Will you eat it if you hate the taste?

FellyFabulous

I've had a couple of debates recently that the taste of food is meaningless and food serves no purpose other than fueling the body. I tend to disagree - if something doesn't taste good, even if I'm trying to lose weight, I can't eat it - I'd rather starve, as dramatic as that sounds. Today, I have tilapia and green beans for lunch. I'm feeling the green beans but the tilapia, not so much. I hate, hate, hate fish but I can suck it up and have salmon and shell fish. I'm debating going out for lunch and picking up something healthy-ish in the area (that something has yet to be determined).

Do you eat it if you hate the taste or do you opt for something different?

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

If I don't like it I'm not eating it.

AngryViking1970

Of course not. Why would I eat something I didn't like?

shrinkingletters

How is that a question? Why would I eat something I hate?

kailibertsch

Different. I have to like my food. Otherwise I figure it isn't worth the calories...even if it is low in calories.

Need2Exerc1se

I am not, never have been, and don't expect I every will be, a "food is nothing more than fuel" kind of person. But even if I were, I still wouldn't eat something I don't enjoy. I like way too many foods to think I need to eat something I don't like to fuel myself.

Alyssa_Is_LosingIt

^^ All of the above.

sullus

I eat many things I don't prefer, but nothing I don't like.

e.g. I'd prefer the bacon cheeseburger, but I like a turkey burger with grilled onions too ..

lishie_rebooted

I refuse to eat kale or quinoa just because some faceless authority tells me that they're good for me.
I think they're disgusting and I won't eat them.

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mbaker566

nope, can't get it down

salembambi

i like everything i eat and its a bonus that most of it is very healthy

if i think something is gross i do not eat it . i want to enjoy my food not hate it

Jenfromtheblock84

I feel the same way Sullus, I'll eat the healthy alternative, but I will not cringe while putting something in my mouth, there are so many different variations and ways to make something healthy to eat cardboard or other things that taste horrible. lol.

cwolfman13

the only people I know personally who only think of food as fuel are some pretty high caliber athletes I know...I think most people like to actually enjoy what they eat. So no...I don't go around eating stuff that I can't stand...that just seems stupid to me.

jddnw

"Hate" seems an awfully melodramatic response to tilapia.

jaga13

No, I will not eat something I hate. Why?? There are plenty of options! I guess I am lucky that I am not picky and do enjoy a lot of healthier food. Maybe it would be more difficult if I despised most of the healthy food I eat. Thankfully, I like it!

vypressme

I thought his thread was about grapefruit.

ForeverSunshine09

I have only met one person my entire life that eats just because his body required fuel. I can't imagine eating something I do not like. I can nake healthier choices though like sullus said. I like beefy grounD chuck tacos and chili but, I also enjoy ground turkey in them. I am a picky eater but, I still try to eat a variety. Sometimes that means "hiding" things I don't really like in foods that I do like. I still won't eat seafood of any kind because it smells like feet and dirty water all mixed together all of it. Shrimp, salmon, tialpia, lobster and crab. If I can't stand the smell it is definitely not going in my mouth.

Agathokakological

I will try something a few times a few different ways. I used to hate broccoli, but now I love it. If I decide I don't like something for sure, it won't find it's way into my shopping cart. I'd rather use my calories on foods I enjoy.

Cocoa1020

If you hate it then don't eat it. There are plenty of yummy healthy foods out there. By forcing yourself to eat something you hate, you wil give up on your diet.... Its not like you arent going to lose weight because you are not eating fish.

glevinso

Well while I am definitely a "food is just fuel" type, there is a difference between tasty fuel and yucky fuel. I eat good food that I like. Why would I suffer through eating bad tasting stuff? But yes, it *is* just "fuel" to me.

Lounmoun

FellyFabulous wrote: »

I've had a couple of debates recently that the taste of food is meaningless and food serves no purpose other than fueling the body. I tend to disagree - if something doesn't taste good, even if I'm trying to lose weight, I can't eat it - I'd rather starve, as dramatic as that sounds. Today, I have tilapia and green beans for lunch. I'm feeling the green beans but the tilapia, not so much. I hate, hate, hate fish but I can suck it up and have salmon and shell fish. I'm debating going out for lunch and picking up something healthy-ish in the area (that something has yet to be determined).

Do you eat it if you hate the taste or do you opt for something different?

Depends on my options. I'm not going to starve myself just because something doesn't taste great. I hate cilantro but if the choice is starve or eat cilantro then I'd eat it. I'd eat bugs before starving. If I can eat something else I like better I would though. I enjoy food and it is definitely more than just fuel to me.

I don't like seafood much and I don't force myself to eat it. There are so many other foods I do like.

CatKaren

jddnw wrote: »

"Hate" seems an awfully melodramatic response to tilapia.

I'm adding my two cents. I HATE, seriously HATE fish. I don't eat it. Periodddd!!!
I don't know how others do it, but I won't touch those nasty protein powders, or premades. I've spent far to much money on, "try this flavor" "add this to it". Yadda. They suck! I have my tastless, non thickening, can add to HOT beverages, Genepro protein powder, and I am happy.
I also do not like, at all

CatKaren

GREEK yogurt, ick

Vune

Would I eat something I hated the taste of just to fuel my body? Yeah. I've done it a million times. They weren't exactly 4 star chefs at the homeless shelter. I've also eaten food I didn't like out of politeness. When my friend with Parkinson's Disease makes me dinner, I'm going to eat that dinner. A neighbor spilled her wine into the scalloped potatoes at Christmas one year and looked mortified. I dug into those potatoes and ate them up.

My boyfriend has eaten my gross brussel sprouts and eggplant, and I've eaten his icky spinach and his kale and carrot smoothies. I've happily eaten durian and sea urchin because new things are exciting, even if they're not 100% pleasant.

But if you're asking me to eat frozen peas, gtfo.

Furbuster

I don't like kale it's vile, but I mask the flavour with other things or chop it up and put it in a stew. Yep I eat it because I have problems absorbing nutrients and need the boost. I can't taste it but it's there.

allbarrett

Food can be so much more than fuel; an experience, a way to see the world and experience other cultures, a way to experiment, etc. I can't imagine eating because you must and only what you must (people like that are probably hoping for a "eat this one pill per day and it will take care of all your nutritional needs" future).

I like food. I enjoy preparing it, eating it, enjoying it. I don't eat food I don't like because then the experience is a negative one. We all get enough of those in life, we don't need to actively pursue them.

rainbowbow

I wont eat anything i dont like. With the incredibly vast option of food sources, why would i?

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callsitlikeiseeit

barring literal starvation, No. why would I?

If I am a guest somewhere, I may take one or two bites out of politeness, but I'm not going to force myself to eat something I truly dislike.

I am a very picky eater (really I just have rules regarding food, but I call it picky anyways), but I will try almost anything at least once.