What a couple of years ago I volunteered for an organization, which housed women coming out of sex trafficking. My role was as a health coach in helping them to understand, healthy eating. I had a similar experience to yours in that when I would ask what they liked to eat they never had an answer. A friend of mine who is a counselor in domestic abuse shelters told me that these were people who rarely if ever had a choice. I had never considered that was a possibility. That someone would not know what food they liked or at least would not be able to answer.
I cannot imagine what it’s like to be in the foster system, but your stories will help me to learn. Thank you for sharing.