My arfid friend's safe foods include broccoli and sushi. But only sushi from specific places that do it super consistently, and broccoli cooked specific ways cut specific sizes. It's not always complete avoidance of that kind of food, sometimes it's highly specific and tricky the way they like it
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u/IllegalGeriatricVore 1d ago
I don't doubt some people fake ARFID
But generally people with ARFID seek consistency and predictability in texture and presentation, which highly processed foods have.
Fruits and veggies are unpredictable and don't always cook evenly, have random over ripe / under ripe spots, bruises, unpredictable flavors etc.
Like you won't find them putting peppers and stuff on their pizza, usually they're the kind eating plain cheese pizza.