]

I find most restaurant ads to be disgusting by the way they do extreme closeups of their food.

Agree with this. Why do they have to do a closeup of a sandwich from Subway?!
Also, SubWay is very disgusting, as they have changed their menu SIGNIFICANTLY.
Go use Jersey Mikes. Or FireHouse. We have one in Dunn. 

[Max Rockatansky]

I find most restaurant ads to be disgusting by the way they do extreme closeups of their food.

Food porn.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

What a lot of people don't realize is what they're looking at in ads is often made up of non-food components to bolster appearance. for example, shaving cream often stands in for mayo or whipped cream because it doesn't melt or run. Yum yum, right?

[Max Rockatansky]

What a lot of people don't realize is what they're looking at in ads is often made up of non-food components to bolster appearance. for example, shaving cream often stands in for mayo or whipped cream because it doesn't melt or run. Yum yum, right?

Whip cream you say?

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I find most restaurant ads to be disgusting by the way they do extreme closeups of their food.

Food porn.
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[seicer]

This makes me want to eat all of this:

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Want to go to Applebee's now?

[HighwayStar]

I find most restaurant ads to be disgusting by the way they do extreme closeups of their food.

I love extreme closeups of food, makes it seem more appealing. I know its not realistic for most places, but still makes me want to eat out.

[jeffandnicole]

What a lot of people don't realize is what they're looking at in ads is often made up of non-food components to bolster appearance. for example, shaving cream often stands in for mayo or whipped cream because it doesn't melt or run. Yum yum, right?

Back in college, a roommate who worked at a restaurant brought the "dessert tray" home. That tray of different slices of cake to choose from? Plastic imitations. 18 inches away, and you can't tell the difference.

[Scott5114]

I find most restaurant ads to be disgusting by the way they do extreme closeups of their food.

Agree with this. Why do they have to do a closeup of a sandwich from Subway?!

If they did a close up of a set of Kobalt socket wrenches they probably wouldn't sell many sandwiches, now would they?

[snowc]

This makes me want to eat all of this:

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Want to go to Applebee's now?

ewww.
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[formulanone]

ewww.
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This may surprise you, but nobody wants to know about your specific alimentary and digestive issues. Tell your folks and your doctor. When talking to the rest of us on this forum:  You're an adult now, so act like one. You're really fond of telling us about every little bit of food that upsets you, but this isn't a place for diagnosing those problems and having a childish gross-out contest in every thread.

[Max Rockatansky]

ewww.
🤢🤢🤢🤢->🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

This may surprise you, but nobody wants to know about your specific alimentary and digestive issues. Tell your folks and your doctor. When talking to the rest of us on this forum:  You're an adult now, so act like one. You're really fond of telling us about every little bit of food that upsets you, but this isn't a place for diagnosing those problems and having a childish gross-out contest in every thread.

Plus adding " "  in almost every post is incredibly annoying.

[snowc]

ewww.
🤢🤢🤢🤢->🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

This may surprise you, but nobody wants to know about your specific alimentary and digestive issues. Tell your folks and your doctor. When talking to the rest of us on this forum:  You're an adult now, so act like one. You're really fond of telling us about every little bit of food that upsets you, but this isn't a place for diagnosing those problems and having a childish gross-out contest in every thread.

Plus adding " "  in almost every post is incredibly annoying.

Sorry @formulanone and @Max Rockatansky, my internal clock is still on EST, NOT EDT!
I take some medication for my silliness and i get what my mother calls it "squirrelizing" (NO, I am not a squirrel, nor am i Sandy Cheeks!)
After about 20 minutes, I settle down and back to my productive self.
Also, Wake Tech is on spring break, so I am more sillier than usual. 

[kphoger]

Plus adding " "  in almost every post is incredibly annoying.

Sorry
 

Well, at least you changed up the emoji that time...

[snowc]

Plus adding " "  in almost every post is incredibly annoying.

Sorry
 

Well, at least you changed up the emoji that time...

Thanks for the appreciation, @kphoger