“For the kiddo at home” will always make me laugh.

@abbykurtz5115

Жыл бұрын

Yes, loved that haha!

@elizabeth6540

Жыл бұрын

Only the ghosties know the real story

@Vander_Galien_Handyman

Жыл бұрын

100% of the time gets an out loud laugh man!

All I learned was that Jake is so picky nobody could even tell he was filming a video 😂

"It's a texture thing": number one thing picky eaters say 😂

@bendingriver7101

Жыл бұрын

And the worst part is they will say that about something like mushrooms, aka God tier food, and then I'll be like, Me: "Well, have you had a lionsmane or an oyster mushroom? The texture is WAY different" Them: "No, but I know I wouldn't like it because of the texture." Me: "..."

@corranthomas9164

Жыл бұрын

It’s why I hate mushrooms. The texture doesn’t match the flavor to any degree. It’s mushy yet also firm, and the flavor doesn’t go with it at all. Confuses the hell out of me

@bendingriver7101

Жыл бұрын

@@corranthomas9164 but literally every person who has ever said this has never had a lionsmane mushroom or an oyster mushroom which are radically different in texture. That's my point.

@Katb420

Жыл бұрын

@Bending River Yeah I agree, if the texture is different than it usually is, there's no excuse to say they don't like the texture then. However, I hate the taste of most mushrooms. I've never tried the kind you mentioned though, I'll have to check them out!

@bendingriver7101

Жыл бұрын

@@Katb420 I'd argue all mushrooms taste different, but I'm also a chef? Lions Mane definitely don't taste as strongly of "earthy mushroom" as a button or shiitake

"I can't grow a beard. Do you think it's the LACK OF NUTIRENTS?" You didn't have to go that hard, but you did. Respect.

"Multiple grains, I can't even do singular grains" LOL

I love how anxious he gets when they decide to order pizza. 😂

I'm the kind of person who will love a dish someone made but as soon as I find out there's an ingredient I don't like in it all of a sudden I can't eat it anymore

@lesliekanengiser8482

Жыл бұрын

You are my husband and seafood. My aunt made twice baked potatoes with crab. The husband said he loved them and i said good bc they had crab. And he said I knew I didn't like them.

@CM-pf1xc

Жыл бұрын

The worst!!

@Blurp3

Жыл бұрын

I'll eat pretty much everything... Unless it has mushroom 🤢.

This is hilarious, of course, but I’m still too close to this issue and it’s triggering. 😂😂😂 I’m going to watch this with my picky eater. The Brussels sprouts on a date is a compelling argument. “No, Brenda, I’ll be ordering the dunkaroos.”

“Just lunchables and capri suns” 😂😂😂

Ah, this is my husband!!! 100% I died about the Papa Johns...he won't eat Papa Johns because they kept putting the pepper in there after he insisted no pepper. Enraged him! haha!!! 😂

Basically, I like everything about tomatoes except for tomatoes themselves... how's that confusing? 🤣

@arcanacandy

Жыл бұрын

Right?? Ketchup, salsa, marinara....all good. Tomatoes? NO.

@thecochrans9939

Жыл бұрын

@@arcanacandy couldn’t agree more! It’s very different when you take a tomato and add different things to it vs a nasty plain tomato.

@thepoetandtheprimrose3790

Жыл бұрын

My husband can relate

"Safe foods" are more of emotional health issues. I've been a waitress for 21 years and see this often.

@FlowerChild65

Жыл бұрын

Well and autistic people

I went through this with all 5 of my kids. They are grown now and eat like a”normal” person now lol.

@malloryanthony8921

Жыл бұрын

You give me hope

@yousaid4026

Жыл бұрын

Are you or were you a former picky eater? I wonder what causes some kids to be picky eaters and not others...

@lillianlamantia9605

Жыл бұрын

@@yousaid4026 I am not the op but I was a very picky eater as a child, meals were always a battle ground, I think the “negative attention is till attention” thing played a role. And although I am a vegan, I eat pretty much anything vegan and am very adventurous with my food now as an adult. My children are not picky at all but in our home meals have always been pleasant family time and the children from when they started weaning could explore food and decide for themselves what and how much to eat and they just ate normal food cut into appropriate easy to hold shapes not purées (it’s called “baby-led weaning”). I am not sure if any of that is the reason why my children are not picky or if I just lucked out 😂

@AHouseDivided1998

Жыл бұрын

My daughter lived on Beefaroni and Fruity Pebbles. Then she moved to NYC at 18. Her palette grew immensely!

