Eating the foods you hate
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elsing84
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Anyone tried to force themselves to eat the foods they hate until the liked them. How was the experience and did you have success.
I'm tackling nuts and seeds, I've always hated these it's the last food type on a long list of foods to definitely be avoided by my former picky eater self. I'm starting by adding them to yoghurts, oats and adding a sprinkling in some recipies.
Day 1 - 3 I couldn't help but pull a face at the taste and they had a horrible aftertaste
Day 4 - just a slight aftertaste and no pulling faces (or did I just add more yoghurt)
I'm tackling nuts and seeds, I've always hated these it's the last food type on a long list of foods to definitely be avoided by my former picky eater self. I'm starting by adding them to yoghurts, oats and adding a sprinkling in some recipies.
Day 1 - 3 I couldn't help but pull a face at the taste and they had a horrible aftertaste
Day 4 - just a slight aftertaste and no pulling faces (or did I just add more yoghurt)
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Why do you feel you need to eat foods you hate? So many foods in the world to choose from, if you truly don't like something I don't know why you need to force yourself to eat something you don't enjoy.23
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Why on earth would I force myself to eat foods that I hate?15
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Unless it was a major food group with a huge variety and nutrient profile that is difficult to match elsewhere, like vegetables, then heck no
Ya don't like nuts and seeds, don't eat em..they are hardly ubiquitous or that unique a nutrient profile3 -
Dieting is hard enough without eating things you hate..!19
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crzycatlady1 wrote: »Why on earth would I force myself to eat foods that I hate?
This.3 -
No, never. I wouldn't do that to myself.3
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The only time I was forced to eat thing I hated was inpatient and day hospitalization eating disorder programs and I still harbour resentment towards the for doing that.2
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I LOVE best foods mayonnaise & really disliked low cal mayo. I've been using the low cal & it's ok. I don't have mayo every day. The most surprising one are egg whites. I never had egg whites before but the thought of it sounded disgusting. now i use i whole egg & 1-2 egg whites & make a veggie omelet. I can't tell the difference.
I'v been discovering a lot of foods I hardly ever ate or never ate. It's fun. Maybe she found that seeds & nuts are something she should be putting into her diet, maybe it works out well as a snack? I used to make my own trail mix & munch on it at work, since there was no time for breaks most of the time.0 -
No. Never. Will never, unless my life literally depends on it. Otherwise, why?2
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Sorry never mind1
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Actuallu @elsing84 if you've come from "picky eater" to able to try new things repeatedly you've made a marked difference in your psyche which is absolutely to be applauded ...I remember reading that one has to try something over 30 times before forming an opinion and I've experienced my tastes changing over time
I think you're doing a great thing for your palate ...it's very different from those of us with wide diets not eating specific foods
How long does it take you to accept a new taste?10 -
I never have, but I don't have a past as a picky eater.
I applaud you for trying to change this about yourself!
What I have experienced is suddenly having a "taste" for a food I've previously found repulsive. This has happened to me with mustard, red bell peppers, and cottage cheese.8 -
I eat a wide and varied enough diet to not need to force myself to eat anything I hate. Both the boys are extremely picky, though (ASD) and I do encourage them to gently nudge at the boundaries, particularly with the eldest who goes through phases of limiting his diet until he becomes bored of the few things he will try, then having to force himself to expand it, again.1
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I think it's cool that you are trying new things as a picky eater. There were always some foods we hated as kids, but grew to like as adults. I eat a lot more veggies now that I didn't like before , and now my taste buds prefer them over any sweets or packaged foods. See how you feel over time, there may be some nuts/seeds that you find you like and others you don't.2
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How you eat things can make a difference. If I gave my youngest a bowl of nuts and seeds, he'd walk away. Spread some nut butter on some seeded bread and he can't get it down him fast enough.1
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Actually, yes == and that's exactly how to develop a taste for things. You can also start by camouflaging whatever it is by hiding it in other foods. With a category like nuts, is it the consistency you dislike or the taste? Different nuts taste very different from each other. I find, for example, that walnuts are yucky by themselves and only tolerable in cookies but good in maple-walnut ice cream. Pecans and almonds are yummy. Don't discard a whole category of food because you don't like some of them.
Why would you want to develop a more catholic palate? Because it's FUN!1 -
I wouldn't want to waste the calories on things I don't like. But if you are a super picky eater and it's hard to find variety and nutrition, then I can see why you'd keep trying.1
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You can have nut oils instead of the actual nuts if you want the minute nutrients they have. Otherwise, ditch them. I don't like eggplant but one day I'm gonna eat it, just cause. I use to hate avocado as a young person, now, I absolutely adore them.0
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Why would you subject yourself to foods you absolutely hate? I'm all for trying a food every now & then to see if you like it tried different cooking ways, but once you find you can't tolerate a food I see no reason in torturing oneself by eating it.
If it's fruits or vegetables that you're talking about there's so many options out there that you don't have to eat anything you hate.0 -
No. If I don't like it, there's a reason. Forcing myself to eat it isn't going to change that. I am eating foods I never would've tried before, thanks to my husband who doesn't act like an *kitten* (aka, OMG that's money we'll never get back) when I try something new and don't like it. FTR, I am a picky eater.
ETA: Lel, it changed it to *kitten*, so I linked the definition of the word I meant and it came up as what I originally typed.1
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