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Kids are picky eaters and there are very few parents out there who haven’t had to deal with this. Even though it’s a hassle to convince your children to eat their veggies (or any meal they actually asked you to make for them), the reasons kids give us for why they can’t eat something can be adorably ridiculous. Like not wanting their peanut butter and jelly sandwich because it has peanut butter and jelly in it.

My Kid Can’t Eat This is an Instagram account that collects the hilarious comments kids made about, well, why they can’t eat something. Scroll down, upvote your faves, and let us know in the comments what funny reasons your kids have given you when they refused to eat something, dear Pandas.

The Instagram account was started back in 2015 and currently has more than 114k followers. Though it’s run anonymously, HuffPost found out that it’s the brainchild of mother-of-three Heather. She got the idea to make the account after having endless fights over food with her kids.

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Kid-Cant-Eat-This

After watching the movie "Ratatoulli" 658098764 times and asking me to make what they made 787628 times I spent hours scouring the internet for the exact same recipe from the movie and made it and now they can't eat it because a rat didn't make it

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#2

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

It's "too beautiful." She's crying actual tears of joy. She's 4

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Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because it's broken. I can't eat it because it's his. So I guess we're gonna have to put it in a raft, push it out to sea, and set it aflame using a flaming arrow Viking style. RIP Pringle. Enjoy Valhalla.

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"The reasons my kids can't eat foods range from hilarious, infuriating to ridiculous. They know they have to taste all foods and are all healthy, so while I'm not seriously worried, it still drives me crazy!" Heather told HuffPost.

"I hope that other parents feel a little less alone when it comes to food drama," she added.

The My Kid Can’t Eat This account asks parents to submit pictures of the food their kids absolutely refused to eat and add a quick comment with the reason why. However, the last time the Instagram account posted a new photo was back in February 2016, so the page is probably taking a “small” break from internet stardom.

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#4

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because it's too cute. I actually had to freeze it so it could stay like this forever and he could visit it

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#5

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because it "reminds me of Snow White." I told her that if this apple really could make her sleep for several hours I would have cleaned the store out.

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#6

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because by removing the cherry seeds, I turned them into olives

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Generally, there are broader reasons why kids are fussy eaters. For example, if something feels gross in their mouths of their hands, children will avoid it. But there are ways around this.

One way to get picky eaters to eat is to make sure they’re not snacking too much and are actually hungry for lunch or for dinner, according to KevinMD.com.

#7

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because although he loves onion rings, recently learned they contain onions

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#8

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Because if Honey Nut Cheerios taste like honey and Chocolate Cheerios taste like chocolate, this one must taste like the cast of Frozen and she doesn't want to eat Elsa.

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Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because the hairs disgust him. He's fifteen. Fif. Teen

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Martha Meyer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is such a thing as sensory issues with food. I can't touch the skin of a peach with my mouth for example. Ot gives me a full body shudder like chalk on a blackboard.

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Pahulu
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sensory issues are a thing and f**k everyone mocking anyone who has them.

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Ki Li
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly, I'm 32 and feel the same way about any furry fruit lol

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Roadkill The Brave
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Texture is a huge thing when people don't like foods, the hairyness can be a texture thing too.

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Tanja J
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i have that same kid! It's not just hair, all vegetables and fruit have the wrong texture!

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Gianna
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, then don't show him the fruit called Rambutan! Lol!

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Sergio Bicerra Descalzi
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some months ago found that fruit in a supermarket close to home, honestlly i've never saw it before, and gave me the chills.

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Hans
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I suggest giving him a shaver. And whipped cream as shaving cream.

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ThatRandomGuy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m a year younger then him and I’m more open then a door with a massive hole in it

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MrsShellyB
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The hairs on raspberries disturbs me, but I don't eat them because I don't like the taste. The hair on peaches is more dense and therefore doesn't bother me. No idea why.

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Shelly Bowles
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The hairs on raspberries disturb me, but I couldn't say they disgust me...peach hairs are more dense and don't bother me in the slightest though. Oh and also, I like the taste of peaches, but I don't like the taste of raspberries

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L Jennings
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, I'm exactly the same and I'm fifty. That's FIF-TY.

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Lydia Coy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Im 13 i wont eat pears coz they're squishy dont mess a teens taste buds

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V.T. Proto
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 15 and I stuff my face with disgusting food combinations. He'll get over it.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one actually seems reasonable. Some people have more sensitive mouths/tongues than others. Eating the hairs could be physically painful for him.

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Carrie Roettger
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In his defense, I have OCD and one of my things is food textures. There are certain textures that I can't even handle.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This deserves 100 upvotes...because i just can’t imagine how i would have responded to this...and it has made me giggle all day....👍💚😘

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 57 and I don't like raspberries. I just don't like the taste of them. Bleccchhhhh

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Batwench
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair I won’t eat bacon or pork or gammon rind for the same reason.