@cb6254

Жыл бұрын

@@yousaid4026 One of the reasons is that it is a survival technique passed down from our ancestors, found from SmithsonianMag’s “Why Are You a Picky Eater? Blame Genes, Brains and Breast Milk”. I also found some interesting background from Kitch’N Giggles’ “The Ultimate Guide to Dealing with Picky Eaters”

The shimmy at the end when saying “eww” about the pepper on the pizza was epic! 👏😂

Me: sees pickle on my sandwich when I asked for no pickle Wife: Just take it off? Me: I wish it were that simple

@Dreamweaver_Skunkbag

Жыл бұрын

Relatable haha

@WhiteRaven___

Жыл бұрын

The worst part is when your anti social too on top of it so you won't ask for a replacement, and you also won't eat it. You'll just starve and be depressed lol

@pysq8

Жыл бұрын

Me: quits working at a sandwich shop PRIMARILY because I'm sick of saying, "Is the pickle on the side okay?" every 73 seconds. 😒 "White or wheat" is also too much of a political question sometimes. 😭 People look at me like maybe I'm not referring to the bread of the actual sandwich they're ordering. So here I am watching YT. 😩 Trying to find a laugh... Wondering what I'm going to feed my picky eaters. Fml

@tylerw4593

Жыл бұрын

I'll forgive the man who may sleep with my wife, but I'll stab whoever allowed the pickle juice to absorb into the bun!

@CM-pf1xc

Жыл бұрын

I mean truly! The pickle and mayo leave flavors!!! Gross. I’m a recovering picky eater and some things still get me lol

This is the type of person to go to a nice restaurant and get angry at the waiter when they don't have chicken tenders

@pysq8

Жыл бұрын

I told my picky eater he's going to have to prepare for a life where he can't enjoy restaurants or maybe even parties because of this taste bud disability, and keep hoping I can get him to keep challenging the limitations of his young palate. The world has such good food to offer!

@gregthomas355

Жыл бұрын

I think he did a whole chicken tender video as Part 1 of this, lol.

I worked with a picky eater. Every group lunch revolved around her. On my last day i got to pick the place for my fairwell meal. Of course she made a big stink about the place i picked and wanted to pick the place. We ended up going where i picked and in she walks with her McDonald's bag. She thought she was quirky but people actually thought she was just a weirdo.

@StarryEyed0590

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like she was just kind of a rude person, though, beyond the pickiness. My boyfriend is a super picky eater (whereas I come from a big family where if you want to eat, you'd better eat what's in front of you, and quickly, so your siblings don't take it first), but he always just tries to make the best of his options and never tries to limit where we go out. I stress and worry sometimes when my family has him over, or I'm going to cook something, but he always tells me not to worry about it - even if all he has on his plate is a piece of meat. The well-done steak thing killed me though

@radhiadeedou8286

Жыл бұрын

She's not (just) a picky eater, she's self centred and rude. No matter where you eat there will always be something basic that anyone can enjoy like fries or chicken or something like that

@Amcsae

Жыл бұрын

@@radhiadeedou8286 there are some restaurants that mess up the 'basics', too. Like, they'll have fries, but they're tossed in truffle oil, or the chicken is all grilled (I hate the smoky taste of anything grilled), or the hamburger has mayo on it (that they didn't mention on the menu)...

