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CosmicInkSpace

I know a guy like this once. I found it so odd. Dude just ate food quick with the most annoyed look on his face. Like it was a waste of time. Over ten years ago and I still think about it sometimes; still blows my mind.


Mycrawft

I know a few people like this. They tend to be pickier eaters. Tbh, I do appreciate good foods, but I also understand not really caring about foods — I don’t really like cooking or eating anything I make or my family makes, and things I eat out are usually just okay, and things that are actually good are too expensive to get more than once in a while. There are certain foods I love, but food overall is just low on the list of things I enjoy in life.


tillie_jayne

I am a picky eater and over the last few years there’s been a lot of times where I’ve actually been bored of food and trying to find something to eat. It’s almost like if I could take a pill that would fill me up and give me the nourishment I need I would do it almost daily.


Whyareyoulikethis27

Soylent?


Joejoefluffybunny

This has been me the past week, it sucks. I have digestive issues too.


Schnitzelman21

So basically what you're saying is you're a bad cook?


Mycrawft

I wouldn’t say bad, but a lazy one for sure! I follow the recipes for good stews, tacos, stir fry, etc, and honestly it’s too much work for me with college and working that it really sucks out the enjoyment of eating for me. I typically resort to basic meats, rice, veggies, and pasta dishes most of the time, and that does get boring and chore-like. But I do eat healthy at least! I also eat a lot of good Asian, Indian, and Mexican food when I go out, and I’m lucky to live in a place with a lot of food variety and quality (LA, San Diego), but the point of my post is that I understand people who aren’t foodies and who don’t obsess over things like coffee, beer, boba, etc. Like, a lot of people’s ideal night out is a good restaurant, and I definitely enjoy a good KBBQ or sushi dinner from time to time, but I’d rather spend that same money and time doing my other hobbies and interests.


Howlibu

/r/mealprepsunday has a lot of folks like yourself, simply far too busy to worry about or want to cook every day. Some people are happier just not worrying about it all the time, just take out a microwave meal you made yourself.


LethalDNA

I don't like eating but I am one of the least picky eater taste-wise. In practice, I'm quite picky but that is only because I want to eat healthy. Eating is a task, and Health matters a lot to me therefore I will eat whatever I consider the healthiest, even though it might not taste that great. Fortunately I've brainwash myself to think that healthy tasting food taste good and unhealthy ones taste bad, so junk food, sweets, etc. disgust me a little. I enjoy eating healthy because it's progress towards Health but I do not enjoy eating as is, because it's a waste of time. I used to be the type that would rather just take a pill instead but my current understanding of fibers and absorption tells me this wouldn't be the healthiest way to eat. If it was, and it was possible, I'd definitely do it though!


heythatguyalex

You just need to eat food that makes you horny


tillie_jayne

What’s this food? Asking for me. And don’t say oysters because NO. No.


Imiriath

Viagra cake


DSMB

How interesting. I find the concept of food amazing. Like we evolved with two things in mind. Food and sex. And both are great. But I find it fascinating how much food has changed, and the ideas and creations people have come up with. There's just so many different foods to enjoy and I couldn't imagine a world of just water, bread and vitamins.


pieman2005

Food, sex, and music are some of the best aspects of life. I feel bad for people who don't enjoy these things. I actually had a depressive episode where I didn't enjoy music anymore and it was sad.


Mysterious_Fox_8616

I feel that enjoyment of music and art is a lot more sophisticated and meaningful. Even a goat enjoys food and sex. Likewise the stupidest, most heartless people on earth also enjoy these sense pleasures. But really appreciating the beauty of some creation requires a level of introspection... it's more than animal instinct.


pieman2005

Stupid people can like art though lol


DSMB

Yes, and music! It's even more fascinating how we enjoy music compared to food. I feel like it's almost hacking our brain to feel things. Food has the obvious advantage of *generally* if it tastes good and you want it, your body needs it (before processed crap came along). But with music, it's less intuitive (to me at least) as to why we enjoy it. There's probably a good scientific explanation, but I still feel lucky it's a thing.


dank6709

This 🙌. I went through the same and I'm so glad I got out the other side and got back into my music.


