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Here’s Why Jalapeño Peppers Are Less Spicy Than Ever (www.dmagazine.com)
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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I'm convinced that a significant fraction of people don't really taste food.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    I've come across a few people that seem to hate eating is a part to survival. What are they eating that they hate all food? There are so many yummy things out there!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I mean, I consider myself a foodie but the need to eat a full meal three times a day every day is just exhausting. Not just figuring out what to eat and preparing it, but even the experience of eating itself. Like, I love a good meal, but as with all things overexposure leads to boredom. I'd love it if I only needed to eat once a day and could focus on having that one meal be really good. Breakfast especially feels like such a chore; there are so many things to do in the morning I don't really want to spare even just the 15-20 minutes needed to eat a meal (nevermind prepare it and clean up afterwards!)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I’d love it if I only needed to eat once a day and could focus on having that one meal be really good.

    OMAD (one meal a day) or intermittent fasting might be worth trying. There was a good while where I was restricting calories and only eating in the evenings, with a pretty decent morning gym session (60 min weight lifting + 30 min running), and it seemed to work well until COVID lockdowns messed up my routines. I was never hungry during the day unless I ate whatever random junk someone brought to the office.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I've not heard of OMAD but I've known a few people for whom IF has worked really well. Whether it's a blood sugar thing or something else I don't know, but skipping meals really does not work for me (migraine trigger, among other things). I'd love to switch to a lunch-and-dinner-only meal schedule, but alas.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    I really think that they simply don't or only just barely taste it. These are the people that buy Soylent and Huel, or eat McDonald's and slather their well-done steaks in ketchup.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Growing up poor in a crappy place with no good food, it's easy to think this way. I didn't really enjoy any vegetables until college.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    That's fair. It's been a while now, but we weren't poor , both my parents were pretty crappy cooks and since everything was either dry/tough or mush, there were a lot of foods i didn't like until many years later. If all you have is a corner store or dollar store to get stuff from, you can only do so much to it to make it something exciting.

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