@radhiadeedou8286

Жыл бұрын

@@Amcsae you just have to be specific when you order, when my daughter was a toddler she would only eat fries at restaurants (which was weird cause she ate anything at home) and would freak out if they had anything on them like cheese or something, after that happened once or twice we started telling the waiters to not put anything on the fries except salt. Also just because something isn't to your taste doesn't mean they messed it up, other people might like it

@jessicacallaghan8082

10 ай бұрын

okay I'm kinda like this but I hope I don't come off as rude...? Like one day for DND my friend said he was gonna order dinner for all of us from a local Italian place. I'm picky both out of preference and necessity, and I can't have pasta and I figured that was gonna be most of the options. I meant to just eat dinner at home but I got overloaded with homework and ran out of time so I hit the McDonald's drive-thru on the way to DND so that there'd be something I knew I could eat. One of my friends gave me a really hard time over it but most of them defended me

My biggest fear as a parent is that my kids won’t outgrow their pickiness and will be like this as adults. Son: can you buy lunchables? Me: I offered you Ritz crackers, ham, and cheese and you rejected them. Son: but the cookie. Me: so you just want a cookie for lunch? 🤦🏻‍♀️

@pysq8

Жыл бұрын

Ikr! Me: I need to know that you'll be able to eat when I'm not there to carefully curate your bento boxes of processed foods and specially cut fruits. 🤣 I feel like I need an app to keep track of all these food preferences. I only like pickles with hamburgers and such. No wonder parents are crazy! 😵‍💫

@ashleyslack5960

Жыл бұрын

I am dying laughing at this comment. This is my 3 year old, precisely lol

@cb6254

Жыл бұрын

It’s not a sickness, ​it’s a survival technique passed down from our ancestors (source: SmithsonianMag’s “Why Are You a Picky Eater? Blame Genes, Brains and Breast Milk”.)

When you cook tomatoes theres a chemical reaction that happens that changes the flavor of the food. Thats why ketchup tastes different from raw tomatoes

@pysq8

Жыл бұрын

And the seeds don't slime... Yeah it makes logical sense. But picky eaters are still annoying. 🤣 Even to themselves, I daresay. It's this close to being a disability...of privilege!!! Not always funny actually. Such a first world problem, imho.

@StarryEyed0590

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's what cooking is. All cooked foods taste different than raw foods.

@shroomboy432

Жыл бұрын

No but some foods taste pretty similar cooked and uncooked

@shroomboy432

Жыл бұрын

For example carrots

@cb6254

Жыл бұрын

@@pysq8 Picky eating is actually a survial technique from our ancestors but go off on how it’s “annoying”.

Bruh the thumbnail already calling me out Edit: like 90% of this video is literally me god dammit

The best one is when you encounter someone who says “I have a bland pallet” 😳

@pysq8

Жыл бұрын

At least they're honest...vs all these roundabout ways to not admit it like in the video 😆

@juliequates9529

Жыл бұрын

and a bland personality most likely. 😆

@KeiKeizPlace

Жыл бұрын

Palate*

I'm not picky when it comes to flavors, but I am picky when it comes to textures. Something could taste amazing, but if the texture's weird, I can't eat it. 🙁

This 100% my 9 year son!! 🤣 Actually I showed it to him and when it came to the tomatoes and ketchup, he exclaimed, "That's me!! 100% me!" with a huge smile on his face! 🤣 Hopefully his palette grows as he gets older...

"Orange Gatorade, that's fruit"!! LMBO 🤣🤣🤣

STOP FOLLOWING ME AND RECORDING MY LIFE! Haha, seriously though, at 40 years old I've gotten *better*, but I still relate to this wayyyyy too much. 🤣

My husband is 32 and still gets way too excited when I buy him a lunchable. Those pizzas taste like cardboard… 😒

@alexandraalbertz1442

Жыл бұрын

Cardboard with ketchup

Oh come on, everybody knows tomatoes taste completely different as a sauce. Ketchup, salsa (as long as it’s not too chunky), spaghetti sauce are all fine. But a can of diced, or god forbid, a whole tomato is revolting.

@shennelewellen4913

Жыл бұрын

Yes!! I feel the same way!!

@TraceyBoyland

Жыл бұрын

Yessss

@tonis5140

Жыл бұрын

Preach! My grandmother can eat a raw tomato like an apple. Just makes me 🤢

@Jason-sq2up

Жыл бұрын

I eat both tomatoes and ketchup, but it bothers me so much when people use the argument that ketchup is tomatoes so if you like one you should like the other. They taste so different!