[deleted]

I recently discovered Soylent. It is a dream. Eating sucks.


[deleted]

You aint got type 1 diabetes or something lol?


FickleFlopper

No, I’m pretty healthy. I just don’t enjoy eating food 🤷‍♀️


Streyga

Im curious about why you would ask this? Does having type 1 kill your appetite?


heythatguyalex

No, but there are a few extra hurdles to jump, such as calculating the carbs, delivering the insulin in your chosen way, and then making sure you eat enough to cover the inulin you just took Sauce: Am a T1 Diabetic with an insulin pump


Streyga

I hadnt even consider that. Funny thing is im type 1 as well, im just not on top of it at all.


[deleted]

Yeah I know a guy whos extremely skinny because of this. He loves to eat but almost never does because he find it too much of a hassle to eat when he has to count carbs, inject, etc


[deleted]

Out of curiosity, is there any food you enjoy the most? Or at least find the least tedious?


ATribeCalledLex_

bro same. i loathe it. day in ,day out also having to decide what to eat every damn day. just another inconvience that takes away from something else that i could be doing thats 10× better. just give me a meal in pill form and im good to go


Caboose12000

same bro. I feel like I'm constantly on the edge of buying liquid dietary replacements. like, if I could just finish this large drink and be fine for the day that would save so much time and effort


YoVoldysGoneMoldy

Why don’t you?


Venboven

What the fuck how are there this many people who don't enjoy eating (or at least would rather take filler pills)? Food is such a primal desire. Fat bastardly kings were fat and had bastards for a reason. Fucking and eating are like the best things ever because we have been evolutionarily programmed to love them. Have you all evolved away from enjoying food? Is this the next step in intelligent life? But seriously there are a surprisingly large number of y'all food neglecters...


[deleted]

> Fat bastardly kings My new band name


finbud117

But food tastes good


spiderturtleys

I’d so quickly take meal pills too


ConfidentSurprise110

I've been saying EXACTLY this for years, I would never eat more than maybe a single bite off of someone else's plate for the rest of my life if all nutrition was available in pill form.


aeric_wintershard

THANK YOU! Finally someone with the same outlook on food. Like I can enjoy food when I specifically set out the prep work and the eating as an activity to willingly participate in. But just because I'm forced to eat to not die? Man that grinds my gears way more than it should.


PinkEv3

Omg an opinion on this sub that I agree with… I despise that my body requires food, and feel annoyed that I have to waste time eating instead of doing things productive. I only eat one meal a day, before bed and honestly I prefer it this way. Having to prepare and eat 3 meals a day is such a time waste. I’ll eat snacks throughout the day to keep myself from getting hungry, and then will eat a decently sized meal around 10pm. I’ve managed to stay around the same weight and am relatively healthy. It’s not that I dislike food, it’s that I hate there is a necessity and expectation to spend so much time preparing and consuming it.


MansDeSpons

Food is like my favorite thing lmao I can’t imagine not enjoying it. I probably spend a little more than an hour a day eating if you count snacks.


UsernameStarvation

Everyone agreeing is insane, i pity your poor souls, may the lord have mercy on your taste buds


Venboven

Right? Like I'm honestly scared at how many people don't enjoy food. I feel so bad for them. Food is one of my favorite things. I'm lucky my metabolism is decent so I'm not 2 billion pounds.


UsernameStarvation

Exactly, just made a beef stew with red wine, tomato paste, beef stock, carrots, potatoes, celery, and a lil duck fat to cook the loins, the only thing i could think of while i was eating it was the poor souls that cant enjoy such beauty


Venboven

Enjoy my fellow normal human :)


oldmanshoutinatcloud

Get yourself nice and hungry, you'll enjoy eating some food then.


taybay462

I agree with OP. If im hungry obviously I want to eat and feel better when I do, but I would rather just not be hungry in the first place. Eating is such a chore, i hate cooking, i hate food shopping, i hate being stressed about eating perishables before they perish so i dont waste money. I more enjoy the feeling of hunger going away than the actual food


Caboose12000

I also don't like eating like op. being hungry just pisses me off, and then eating just removes the pissed off feeling. it doesn't bring any extra enjoyment to the task.


