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Grapefruit: The Fight to Overcome a Bad Memory Eun Byeol/flickr

Grapefruit: The Fight to Overcome a Bad Memory

Is grapefruit a breakfast delight—or the devil dressed in pink? A woman's struggle against yuckiness.

Picky Eating Chronicles: Defeated by Fungi gluemoon/flickr

Picky Eating Chronicles: Defeated by Fungi

Many mushroom aversions are about the food's weirdness, not flavor or texture. And they killed Babar's father.

Food Phobias: How to Make Peace With Beets Dunbar Gardens/flickr

Food Phobias: How to Make Peace With Beets

For some eaters, beets taste like dirt. A picky cook learns to like them—even without hiding them in hummus.

The Princess and the Pea Lee Jordan/flickr

The Princess and the Pea

In her next attempt at open-minded dining, a picky eater sets out to teach herself that the gooey globules she ate as a child do not reflect the Platonic pea

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad ... Tomato? Mr. T in DC/flickr

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad ... Tomato?

A picky eater has no problem with ketchup and sauce, but slimy seeds and watery meat are another thing entirely

Confessions of a Picky Eater jchong/flickr

Confessions of a Picky Eater

Is it okay to consider oneself a foodie but have an irrational dislike of scallops? A finicky gastronome sets out to conquer the items on her do-not-eat list.

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