@lexichantel96

Жыл бұрын

I love tomatoes and even I think it’s stupid when people say that. Ketchup flavor is mostly sugar & vinegar, the texture of a tomato is totally different, plus they’re cold!

The mayo thing is true too. I hate it when someone puts mayo on something I asked them not to! I will then eat it like a taco! Lol

I laughed as soon as I saw the thumbnail because I am one of those people who will eat ketchup but not tomatoes 😂

@celticlass8573

Жыл бұрын

Same. I get so triggered when someone says why do you like ketchup but not tomatoes. As if they taste remotely the same LOL.

@PrimeReal

Жыл бұрын

Ketchup is far removed from tomatoes. It starts with processed cooked tomatoes, includes vinegar and several sweeteners and ends with some flavorings.

do they know that picky eaters and texture/sensory issues are usually linked to neurodivergence? (this is coming from a neurodivergent picky eater because of sensory issues lmao)

@cb6254

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I an also a neurodivergent picky eater! 😊

"Ketchup only" was my sister's favorite way to order food as a kid. We still tease her about it and she still hates tomatoes.

I’m feeling slightly triggered by how accurate this is… 😂

0:10 “for food I stick to the Ch’s.” Those are all Chi foods too! Chick-fil-A is the best though

There is no such thing as a Charcuterie Board. It’s called a meat and cheese tray. 😉

@tonis5140

Жыл бұрын

Crudité! Lol

@stephaniet5448

Жыл бұрын

@@tonis5140 😂😂👍🏼

@celticlass8573

Жыл бұрын

That makes me picture it with things like cheese strings, bologna and knock-off Ritz crackers lol.

I honestly can't be friends with people like this. I had a ton of picky food issues as a child that I worked to get over. Everyone is allowed dislikes and preferences, but when their entire pallet is chicken nuggets and sugar I just can't do it. So many of them don't even try. Zero vegetables even as an adult who can cook them however they want.

My boyfriend and I related to a lot of this. Thankfully, I have mostly broken the habit of my picky eating.

As a picky eater, I feel this, so hard. YOU CAN’tT JUST SCRAPE IT OFF…. FACT!!!!

@TheOReport1994

Жыл бұрын

Especially raw onion!

He’d starve in Japan. 😂

It is stressful being a picky eater. I have to worry if something has cheese, mayo, mustard, or ketchup on it

@celticlass8573

Жыл бұрын

Is it a mouth feel thing for you? Those things have that in common--they kind of coat the mouth.

Worked at a convention hotel. We looked at the info for an upcoming wedding and the groom had a special meal request- Mac and cheese and chicken tenders

Oh gosh, this is me. 😂 My parents nicknamed me “Picky Nikki.”

To be fair ketchup does have sugar and spices in it so it makes it taste better 🤷🏽‍♀️

@raimeyewens7518

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Some tomatoes are hard and gross. Ketchup has ingredients added to it, like tomato, to make sauce. It’s not just puréed tomato. I used to argue this fact with my parents as a kid. I can handle a real homegrown tomato but not a store one. Totally different lol.

@shroomboy432

Жыл бұрын

Also cooked tomatoes taste different from regular tomatoes

@kellieeee

Жыл бұрын

@@raimeyewens7518 haha yes it’s a very unfair comparison. As far as the other things in this video… I cannot defend that😳 but ketchup and tomatoes; nope totally different

@kellieeee

Жыл бұрын

@@shroomboy432 very true

@pysq8

Жыл бұрын

True... I eat tomatoes like apples sometimes and I just have to thank God I can enjoy such simple things.

Probably tough for Jake to make this video when in reality he eats no sugar... a true method actor!

Omg you CAN'T just scrape of mayonnaise!! I feel seen 😂😂😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

dealing with picky eaters as a person who will eat literally anything is so weird. Like bro, I know it’s green, but you’ll survive

@derp4752

Жыл бұрын

Fr

@RedCurlyQ1

Жыл бұрын

I have a little guy who is particular. I actually turned that into a joke on him and it's been working! Me: You gotta try one bite. Him: *tries a bite while putting on a grimace* Me: Omg look! Is he....did he...did you DIE?!?! Him: *dramatic death scene*, follows with giggles. And half the time, he actually says "ok that was kinda ok!"

