Food textures

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Come to think of it, I really can't stand overly crunchy foods. I also dislike carbonated drinks. Both irritate my mouth too much, and very crunchy foods give me a headache because they take so much effort to chew; I stopped consuming both in my teens. I never thought of this as having to do with Asperger's though. It's not that I dislike the sensation, it's just that my mouth and teeth are too sensitive.

I absolutely detest meat. It makes me feel as if I am going to choke to death. I avoid it whenever I can.

I used to have more problems with food textures. I can get over some of it if it's super tasty!

But i hate applesauce and uber-ripe bananas. slimy stuff. blehk. Sometimes beans if they're especially mealy.
string cheese is like rubber.

I hate chewing gum and I hate beans in tomato sauce. Makes me want to throw up just thinking about it.

I can't bear slithery food, anything stringy liked cooked spinach, the gristle on meat sent me vegetarian years ago, I always find the bits in my mouthful of food because they really bug me and take them out. Like bits of dried herb that are bigger than they are meant to be, bits of skins of tomatoes and peppers. Lettuce and salad leaves I was never able to eat because it was like eating paper, but just recently, I can manage them when they are covered in mediterranean salad dressing as it disguises them enough. I have never, ever been able to understand how anyone can eat peaches and apricots with the skin on, when I tried I was nearly sick, it was like eating a mouse with the fur on. Errgh, I have to stop thinking about all these yucky textures now because my throat is starting to clench as if I will be sick.

I also can't eat the inside of tomatoes if it's fallen out and is separate, the texture is loathesome, I can just about manage it if I chew it quickly with the outside part.

I was once given a goat's meat stew, I cannot tell you how slippery and slithery the texture was, revolting. I think the most slithery food I was every given, and it was beyond disgusting, was okra cooked in oil (in the mediterranean). There are not words to describe the sliminess of it. Even people who don't mind slimy food would be sick instantly on tasting this. Enough to give you PTSD.

I know what you mean about tomatoes, I hate it when given a salad the inside of a tomato has fallen out, sitting there like some unidentified sea creature. I prefer cherry tomatoes but if I eat the bigger ones, they have to be chopped into quarters, never sliced. I can't stand tomatoes in sandwiches either, because it makes the bread soggy!

I find very untasty all kinds of meats, dairy products, eggs, cakes and sweets . I do enjoy seafood, nuts, vegetables & fruits

I can't even look at water on solid things, like sour cream or mustard, if that makes sense. It has to be stirred (by someone else) or shaken.
When I was a child I would gag if someone mentioned mayo or whipped cream, or if they filled their mouth with whipped cream.
I like firm, crunchy, chewy things mostly. Not a mold-able, soft chewy though. More like a overcooked meat or now-and-later chewiness is nice. No squishy, slimy and mushy soft things like jell-o, yoghurt, oatmeal.
Mashed potatoes are only sometimes tolerable and even then I must be careful not to chew too much or have them in my mouth too long.
Fruits and veggies are delightful if they're exactly the right amount of ripe, which drives my mother insane.
The smell of food is also very important. Some things I can not stand to smell until they are fully cooked and all of the smells have cooked together. I can't explain this, really. I don't get it but I feel sick if I smell it before it's done.

I have problems with some textures. I like my food crunchy, and dry. I eat spagetti with little sauce. I like crunchy tacos, not soft. I love the taste of dill pickles but I cant stand biting them, so I eat dill-pickle flavored chips. Crunchy! I eat salads, but I add things like nuts and croutons to absorb dressings . . . etc. I do like mashed potatoes though . . .

I actually love avocados (aguacates, where I am from) but I like it mixed in something dry like taking a slice and mixing it into white rice. The rice gets a green color and I can taste it without the super weird texture.

Yay! I have to use soy milk, because lactose messes with my stomach, so I use a dribble of that on my cereal, but only when its hardy cereal that doesnt mush like cocoa puffs and cheerios but I love corn flakes like a snack.

i dunno about the textures, just foods i dislike are...

Anything like cucumber, celery and stuff like that... I hate how they're just basically water with no taste to them. Tomato is ok though...

I dislike a lot of seafood. It's all so yucky... Although i guess i have worked my way around my complete hatred i had when i was a kid... These days i can eat fish cake, fish fingers, cod from a fish and chip shop, prawns (although i do still spend the entire time taking it one slow bite at a time)...

I don't like chewy food... Well, i like chewy sweets, but things like meat that you have to chew and f**k around with i just dont like... Like steak, even though it's not that bad tasting, i just cba... I've always preferred meats that are no hassle like chicken... And stuff that gets stuck in your teeth is annoying too.. And I cba to eat something on the bone, its just not worth the effort.

Hmm, although saying all this, i can eat anything if i have to. Like if i was around someones house and someone put something in front of me i wouldn't usually eat, i'd usually eat it regardless. I'll not kick up a fuss because something isn't the way i like it, if i have to i'll eat anything.

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Foods I dislike are:

Peanut butter because of the taste and the fact that it sticks to your teeth and the roof of your mouth
Putting butter on sandwiches - why??? Particularly if you are having a bacon or sausage sandwich (already laden with meat fat) - I know, lets add a layer of fat that masks the taste of everything in it - revolting!! However, I can have butter smothered on toast or baked potatoes as it is hot and therefore the butter has melted.
Cold cheese because I hate the texture. Melted its delicious.
Tomatoes - they are inedible balls of snotty slime coated in a skin who's digestibility is equal to that of the original appeal of the tomato to me.
Soups with lumps in - I can have either the broth or the lumps, not the two mixed together.

Totally agree. I never put butter or margarine on my sandwiches, it's disgusting. It just tastes like cold fat. I always put cheese or turkey on my sandwiches.

Putting butter on sandwiches - why??? Particularly if you are having a bacon or sausage sandwich (already laden with meat fat) - I know, lets add a layer of fat that masks the taste of everything in it - revolting!!
Cold cheese because I hate the texture. Melted its delicious.
Soups with lumps in - I can have either the broth or the lumps, not the two mixed together.[/quote]

I agree with all that!! !!