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Picky, Picky

Amala picks melted cheese off things.
G hates raisins, prunes, Cheese Nips, fabric softener, lotion, and playing cards.
Platano picks onions off everything.
J hates all condiments except Ketchup, jam, and a few others.
Ob and Hez are vegans.
My sister is allergic to cheese and crab.
My mom doesn't like food that's too spicy.
My dad hates stewed tomatoes.
KM won't eat any meat except fish.
The Hebrews had very restricted diets and they were God's chosen people.
Jesus didn't eat pork either.
E, who was in the military, doesn't like the food on her plate to touch other food on her plate.
I've known a plethora of people who don't like olives, especially green ones.
N wouldn't eat a cheeto with cheese wiz on it.
I won't eat a lot of things.

Amala likes orange suckers.
G likes vienna sausages.
Platano likes all kinds of foods.
J also likes vienna sausage.
Ob and Hez eat weird green things (semiola?).
My sister likes tabuli.
My dad likes squid.
My mom used to eat pickled black walnuts.
KM loves carrot cake.
The Hebrews ate bread that fell out of the sky.
Jesus said it was okay to not wash your hands before you ate.
E likes beef.
N eats chicken feet.
I like the Spruce St "stew." 

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