@thepoetandtheprimrose3790

Жыл бұрын

@@RedCurlyQ1 Lol, you're a gem. You sound like a fun parent. Humor solves so many problems. I gotta take life less seriously sometimes and employ this more with my kids

The best thing about picky eaters is that the human body bases its diet off of what we've ate before. So a picky eater who never eats anything just stays a picky eater, because their body hasn't had anything other than what they already like.

The way Jay shivered at the papa John pepper thing!

Everything is so spot on, you’re so adorable in this one lol!

One time a male friend poked fun at me for liking ketchup but not tomatoes, said something about me being a complicated woman. Then I came to realize that he liked tomatoes but not ketchup. He looked at me and just shrugged, and said "I didn't say I wasn't also a complicated woman."

People will always ask why I don't like certain foods and I finally just gave up. Now I just say "idk I just don't"

I feel CALLED OUT 😂

"he said the word one time" lolol

“What’s bat poop? This looks like it…” so good.

That booty pop on “throwing it back” tho 😂

I'm the opposite - don't like ketchup, LOVE tomatoes!!😂👏🏾

I see nothing wrong with this. I'm an adult and I can eat what I want, dammit.

We made our kids eat all different kinds of dinner. But.. downside, our teenage sons literally inhaled our sushi leftovers. 🤦🏻‍♀️

RESIDUAL MAYO! FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE GETS IT🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🤣🤣🤣

“I can’t grow a beard” lmfao! That was unexpected!

3:26 Got that Raid out front and center. Not playin around! 🤣

"He said the word one time" That was hilarious!

@Amcsae

Жыл бұрын

I missed that reference. I'm afraid to google it...

@amandas.6500

Жыл бұрын

@@Amcsae Apparently the Pappa John CEO said the N word & people were boycotting their pizza for awhile.

@Amcsae

Жыл бұрын

@@amandas.6500 Ah. THAT word...

"What do they call bat poop?" LOL

Enjoyed the video from Texas!

This is what its like feeding my children. I wasn’t allowed to be a picky eater when I was a kid

@pysq8

Жыл бұрын

To have a picky eater when we weren't allowed to be one: is torture! 🤣

@hanab837

Жыл бұрын

@@californiapoppy I was the same way. I would choose not to eat rather than gag. I refuse to make my kids feel that way. I grew out of my eating habits. They will too.

@zombieluka

Жыл бұрын

@@californiapoppy Thanksgiving in particular was hell for me. I'd sit at the table for hours with a plate of mashed potatoes, baked beans, and whatever else I can't remember. Eventually my parents would be exasperated and let me go to my room, but man, sitting at the dining table in front of cold food that makes your stomach turn is some kind of torture.

Jake plays the best awkward characters

Lol Jake killed this

“Your 30” 🤣🤣

I really don't understand people who say you have to try something to know if it tastes good. Has there ever been a food that smelled bad, looked bad and felt bad but tasted good?

@rachele3334

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried it, but I hear that durian is like that. They say if you can get past the smell, it’s delicious. I probably couldn’t do it, though. Haha

@celticlass8573

Жыл бұрын

Durian is definitely one, there are a number of very stinky cheeses also which are magnificent. I'll never try casu martzu though. I have limits!

@cb6254

Жыл бұрын

This!!

The elementary school charcuterie: Lunchables 😂

The end…..😂😂😂

The Papa John’s joke got me

I love the end~ was wondering if they’re a couple !!

Even the cover for this video 😂

Hahah it's funny how we all know such a person xD Another character that somehow fits Jake perfectly :)

Loved the ending "fail"!!

I eat pretty much everything except mayo and mushrooms. My middle child though refuses to eat most cooked veggies, most fruits and could live off of starch. Rice, white bread, pretzels, etc. Yet, I make cauliflower hashbrowns and bean burgers and barbecue meatloaf and she eats those. The lack of flavor isn't what it is with her. Still trying to figure her out.

