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A viral video that showed one boy's hilarious reaction to finding pickles on his McDonald's hamburger has left the internet in stitches.
The video was posted to TikTok over the weekend by the boy's mom, Camisha Moran. So far, it has received more than 670,000 views and hundreds of comments from TikTokers who shared that they also hated pickles when younger.
"I was trying to record a cute [video] at the exact moment that we both realized Mommy forgot to ask for no pickles on his hamburger," explained Moran in the video's text overlay.
The clip opens with Moran's son absentmindedly biting into his hamburger. Within seconds, however, he furrows his brows and stops chewing. When he looks down, he realizes he's bitten into a pickle. With the pickle slice still hanging from his mouth, he turns to Moran with "horror in his eyes," Moran wrote in the text overlay.
"You can see the feeling of betrayal in his little eyes," commented TikTok user Sunshine.
"[T]hat is adorable bro said 'the audacity,'" wrote Callie.
"Hilarious but same kinda toddlers over here," added NC P.
As it turns out, a majority of U.S. adults love pickles. A study conducted by ORC International in 2015 found that 86 percent of Americans like pickles, according to a press release published on PR Newswire.
"Dill has universal appeal, and is favored more than 2 to 1 over any other kind of pickle," the release explained, adding that Bread & Butter pickles took over the second-place spot.
"Forty-one percent of Americans say their favorite way to eat pickles is on a sandwich or burger, though straight from the jar is a close second [39 percent]," the release continued.
This enthusiasm for pickles was shared by some of Moran's viewers.
"Pickles are the best part in Mcdonalds' [sic] burgers," said Real lemonmonkevr.
"I'll take all the sliced pickles," added another TikToker.
But despite how beloved pickles seem to be amongst adults, some claimed that, much like Moran's son, they also hated pickles when they were kids.
"Use to be the same as a kid...but now I'll fight for a jar of pickles," commented Blossom Witch.
"This [was] me when I was younger," added Jhero Pi. "[I] outgrew it lol."
According to Katherine Dahlsgaard, Ph.D., ABPP, picky eating is normal for children between the ages of 2 and 4.
"We think it starts out partly as a built-in protective impulse in a child," Dahlsgaard told the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "When a toddler can wander off out of a caregiver's sight and potentially pick things off the ground to put into his mouth, Nature has instilled in him a wary sense that says, 'This is a new 'food,' and 'I won't like it.'"
To help children outgrow picky eating, Dahlsgaard encouraged parents to establish set limits around food, establish mealtimes routines and keep trying new foods.

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Sara Santora is a Newsweek reporter based in Florida. Her focus is reporting on viral social media posts and trends. ... Read more