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Kathy Littlejohn
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, my 38 year old daughter won’t eat them for the same reason.

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Steve Cruz
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't prepare anything for him that you don't enjoy yourself, so when he rejects it for a random reason, you can eat it.

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CherylTunt
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair it’s a texture thing , my husband won’t eat strawberries cause of the seeds

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Joseph Karthic
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tell him the chicken wings he likes also has similar hair and got fried in the process ..

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Jayne Kyra
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am so glad I will never have to deal with that kind of attitude.

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Mark Kelly
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a girl who will literally only eat fries who is older.

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Ashla Delana
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the exact reason my eleven year old sister refuses to eat mulberries.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would be interesting to know if he always had a problem with them or it's a new thing. Most of us have tried raspberries long before our teens. He may have had a traumatic experience being made to eat something that had hairs on it. "

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Jasmine
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This feels like a good time to mention that I love to eat kiwi skin. It's so good!

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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My 11 year old still won't eat those little debbie's with white cream and raisins on top. He called the raisins ants when he was young and he still can't get past it.

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3 years ago

Aw that's great lol

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David Jeu
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He will change is mind about eating hair, believe me. ;)

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what about hair on... o.. never mind, he's underaged

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Something else that works is having the entire family sit down to eat. If your child sees you eating the same food that’s in front of them, they’ll be more likely to follow your example. That also means that your child should be eating the same food that you’re eating (this is also a great reason to start eating healthier).

At the end of the day, kids are smart and you should have a proper conversation with them about food: what’s good for them, what’s bad for them. And why it’s important for them to eat their veggies!

#10

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because she doesn't like "all the nipples." Me: You mean, seeds?" Her: No, NIPPLES."

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#11

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because he discovered halfway through that it isn't an Oreo. I never said it was an Oreo. He's crying. There is a crowd forming. Send help.

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Because the grapes are too spicy. SPICY

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kids often use the word "spicy", when they actually mean too much flavor of any kind. These grapes may have been too sour.

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Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Peanut butter and honey sandwich because the honey looks like a rabbit and she doesn't want to wreck it. In her defense, it totally does.

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#14

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because there are too many spoons in the bowl. (You'll never, EVER, guess who put them there.)

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#15

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because she asked for cheese and crackers, not crackers and cheese.

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#16

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because they don't have heads. Side note: He bit all of the heads off

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#17

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Grilled cheese sandwich because it has a "tail" and he doesn't eat animals

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#18

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because he doesn't like his food this fancy

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Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because "a mouse already had some."

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My 6 year old asked about a big hole in a slice of bread. I said it was because the 'yeast farted and made a big pocket of fart air.' Bread has NEVER been so awesome.

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#20

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because it's cold and "tastes like you mixed a bunch of fruits together." Um, I did

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#21

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Fresh carrot from the garden because it has legs

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#22

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because she doesn't like the "orange thing" on the bottom. It's her fork...

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Take the fork out or swap it for another fork without her seeing

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#23

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

I got a new toy and spent AGES cutting the boy's lunch out. Eddie took one look, sighed, and said "You shouldn't have done that."

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#24

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because she's a vegetarian. She wants chicken nuggets instead

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't know what that food is, but I'm with the kid on this one - 10/10 would not eat.

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#25

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because "it looks like it needs a doctor."

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Lou
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Others see the Virgin Mary in their wallpaper, I see Trump in your muffin. It definitely needs to see a doctor.

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#26

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Dumpling because, "ewww, it has toes.."

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#27

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because the icing cracked when he dropped it. He's 17

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Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because they're all "cracked open like humpty dumpty" and he "can't eat things that are broken," because they might "break him." And "no one would be able to put him together again."

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kid's logic - you will never understand it but you have to live with it for a few years.

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#30

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Bat pasta - they cried because they couldn't understand it wasn't real bats

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Kid-Cant-Eat-This

She refused the yogurt I picked out for her (left) and insisted on picking out one herself (right).

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#33

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because it's exactly what she asked for. I'll end up eating it standing over the trash like a beggar and she'll ask for it two hours from now. When I tell her it's gone she'll cry like a Directioner upset about Zayn and I hate myself for even referencing that

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate to say this, and I'll definitely get downvoted, but a lot of these kids sound like they're either cluless or spoiled.

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#35

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because she farted on it and now it's a fart muffin

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#36

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because she already ate at school. It's Sunday

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#37

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because I told him it was a leg... he doesn't eat anyone's legs. He only likes wings and parts you don't name... but no legs

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#38

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because her "heart wants Goldfish"

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#39

Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because after being told repeatedly that there are peanuts in the candy, it turns out that- *spoiler alert*- there are indeed peanuts on the candy.

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Kid-Cant-Eat-This

Because they're dead.

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