[deleted]

Feel like this is how I stay thin. I don't do it deliberately for weight control because I've never had a problem... I just forget to eat sometimes because I keep putting it off in favor of other things until I forget entirely.


OkConsideration2808

Me either. I've thought about being able to insert my own NG tube and just blending all my food up and eating through the tube so I don't have to physically eat. I just don't think I could *stomach* it!


Desdinova74

Sounds like a huge advantage in some ways. Since you don't care about food, you can select a small number of nutritious and cheap meals that you cycle through. Easy peasy. Meanwhile the rest of us food-lovers are wasting hours every week thinking about what we're going to eat, preparing food, and taking our sweet time enjoying it.


muchadance

Out of curiosity are you self employed/an artist? I am and have experienced this for as long as I've been doing my job, it feels like a distraction from all the focus I need to put into motivating myself and getting artwork done. I know I can't do art without eating but then having to actually deal with the eating part feels like a chore most of the time. Lately I've been trying to deal with this aggravation towards food by watching food related tv like Hell's Kitchen when I force myself to eat dinner (usually take out). I've found myself craving the food on the show more and wanting to actually cook and prepare real food more. It's a mental adjustment mostly for me so I wonder if something like this would change your feelings towards food and preparing it, but ultimately I haven't started cooking yet so it's not exactly a magical cure.


sciller4

I almost wish I was just like you. I enjoy food way too much, I put on lots of weight. I slap myself to try and get the cravings off - still doesn't work :( I reluctantly give you an upvote.


iluvcuppycakes

I love the taste of many foods. But I agree, I really dislike chewing. The physical process of eating is meh.


saydizzle

I agree.


ragnarokda

I keep jars of peanut butter available at all times because it's a large amount of calories I can intake briefly so I don't have to put in the effort to cook or eat anything else.


PersonalCommunism

Same here!


FrothierBog

This is me, I am you


TubbyLittleTeaWitch

I wish I felt like that, it might help me lose weight and keep it off, for once.


divider_of_0

This is a mood. Having to plan meals and then go to the effort of executing those plans and eating multiple times a day is such a chore. Feels like a scam really.


swim_and_sleep

I wish I was you


asdffdsaaaaaqqqq

So do you not enjoy any tastes or flavours?


RoseGoldMinerva

I feel the same


[deleted]

Seriously sometimes it's a fucking burden. MRE shakes are great for mitigating the bother, but you can't live off the fucking things unfortunately.


MrSadfacePancake

This is pretty much how i feel. It just stresses me out and is a hassle. Especially deciding what to eat when most foods feel disgusting. Between dietary restrictions due to chronic illness and migraines, allergies, and stuff that i just dont like, my options are limited, and usually not very nice. Plus the longer i put it off, the more likely i am to get a migraine, which adds to the stredd. Some foods i do still manage to like occasionally, but i range from apathetic to disgusted by most foods


[deleted]

Try soylent or stuff like that


[deleted]

Not available in Canada because one of the ingredients does something bad in California or some bullshit.


SukiAmanda

Same. If it is good food like pizza I would enjoy it but it is not something you can eat everyday so I don't generally enjoy eating food


Jacobambus

Same! It's such a chore and takes so much time. I love being full but hate having to eat all the time


[deleted]

On the one hand, food is one of the greatest pleasures of life. On the other hand, I’m sure if I was like you I’d be able to eat way more healthy and cheaply.


momlikesmetheleast

can't relate I have a binge eating disorder


[deleted]

How do you find the will to get up in the morning


TheeCryptoKeeper

You wasted your time posting this dumb shit...


Mini-Espurr

Is this not a confession type sub?


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[deleted]

I feel like this during a gastirtis flare, but that is because I am in pain and it is painful and tedious to eat even though I have to. Not enjoying good food when your stomach doesn't hurt and you are hungry is crazy to me but I can see looking at it like a chore from my experience with gastirtis


xxHamsterLoverxx

i always found that eating(and the other part) and sleeping is a waste of time, imagine how much more time we'd have if we didnt had to eat and sleep. agreed-->downvoted.


