What food don't you eat for reasons unrelated to taste or allergy?

[Queen Michael]

I don't eat chicken because of how they treat teh chickenz before they're slaughtered, and I don't eat candy (except when it would be impolite not to, which is seldom) or chips/crisps or drink soda or ice-cream because I realized I'm a sugar addict and I don't want to be. (But considering how very easy it's been to quit, I'm not sure I actually am...) So what food do you stay away from even though you're not allergic or anything and it tastes okay?

Edit: The original subject line was What food don't you eat for ideological reasons? but I chose a more appropriate one.

 

[Vakz]

I don't eat candy (except when it would be impolite not to, which is seldom) or chips/crisps or drink soda or ice-cream because I realized I'm a sugar addict and I don't want to be.?

Is this actually ideological? Isn't an ideology a gathering of political thoughts and ideas?

Well, OnT: Nothing. The things I don't eat, I don't eat because I don't like how they taste or feel when you chew it. I try to keep my morals away from my food.

EDIT: Okay, a post further down has a fairly good point: I don't eat human flesh, because I suppose that DOES go against my morals.

 

[tombman888]

nothing really... only foods i actively try not to eat are foods i dislike because of taste or texture.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

My parent's don't eat pork and they didn't allow me to when I was young. My Grandmother on the other hand would always cook bacon for breakfast and since my parent's weren't there, I'd eat it and loved it. lol

 

[TheDist]

Hmm, I suppose the only one I would have is along the lines of human flesh. Other than that I am willing to at the very least try the foods.

I have no religious objections to any foods. As far as ethics goes, It does make me sad that so many animals are treated badly and I do think conditions could be improved, indeed even at some cost to me. At the same time if we just let em all go free they would die a diffrent some might argue worse death.

 

[deleted_by_strongbad]

I don't eat ketchup or mayonnaise due to some weird stuff from my childhood, but that's about it. I have enough of an aversion to mayo that jars of it feel disgustingly oily to the touch.

 

[CommanderKirov]

I do not eat clams because they seem to me like molds of odd fleshy jelly.

 

[McPulse]

I don't eat caviar because it's bourgeoisie.

 

[Vornek]

The closest i can get to this would have to be that i don't eat healthy foods in order to prove a point. I don't have to eat healthy stuff in order to get a healthy life.

Besides, most of healthy food tastes like crap anyway.

-V

 

[Valkyira]

I don't eat tomatoes at all despite being a really healthy eater. I used to love ketchup but because of the high salt, I never eat it now.

 

[GundamSentinel]

There's a lot of things I just don't eat because they are bloody expensive, but other than that, no. I prefer to eat ecological, but it's not a must.

 

[King of the Sandbox]

Fuck mayonnaise. I never really had a problem with it, or the taste, until I saw someone make some by filling a glass with oil, plop an egg in, and mix it up.

I mean, I'm not a health nut, by any stretch of the imagination (moar red meat, bacon and cheese on that salad, please), but even I was turned off by the idea of basically eating straight fat with a little egg in.

Also, I don't drink any Dr. Pepper knock-offs, because it would be an insult to the good doctor, even if they taste exactly the same.

 

[King of the Sandbox]

I eat freakin' anything that tastes good. Feed me dogshit if it tastes like chicken, i don't care.

With the flavoring agents available today, I'm sure this could be accomplished for epic lulz.

 

[Sarge034]

Right now? Anything solid..... Had 5 teeth pulled.

 

[aLivingPheonix]

Right now? Anything solid..... Had 5 teeth pulled.

Ouch! I had a tooth pulled last month, hurt like fuck after the painkillers wore off.

OT: Pork. I would love to try it, but my parent's won't let me.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I dislike candy and those other sweets for some odd reason.

 

[fenrizz]

Right now? Anything solid..... Had 5 teeth pulled.

Ouch! I had a tooth pulled last month, hurt like fuck after the painkillers wore off.

OT: Pork. I would love to try it, but my parent's won't let me.

They won't?

Religious?

OT:
I don't eat fish because I think it smells and looks disgusting.

 

[aLivingPheonix]

Right now? Anything solid..... Had 5 teeth pulled.

Ouch! I had a tooth pulled last month, hurt like fuck after the painkillers wore off.

OT: Pork. I would love to try it, but my parent's won't let me.

They won't?

Religious?

OT:
I don't eat fish because I think it smells and looks disgusting.

Not sure, the one time I asked, my dad gave me the evil eye.

I also refuse to eat non-sustainable foods.

 

[Frotality]

humans because curiosity is not nearly enough of a motivation to deal with a criminal investigation after eating someone, and fruit salad because it always gave my (grand)parents a reason to waste the cool-whip when i had perfectly good ice cream.