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Message: <blockquote data-quote="librarising" data-source="post: 1764570" data-attributes="member: 41957">Been there. Got the T-shirt. I was the fussiest of eaters as a child. No butter, no gravy etc. I must have been a nightmare for my mother. Gag reflex ? I bet mine is/was bigger than yours. As you say it's often down to mouth-feel. Also, psychologically, I wonder if it's connected to being in control of what is in our mouth, as I have a severe gag-reflex problem with dentists/hygienists working in my mouth, which has recently surfaced big-time as I prepared for imminently upcoming surgery.At some point (in my 30s ?) I realised all my fears were irrational, and needed addressing, so I gradually tried each of my trigger foods. Start slowly. Try a smidgen. Pay full attention to keep the best control of your reaction. End result ? I'll now eat almost everything. I can eat a spoonful of butter, drown my food in gravy etc.Your answer may be in the degree of cooking of your vegetables. Were they always too mushy ? Then try being on the other side of 'al dente'.As you say it's all in the mind, and the mind can be conquered.Let's win this.Geoff</blockquote>

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