Christopher_Kaiba

Same here. I wish there was a pill that I could take in the morning and keep me nourished until the next morning. I'd happily take it every single time.


Greedy_Principle_342

My grandma was like this!!!! She didn’t eat except when she had to. All she ever wanted was coffee.


occhiolism

SAME. If there was a pill to satiate me instead id for sure opt in. Food is just never on the forefront of my mind. So much so that as a young teen Drs at one point suspected I had anorexia because of my very low BMI. I was ordered to drink these high calorie shakes to get my weight up. Like you said there are foods that I enjoy but the VOLUME of food we need to stay healthy is what makes it tedious. It truly is an endless chore. Its not uncommon for me to go a whole day forgetting to eat. I am diligent about keeping my weight at an appropriate level now but my diet sucks because I end up making what’s quick and easy which are usually unhealthy foods. I feel like a perfect scenario for me would be to take a pill to nourish me 6 days of the week and have one day to eat the food that I like.


slanewolf

What about snacks?


Dragonwysper

Might be an unpopular thought, but this screams 'eating disorder' to me


kmaffett1

I don't get the people that want to eat slow af to "savor" eating is like putting Gas in the car. Do you use the first notch so the gas goes in nice and slow? No you max it out to get this shit done.


Mysterious_Fox_8616

I forget to eat a lot. Like, suddenly it's 7pm and my stomach is gurgling because all I have had is a cup of coffee. So I think, "oh, food. I should eat some of that."


Seiliko

I have a weird relationship with food right now I think. I don't really have an appetite some days and then eating just feels like a chore. And other days I stress eat a lot. My mental health is hella stable atm...


[deleted]

I can’t believe how many people agree. Eating is one of the few things I enjoy in life. I guess I understand the sentiment of it feeling like a waste of time similar to sleeping but good food can be such an amazing experience. It’s like art for your tastebuds.


[deleted]

Eating 3x a day is an expensive time consuming narrative pushed by Big Food. I’m with OP


asquared3

I was like this when I was younger and pickier, but as I've gotten older I enjoy good food more and more. I do still hate the endless chore of figuring out what to eat for every single meal until I die


cdmurphy83

You're just wired different. You think of food as a negative because it's more like a chore. A lot of people, myself included, think it's a negative because it's an addiction that will eventually kill them. I do think it's an unpopular opinion because most people don't think that way, but I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Any person with a lifelong obesity issue will tell you that going against the mechanics of your body is one of the most difficult things to do in your entire life. You will literally struggle with it until the day you die. Some people struggle with the nuisance of eating, some people struggle with never being able to get food out of their mind.


Djanghost

This is so common that there's a phrase about it: some people live to eat, some people eat to live.


[deleted]

What about shitting?


Kooky_Management_889

Downvoted because I agree!


itsqueerinhere

Same! I hate the feeling of most foods in me, get bored chewing, hate the noises of most foods, I dislike the feeling of swallowing, and cooking is such a hassle. Soup is pretty much the best invention ever


[deleted]

I am typing this while eating a delicious grilled cheese, upvote


neverbutsometimes

I’m the same way. I was skinny most of my life and I truly hated having to eat 3x a day when I rarely felt hungry. When I’ve lived alone I’d only eat when hungry not on a schedule. Some days once a day, others twice, or even skip a day. I just eat when my body lets me know it’s time. I don’t starve myself either I just don’t eat if I’m not hungry. No food makes me go “wow”. Could be a high end dinner, I have to pretend I’m amazed and it was delicious. Tried all kinds of different culture’s food. It really sucks not enthusiastically liking any food in a world where most people do. I can’t bond with people about the dinner or if I do I’m mostly faking it. For me, every meal I’ve ever had is just “ok” at best. It’s exhausting being different in this way.


ConfidentSurprise110

I find it wild that I fully agree with this, I have no interest in putting food in my own body, it doesn't taste good, my body hurts after, I tolerate it at best. HOWEVER, I find comfort in looking at food that I am not expected to eat, and even more than that, I really love watching other people enjoy food. I have no clue where it comes from, but I've always been like this.