Are there foods you force yourself to eat because ''nutrition''

BinaryPulsar

Rushbrook60 wrote: »

You shouldn't force yourself to eat anything you don't like. That'll just make the whole experience totally unbearable and you'll be less likely to stick with your dietary alterations and make them life long.

It's easier for people who have a wide palette/range of taste. I'm lucky that there's very little I don't like, but my partner is the complete opposite. Cooking in our household is literally like cooking two completely different meals every dinner time. But it means I get all the foods I love and I can reap the benefits from whereas my partner doesn't have to suffer eating them. There are little tricks though...homemade tomato sauce is a very clever way of fitting in extra veggies. I can fit peppers, onions, Celery, butternut squash and a number of other vegetables into mine and by the time the tastes mould together, you'd never know they were in there because the tomatoes overpower the flavour. Other ideas...smoothies, curries, pasta sauces, casseroles, even stuffed chicken breasts. If you put cheese into stuffed chicken breasts, you'll find that the other flavours, while there, aren't so intense so could be easier to digest.

But end result is, never force yourself to eat something you just can't stomach.

Good luck

Yes, my husband is a picky eater. So, this is similar to how we were. But, I have a malabsorption disorder now. So it's much weirder now. I just make my own food. And different food for the rest of the family. Just because I have limitations I always have to be aware of. And they can eat whatever they want. Sometimes they eat my food too (like chicken and/or veggies or we all eat strawberries). But, they don't eat my food every day.

Alatariel75

No, but I have broad tastes. I think if I was a fussy eater, there might be things I'd make myself eat for nutrition.

Alatariel75

kommodevaran wrote: »

I don't force myself to eat anything. I used to be a picky eater - or, I perceived myself picky. Nobody is totally omnivorous. Over the years I've been introduced to more foods, and I'm more inclined to try new things. Some of them just don't agree with me: Avocado, olives, eggplant, tomatoes (unless pureed). Some are just a silly aversion, stemming from associations: "chickpeas" sound almost like "whooping cough" in my language, hummus sounds like humus (dirt), and I've only recently tasted Pink Lady apples, I struggled coming over the "unnatural" color. Some have to be prepared right: Corn, peppers, mushrooms, brussel sprouts, peas, asparagus, chicken, eggs.

Some of the foods mentioned here are among my staples: spinach, eggs, yoghurt, carrots, beans, fruit (don't you like ANY fruit?? They are so diverse!), liver (I eat lots of liver pate, I've even made my own!), rutabaga, kale and zucchini.

I'd like to repeat what I said in your other thread: Your comfort zone grows whenever you step out of it. Try something new from time to time. You may like it. But don't force yourself. And something I forgot to say: Find food you like that doesn't hurt you. Steer away from food without brakes.

Omnivorous just means eating a variety of foods from both plant and animal origins. Pretty much everyone is omnivorous.

magicpickles

@kommodevaran I like some fruit, but I need some motivation to eat it these days. I don't like apples or bananas but will eat them if they are prepared a certain way, like in a fruit salad, a smoothie or a dessert. I don't like water melon because of the pips. I don't usually like strawberries, unless they are covered in chocolate. I like oranges and blueberries if they are the right amount of sweet. I like the occassional grape, but get bored with them. Etc.

kommodevaran

Alatariel75 wrote: »

kommodevaran wrote: »

I don't force myself to eat anything. I used to be a picky eater - or, I perceived myself picky. Nobody is totally omnivorous. Over the years I've been introduced to more foods, and I'm more inclined to try new things. Some of them just don't agree with me: Avocado, olives, eggplant, tomatoes (unless pureed). Some are just a silly aversion, stemming from associations: "chickpeas" sound almost like "whooping cough" in my language, hummus sounds like humus (dirt), and I've only recently tasted Pink Lady apples, I struggled coming over the "unnatural" color. Some have to be prepared right: Corn, peppers, mushrooms, brussel sprouts, peas, asparagus, chicken, eggs.

Some of the foods mentioned here are among my staples: spinach, eggs, yoghurt, carrots, beans, fruit (don't you like ANY fruit?? They are so diverse!), liver (I eat lots of liver pate, I've even made my own!), rutabaga, kale and zucchini.

I'd like to repeat what I said in your other thread: Your comfort zone grows whenever you step out of it. Try something new from time to time. You may like it. But don't force yourself. And something I forgot to say: Find food you like that doesn't hurt you. Steer away from food without brakes.

Omnivorous just means eating a variety of foods from both plant and animal origins. Pretty much everyone is omnivorous.

I stand corrected. I was thinking in my mother tongue (Norwegian), and we use the term about one that eats plants and animal (products), but also about one that will eat any food (and figuratively, read any book and watch every movie) offered and not refuse anything. Sorry about that.

Ready2Rock206

Nope - too many other foods to eat things I don't like. I can get my "nutrition" from a different food.

sashayoung72

Thank the lord i'm an adult and I refuse to eat anything I dislike!! Now as a child I was forced liver and i like the way kfc makes it but my mom really killed it, IDK what she did wrong but it was awful and tough and just gross! Oh i did try a black bean brownie (alternative to chocolate) that first one was voluntary but I refuse to ever have that again!!! *gag*

BinaryPulsar

kommodevaran wrote: »

Alatariel75 wrote: »

kommodevaran wrote: »

I don't force myself to eat anything. I used to be a picky eater - or, I perceived myself picky. Nobody is totally omnivorous. Over the years I've been introduced to more foods, and I'm more inclined to try new things. Some of them just don't agree with me: Avocado, olives, eggplant, tomatoes (unless pureed). Some are just a silly aversion, stemming from associations: "chickpeas" sound almost like "whooping cough" in my language, hummus sounds like humus (dirt), and I've only recently tasted Pink Lady apples, I struggled coming over the "unnatural" color. Some have to be prepared right: Corn, peppers, mushrooms, brussel sprouts, peas, asparagus, chicken, eggs.

