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When we are born we must trust implicitly on consuming what we are given.

But as we age we find we prefer some things more than others.

Now I was born when rationing was in force.

If I didn’t eat what I was given I would go hungry and my brothers got seconds.

There were no sweets, crisps, snacks.

But it is as true today as it was then,

No child has ever deliberate starved them self to death, even if they felt that they would die if they did eat certain foods.

No they quickly learn that more often than not a refusal leads to something different.

The local circumstances dictating what actual foods are available.

When my brother was a teenager I took him for an Indian, he chose omelette and chips.

But over the years he has become one of the biggest chilli heads I know.

So far I have found few things I won’t eat Okra being one but I suspect it was badly cooked.

I enjoy raw potatoes, baked beans cold out of the tin, but not struck on salads.

Mostly I prefer hot food and cold drinks, ice cream and Irish coffee being exceptions.

We are omnivores our gut is too short to be purely vegetarian, although cooking helps vegetables to be digested faster.

It is also too long to be purely carnivore, which is why strange things may occur down there if too much meat is consumed.

Over the years we have learnt that to cook food makes it safer and nicer to eat.

But some foods are an acquired taste either as a child in our formative years or learned later in life, by choice, dare, or necessity.

As we grow up you will be surprised how many childhood “Yuck” foods are actually quite enjoyable, if given a chance.

If we all ate the same there wouldn’t be different restaurants and different menus.

Or even the need for the huge selection available in most supermarkets.

Seezya Les