What Healthy Food Do You Want to Learn to Like?
I pride myself on being an adventurous eater. During my travels (in my omnivorous days), I ate some pretty wacky foods: still squirming raw squid, sea squirts, pigs' feet, squid ink bread, horse sausage (I didn't know what it was until it was too late), quail eggs, foie gras, pheasant, goat, sweetbreads… you name it, I've tried it. I try to give every food a fair shot, and I'll eat anything once.
There are very few foods I don't like. There are foods I can't eat (peanuts and cashews) because of allergies, and there are foods I won't eat (overly processed foods and sugar substitutes) because of personal taste.
Even if I've decided that I don't like a food, I'll still eat it if it's served to me (especially if I'm traveling in a country where it's impolite to refuse food). I think I've found one exception to that rule.
Sprouts. Ick.
I'm a member of a food co-op. Each Sunday night we gather for "family dinner," which I what we've nicknamed our weekly potlucks. Each week, someone brings a flat of pea sprouts to the potluck. Most everyone snips a few handfuls and chomps on them raw. I can't get past the bitter taste. I choke them down because I know they're good for me, but I really don't like them.
They soil perfectly delicious vegetarian sandwiches, clump together in unattractive brown bunches on salads and impart a bitter flavor to all they touch.
I really wish I could find a way to like them. (Any tips?)
I know there are plenty of other fish in the sea… I mean, plenty of other vegetables in the farmers market.
So tell me: What healthy food would you like to learn to like?
There are very few foods I don't like. There are foods I can't eat (peanuts and cashews) because of allergies, and there are foods I won't eat (overly processed foods and sugar substitutes) because of personal taste.
Even if I've decided that I don't like a food, I'll still eat it if it's served to me (especially if I'm traveling in a country where it's impolite to refuse food). I think I've found one exception to that rule.
Sprouts. Ick.
I'm a member of a food co-op. Each Sunday night we gather for "family dinner," which I what we've nicknamed our weekly potlucks. Each week, someone brings a flat of pea sprouts to the potluck. Most everyone snips a few handfuls and chomps on them raw. I can't get past the bitter taste. I choke them down because I know they're good for me, but I really don't like them.
They soil perfectly delicious vegetarian sandwiches, clump together in unattractive brown bunches on salads and impart a bitter flavor to all they touch.
I really wish I could find a way to like them. (Any tips?)
I know there are plenty of other fish in the sea… I mean, plenty of other vegetables in the farmers market.
So tell me: What healthy food would you like to learn to like?
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And I'm a vegetarian, not because I don't like meat, or because it'll make me fat, but by principles. I used to not like to eat stomach or tail, but that was it.
So I guess I'm lucky! I like everything else! - 8/23/2009 7:02:11 PM
Usually if it looks bad I won't taste it. - 8/21/2009 6:53:48 PM
Beets make me gag and my body will go into the ick convulsion, where you shake uncontrollably for a second. If you can get the dirt flavor out of them maybe I would be able to eat them. - 2/13/2009 10:34:23 PM
Raw carrots- I can chew them up, but I have a hard time swallowing- I remember as a small child keeping them in the back side of my mouth for a day. - 10/25/2008 10:50:31 AM
I need to get past this because its good for me, and good for my waistline :) Any hints? - 10/25/2008 5:37:04 AM
Lots of other stuff to many to list.
- 10/24/2008 3:27:13 PM
Seems like something that would be healthy as well as low cal/low fat. I have tried it but just can't handle eating it. I think it is a texture issue more than a flavor issue because it takes on the taste depending on what seasonings, etc. you use. - 10/24/2008 1:02:29 PM
But I feel lucky; my tastes definitely run more towards healthy than unhealthy. In fact, if all that counted was WHAT you ate, I'd be in great shape! Unfortunately I've got some portion control issues!! LOL - 10/23/2008 10:15:16 PM
To the fish people, my husband can't stand the smell of fresh fish and won't touch it, but if it was flash frozen when caught he will eat it. Odd. - 10/23/2008 2:27:38 PM
As can't stand okra unless its fried, otherwise its SLIMY!!!!! Bellpeppers too, don't know why but hate 'em. - 10/23/2008 11:52:49 AM
- 10/23/2008 11:52:21 AM
I have tried many types of fish, sushi & shellfish. I don't like any. It's too bad because it is so healthy. - 10/23/2008 11:28:12 AM
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