Are all people with autism picky about food

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I used to order plain hamburgers from McDonalds. I learned to order regular ones and remove the stuff I didn't like as it was a hassle for them to do a special order and I had to wait longer.

It's a pretty minor hassle and shouldn't take any longer, speaking from experience.

They don't make regular ones in advance; the order appears on the screen in the kitchen and they start making it. A plain hamburger is the most straightforward order that can appear, it's literally put the bun down, put meat on it and wrap it. If anything, it should arrive in the bin at the end of the assembly area a few seconds sooner than a regular hamburger.

Usually the only thing that would make an order take longer is a special request for no-salt on the meat, but even that should only add about a minute.

I don't know if it is an autism thing, but I have a thing where I like my food extremely salty or spicy or sweet. I cannot eat bland food, boiled unseasoned peas make me puke.

I just can't handle bitter tastes, eating celery or black coffee hurts me.

This probably qualifies, but I've been vegan for 20 years, so I guess I'm picky about what I eat.

I am not picky about flavors, though there are some textures I can't stand, such as anything with seeds. I really hate watermelon, for example.

Yes, that is how they do it now but it was different in the 1970s and 1980s.

I am not picky at all. Of thousand types of food, there are maybe 4 or 5 things I don't like. For the rest I eat everything.

I like eating foreign cuisine. In Germany I like to eat Kartoffelsalat or Schweinebraten, in Austria Kaiserschmarren, in Czechia trdelník or věneček, in Russia борщ, in Belarus дранікі, in South Africa droë wors, pap, sous en boerewors, melktert, umqokolo, in Japan several things like 抹茶. I am always interested in the strangest things. Very little chance that I appear not to like it!

I was a little picky as a kid, but I think it was probably more in line with neurotypical children. My sister, though, probably had straight-up ARFID (an eating disorder common in autism that causes extreme pickiness due to sensory issues)

I've been called a picky eater all my life... I've gotten a bit better at eating some things (pumpkin which I am starting to appreciate, zucchini which I will only tolerate in a dish if it's invisible) but others will forever be on the black list - looking right at you eggplant! It's definitely a sensory thing for me.

for a year or two when she was a toddler my daughter would only eat rice, Kalamata olives, cucumber, ham and fried egg for dinner. She's also gotten more adventurous as she's grown up.

I am not picky at all.

I don't think you'll ever find that ALL autistics are ever anything. Some are for various reasons, and some are not. Just like Neurotypical folks.

I do the same thing. Although it used to be a special order in my local McDonald's, now they have it as a preset menu option, and it doesn't come with the little red sticker for special order anymore, either.

It doesn't take any longer like it used to, either.

I like Chinese food too.

For me it's about texture as well as taste. I hate smushy flavorless food like casseroles, overcooked green beans, or a lot of soups. I need it to be crunchy or at least have some texture variety. Otherwise it feels like I'm eating someone else's barf.

For most of my childhood I wouldn't eat the food if two colours touched each other, but it wasn't just with food.

I'll eat almost anything but I'm very particular about how each thing is cooked or served.

Exclusions that make we wanna hurl (or actually hurl), under all circumstances -

Chicken
Chocolate
Dark Chocolate
Peaches
Strawberries
Wet meat
Pea soup
Basil and Oregano

I have always been a picky eater. Part of it has to do to my food allergies (egg, alcohol, rice). My father was highly allergic to seafood, so I try not to tempt the hand of fate (except for the occasional deep fried shrimp). I do not like to mix my foods together if I can avoid them, as I want to have consistency in what I am eating. My salads are very plain (lettuce, dressing), much like my sandwiches (bread, meat, cheese).

One thing that I often cannot get enough of is fresh cracked black pepper. I love it in my foods. As a kid, I used to eat it right out of the shaker (taking the top off first) at home. I have been known to put it on both watermelon and vanilla ice cream. My friends have gotten used to my addiction to this spice. I let them use it first, as there might not be enough left over for them when I am done.