Some of the foods mentioned here are among my staples: spinach, eggs, yoghurt, carrots, beans, fruit (don't you like ANY fruit?? They are so diverse!), liver (I eat lots of liver pate, I've even made my own!), rutabaga, kale and zucchini.

I'd like to repeat what I said in your other thread: Your comfort zone grows whenever you step out of it. Try something new from time to time. You may like it. But don't force yourself. And something I forgot to say: Find food you like that doesn't hurt you. Steer away from food without brakes.

Omnivorous just means eating a variety of foods from both plant and animal origins. Pretty much everyone is omnivorous.

I stand corrected. I was thinking in my mother tongue (Norwegian), and we use the term about one that eats plants and animal (products), but also about one that will eat any food (and figuratively, read any book and watch every movie) offered and not refuse anything. Sorry about that.

I think usually someone that is vegan or vegetarian wouldn't be called an omnivore. I think omnivore means eats plant food and animal food.

dlkfox

bvff35 wrote: »

dlkfox wrote: »

Absolutely not. Rutabaga will never hit my plate. My husband hates peas, and I don't think he has to eat them.

Now with Brussels sprouts, I always hated them until a friend served them in a way I had never had them prepared...and now they are a bona fide favorite!

How were they prepared?? I dont like brussel sprouts but maybe I just don't like how I have tried them.

1 and a half pound of fresh Brussels sprouts (the smaller they are the better)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Dash of red pepper flakes
2 Tbsp olive oil
4 oz breakfast sausage

Trim and halve each sprout. Mix all except for sausage. Spread on a baking tray. Break apart sausage over the sprouts. Roast for 20 minutes. Flip them over and roast for another 20 minutes. Serves 4.

Optional: mince some garlic and add in during the last 15 minutes of cooking time.

They aren't low calorie but oh so good and absolutely loaded with vitamins. My 13yo begs for them now. I have to carefully portion the batch out to avoid fights over portions.

cinnag4225

I forced myself to try eating cottage cheese recently. Still not too crazy about the texture, but I discovered a bit of pepper and lemon juice does wonders for the flavor. I still can't stand yogurt, but I'm finding I can handle the mini danone probiotic drinks so I usually have one of those with breakfast.

magicpickles

Ick, cottage cheese...

tbelt1865

I eat low carb yogurt. Not a fan of it but it's good for you and has protein. I buy the vanilla and mix it with fresh strawberries. Helps with the taste.

TheDevastator

I eat spring mix and raw spinach and I'm not really a fan but that's one of the only ways I get beta-carotene.

jaedizzle01

Sometimes I force myself to walk away from the soda and go for the water, does that count?

85Cardinals

I don't really force myself to eat broccoli, but it does take some bargaining and negotiation. I'll never eat it joyously as I sing of its delicious nature. I have actually learned to like peas as an adult, and carrots to a lesser extent.

amusedmonkey

I consider eating something I don't like a waste of calories. I would not buy ugly shoes just because they're cheap, and then force myself to wear them just because I bought them. Why would I do that with food?

I'm lucky I like almost every vegetable I tried though, so I'm never short on tasty nutrient rich options. In fact the vast majority of my absolute favorite meals ever since I was a child are good on nutrition. When I tried sweet potatoes and didn't like them off they went into the trash and out of the house. Good riddance. There is no shortage of other options.

sijomial

There's things I consume purely for nutrition but I don't regard that as forcing myself to eat them.

Supplements such as vitamins, fish oil, whey protein, carbs gels when cycling, beetroot juice before a big cycle event....

Hmmm - maybe forcing down would describe drinking beetroot juice but I've found an alternative (shots) that are palatable as opposed to tasting like pond mud!

louisepaul16

I started making veggie smoothies as I don't eat enough veggies. I made one with spinach (that I like), fennel which I HATE, courgette (like) and yogurt (like). So I'm trying to sneak veggies I don't like into my smoothies along with 2 or 3 that I do to mask the flavour. Beetroot is another one I don't like. Or cabbage. Urgh.

kommodevaran

I love beetroot, am having it for breakfast these days! Nothing wrong with sweet, crunchy, juicy! The red ones are little messy though, looks like a murder scene if I'm not careful, so I grab white, yellow and striped whenever I can. Fennel is just too much, I forgot, but I've tried it TWICE, I don't feel obliged to any more testing.

lemurcat12

amusedmonkey wrote: »

I consider eating something I don't like a waste of calories. I would not buy ugly shoes just because they're cheap, and then force myself to wear them just because I bought them. Why would I do that with food?

Agree and great analogy.

I also like pretty much all vegetables, though -- can't think of anything I dislike that there's not a good alternative for. I guess if someone were really picky there would be a need to work on that. I'm not picky so don't really get that.

ClubSilencio

Celery. I don't like how stringy, fibrous they are. But I throw a stalk in my smoothie. I like the saltiness it provides.

JackieMarie1989jgw

Whole grain bread. I love bread but can't stand whole grain, tastes bitter and strong, overpowers the sandwich. Can't seem to like it no matter how much I try.
Sometimes I make myself eat it, because fiber and whatnot. Usually I just give up and buy a fresh sourdough loaf instead. So much tastier.