Thread: Ask Amy: Vegetarian hosts, guest on "white diet"

Lenona <lenona...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have to say, I've never heard of that diet....

Google returned many results.

> Dear Hostess: According to you, this young man doesn’t only eat meat.
> He seems to eat a version of what we in my family call “the white
> diet” — and much of it is nonmeat.

Clearly he's not on the "White Diet" as they are not saying that
he's avoiding red meat, only meat on the bone.

He could be self medicating. I know my mother was never a
big bread eater, and although she always had a powerful
sweet tooth she was never big on cake and pastries. Well,
late in life she was tested and discovered that she is
allergic to glutton -- the very thing she "Didn't like."

At some subconscious level she must've intentionally avoided
those foods which she was allergic to, as her dislikes were
so selective. I imagine that there's a similar situation with this
man mentioned here, as his "Likes" do resemble (even if they
don't match) the restrictions of a very specific diet.


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JTEM wrote:
> Lenona <lenona...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I have to say, I've never heard of that diet....
>
> Google returned many results.
>
>> Dear Hostess: According to you, this young man doesn’t only eat meat.
>> He seems to eat a version of what we in my family call “the white
>> diet” — and much of it is nonmeat.
>
> Clearly he's not on the "White Diet" as they are not saying that
> he's avoiding red meat, only meat on the bone.
>
> He could be self medicating. I know my mother was never a
> big bread eater, and although she always had a powerful
> sweet tooth she was never big on cake and pastries. Well,
> late in life she was tested and discovered that she is
> allergic to glutton -- the very thing she "Didn't like."
>
> At some subconscious level she must've intentionally avoided
> those foods which she was allergic to, as her dislikes were
> so selective. I imagine that there's a similar situation with this
> man mentioned here, as his "Likes" do resemble (even if they
> don't match) the restrictions of a very specific diet.

That's very true. Often if a person has a strong aversion to a food they
have an allergy or intolerance to it.

JTEM wrote:
> Lenona <lenona...@yahoo.com> quoted:
>
>> Dear Hostess: According to you, this young man doesn’t only eat meat.
>> He seems to eat a version of what we in my family call “the white
>> diet� — and much of it is nonmeat.
>
> He could be self medicating. I know my mother was never a
> big bread eater, and although she always had a powerful
> sweet tooth she was never big on cake and pastries. Well,
> late in life she was tested and discovered that she is
> allergic to glutton -- the very thing she "Didn't like."
>
> At some subconscious level she must've intentionally avoided
> those foods which she was allergic to, as her dislikes were
> so selective. I imagine that there's a similar situation with this
> man mentioned here, as his "Likes" do resemble (even if they
> don't match) the restrictions of a very specific diet.

Or he could be a 24 year old graduate student eating like a 12 year old
junk food brat. My questions to myself would go like this: "No
veggies except the junk food ones? That's probably picky eater
syndrome. No meat except processed meat? That can only be picky eater
syndrome. Got it. He conclusively has picky eater syndrome. It's not
my job as a family member to cater to picky eater syndrome. He eats his
veggies and likes them like grown up over the age of 18 or he goes
hungry at my place. No way do I want grandchildren who eat like they
live in a McDonalds."