Getting kids to eat healthy food can be a bit challenging at times.  I have one who has always eaten very well and one who would rather sit in a corner screaming than try everything on his plate.  Sadly, my children (both of them) don't seem to understand that just tasting a new food will not kill them and that more often than not that new food will be palette pleasing.  My little trick over the years has been to make "Masterpieces" as Q-Bear calls them.  I fill a plate with food I know they love (pepperoni and candy) and mix in some foods they're not entirely thrilled about eating (cherries for one and sprouts for the other).  In the end they end up with a plate loaded with good food, and usually a few pieces of candy, that is fun for them to eat.  Picky eaters barely stand a chance against a Masterpiece!

*Photos are not the best quality right here, but this is what I have. 

So I saw this list floating around on the Internet and thought I would post about it.  I consider myself to be a pretty adventurous eater and was curious to see where I stand.  I'm going to bold the foods I've tried and maybe say a thing or two about them. 

1. Venison- Makes great enchiladas
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile- I REALLY wanted to try this while in Florida, but it's never gluten free
6. Black pudding 
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht- I used to make Beet Borscht regularly.  YUM!
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart- I ripped a hot dog man off once... another blog post on another day.
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes- My friend makes cherry wine.
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas 
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O shot
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat- lamb actually.. Does that count?
42. Whole insects- I acidentally ate a fly in my hashbrowns once as a kid.  I puked afterwards.
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Single malt whisky
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin- HATE it!!
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi- I had an asian roommate in college that always fed me strange pickled things.
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost- on a scandinavian cruise ship
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
100. Snake

Looks like there are 35 items on this list I've not tried.  Some are gluten containing goods and I will never try.  Where do you stand?