Growing up my parents were picky eaters. I loved going over to friends houses to try new stuff I never got at home. Even as a kid I liked most everything.....except onions. The smell was nauseating, they hurt my eyes and took my breath away. How anyone could put one in their mouth I do not know. As an adult, onions are everywhere. I could not order a sandwich or salad in public without fear of contamination. Once the onion is on....there is go getting the taste off. As a polite adult, when served food containing onion, I would stifle the gag reflex, take small bites, swallow it like a pill, and complain for days about the taste. Then I read somewhere that if you eat a certain food every day for 10 consecutive days, you can ACQUIRE the taste for foods you do not like. I desperately wanted to conquer the onion-noia so I could fearlessly eat potato salad I did not prepare. I tried it. The first night I had really well done onion rings with more breading then onion, slathered in thousand island to drown the taste. I cried and choked but ate them. The next night I had grilled onions on a burger. The next night I had sautéed onion and vegetables. By the tenth day, I had raw red onion in a salad. I did acquire the taste for them. Now I'm growing them in my garden. I realized people add them to many dishes that may otherwise be a little bland, they were never intended as a form of torture. My husband used the same technique to conquer spinach and a few other past nemeses. As a couple, we have friends of many ethnic backgrounds and get invited to dinner often. Hosting a dinner party is much more fun when you are sure your guests will share your enthusiasm for the food you prepare! We all have preferences, but tastes can be acquired. It is much easier to eat healthy when you have many options to choose from. I learned from my experiment (and feeding picky eaters in my family) to start with a little of the target food and put it in something they generally like. Hubby loved chili, hated spinach; we put the spinach in the chili and he still liked the chili. Incorporate the target food into recipes you already prepare to start, then try new ones. At the end of the trial you may not have a new favorite food, but you will have one less to avoid! (note: it only works for rational adults....try it with your five-year-old at your own risk)