@pysq8

Жыл бұрын

It's the not being able to figure them out!!!...and my picky eaters have changing taste buds where they'll suddenly dislike a one-time favorite and I'm like, which foods are left to choose from? 🤣 My mom taught me to sneak all kinds of chopped veggies in. Meatloaf, spaghetti, etc is definitely getting some almost-food-processed carrots, bell peppers, onions... Even broccoli or spinach in small amounts sometimes. Marinara sauces and thick stews hide some good nutrients. 😆 I'm still trying to figure it out though. I feel like I need an app for that.

@lesliekanengiser8482

Жыл бұрын

PsQ, I do the same. I puree peppers, carrots, onion and celery in my meatloaf. I cook them to get water out and then add to the meatloaf mix. It's something like 1 lb of veggies to a lb and a half of meat. And they gobble it up

@pysq8

Жыл бұрын

@@lesliekanengiser8482 🤗 secret veggie feast! 🤣

For the kiddo at home! Jakes go to excuse for kids food haha I love jakes eye roll

This is literally my boyfriend, to all of these! Plain cheese pizza, loves ketchup and bloody Mary’s, hates tomatoes. I do not understand 😂

not gonna lie you gotta keep doing these picky eater ones i love them

Great editing 🤪

I was a picky eater as a kid and still have a bunch of residual habits. I am definitely that person who wants only a cheese pizza, and avoids the crust...

@cb6254

Жыл бұрын

Same here!

That ending was perfect

this is absolutely fantastic 😄

Lmao not Lindsay coming in at the end trying to be silent hahaha

@erinjohnson6142

Жыл бұрын

I loved that part! It was way too cute.

I’m not a picky eater but my grandmother is. If it’s green it’s not going in her mouth. 😂😊

I knew I was gonna get called out here damn 😫😆

Love the inside jokes. OG Ghosties know

Don’t you dare come at me with the tomatoes vs ketchup argument!

He only said the word once 🤣🤣🤣

Okay, you didn’t need to call me out like that…literally everything said is something that has come out of my mouth

The Brussel sprouts😂

*this is literally me to a tee!* 😂😂

It’s very hard for people with people who struggle with this.

@cb6254

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for understanding 🙂

For me, the most frustrating thing about picky eaters is that I know they're missing out on so much. Not just the foods themselves, which is immense, but also everything around it. Like any time they travel, they must worry about being able to eat anything. Going to a foreign country would be a nightmare, if not totally impossible. Even something like having a meal at a friend's house. It's so limiting.

@Amcsae

Жыл бұрын

As a picky eater, thank you for thinking beyond the obvious. I can't see myself traveling in other cultures, and sometimes avoid mealtimes when I visit friends because I don't want to eat there. After we moved, I still will happily drive 1+ hour away to go to restaurants in my old neighborhood, because I can't stand the options in the new town.

@katieevensen8387

Жыл бұрын

This is actually my biggest fear about traveling. I want to travel and am not a crazy picky eater, but I’m terrified of having something that I literally could not be able to swallow.

Lol I myself like ketchup and not tomatoes 😁

@celticlass8573

Жыл бұрын

Same. They really do taste totally different.

This was perfect 😂😂😂😂

No shame in the immature palate game. I got you.

My biggest pet peeve has to be picky eaters, and I married one. 😂 Seriously, it's enraging though.

@hannahlinton16

Жыл бұрын

I’m engaged to one now and know it will be a lifelong battle 😜

@sherishaffertheartistandmy7948

Жыл бұрын

Ha, I broke off an engagement with a 30-year old picky eater. I love food and I love to cook, and one night, when I tried to make chicken paprikash with no onions, no garlic, and no sour cream, I realized that I could not live out the rest of my days trying to cook for someone who had no taste for flavor and texture (and totally allergic to tomatoes, so that even included ketchup), and even agreeing on restaurants to eat out in/from was a challenge. There were some other issues in our relationship, but that night was just "the icing on the cake" moment letting me know that getting married would have been a huge mistake!

@shabamflam

Жыл бұрын

@@sherishaffertheartistandmy7948 I can't even imagine! Luckily mine isn't quite so bad haha. Often he initially says he doesn't like something then tries it and likes it. *eye roll*

This video described me almost way too accurately. So this is what my friends here when I order food! 😬

If there's a part two, include just buttered spaghetti noodles lol!