What is a particular "health" food that you can't stand?

Treehugger_88

chicken, tuna and salmon. Yuck.

beaglady

Anything fermented, except sauerkraut and miso. No lacto-fermented beets, no kombucha, no tempeh. I do like all the weird vegetables when not fermented. Avocadoes are slimy and gross.

tunaboi

Treehugger_88 wrote: »

chicken, tuna and salmon. Yuck.

My faves! Hahaha

Geocitiesuser

Tofu can go die in a fire. Salmon can stay in the sea.

JeromeBarry1

Alatariel75 wrote: »

Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »

Wheatgrass! What the hell? Smells like fresh mown lawn!

I think that's what it actually is!!

Kale - Nope, so so so many better leafy greens out there!
Kombucha - hell no, I saw how that gets made.
Chia seeds - Nope, the texture it makes things is just gross.

I enjoyed my green smoothie this morning, green because of kale. I enjoyed my homebrewed kombucha with dinner, and yesterday I added chia seeds to my pizza right after the sauce and before the mushrooms.

I guess I have no standards.

I did some research on that smoothie, and found that the ingredients I haphazardly added actually worked in concert to make the taste nice. It has kefir (which is fermented milk with an acidic tart taste), kale (legendary with bitter taste), and PB2. There's other stuff, but the key ingredients are these three. The fat in the kefir neutralizes the bitter from the kale, and the protein from the PB2 neutralizes the tart from the kefir.

Alatariel75

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Alatariel75 wrote: »

Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »

Wheatgrass! What the hell? Smells like fresh mown lawn!

I think that's what it actually is!!

Kale - Nope, so so so many better leafy greens out there!
Kombucha - hell no, I saw how that gets made.
Chia seeds - Nope, the texture it makes things is just gross.

I enjoyed my green smoothie this morning, green because of kale. I enjoyed my homebrewed kombucha with dinner, and yesterday I added chia seeds to my pizza right after the sauce and before the mushrooms.

I guess I have no standards.

Who said a single thing about standards? Way to infer an insult where none existed. I'm glad you like your kale, kombucha and chia, you are more than welcome to my share.

dinosgirl

Chicken breasts, hands down. So dry and flavorless. I have a hard time chewing it without gagging.

Also lettuce, tomatoes, cottage cheese and plain, low fat Greek yogurt.

jgnatca

Special K. A diabetic's nightmare with highly absorbable rice puffs, added sugar, and no fiber. And no staying power.

SafioraLinnea

Wheatgrass. Kale. Spinach. Bell peppers. Every plant only protein powder I've ever tried. Stevia. Every "sugar-free" drink which originally has sugar.

jenniferinfl

I actually almost like kale, but, it's only a pretty passive like. I would probably buy collards instead except my pet tortoise and rats prefer the kale, so, kale it is. I only like collards slightly more.

Things I hate:
baby carrots- I freakin hate baby carrots. They aren't really baby carrots, they are just reprocessed ugly carrots that would have been sold as cattle feed. If I'm going to eat a carrot, it will be a real carrot that still looks like a carrot.. lol (AND, it's not probably going to happen because they aren't that good, I'd rather eat sweet potato for the same vitamins)

oatmeal- I mean c'mon. I've tried every variation. I've tried overnight oats, I've tried steel cut oats, I've tried quick oats, I've even tried the fancy ones that come in a glass jar. It's just glop. Sure, you can add berries and stuff OR you can just eat all those delicious things separately instead of contaminating them with oatmeal. If someone told me I had to eat oatmeal, I would just eat it dry, right out of the container, still less gross.

iceberg lettuce- just no. It's everything that was wrong with the $1 McDonald's side salad. Gack.

Diet versions of anything - there is no such thing as a good diet variation of anything. My sister made me try Halo ice cream the other day and I could just taste the chemicals in it. It had a weird bitter aftertaste. Apparently, not everyone can taste that. If aspartame tastes bitter to you instead of sweet then you have the taste receptors that allow you to notice that. I would rather buy a box of those 100 calorie lil' drums and at least have a real ice cream cone even if it is kinda tiny.. lol

PS, by diet version, I mean they have switched the ingredients to either remove fat or remove sugar. I don't have any issue at all with diet versions that are just little versions of the same snack.

amusedmonkey

Funny how different tastes are. I'm pretty okay with almost everything mentioned in this thread except for the things I haven't had the chance to try (kombucha and tempeh). My blood is practically 50% tomatoes and chicken breast is the only part of a chicken I'll eat, without skin no less. Lettuce is one of my favorite summer munches because it tastes so refreshing and I'm very careful not to overeat chia seeds because they're kind of calorie dense - I wish I didn't like them.

vegmebuff

jgnatca wrote: »

Special K. A diabetic's nightmare with highly absorbable rice puffs, added sugar, and no fiber. And no staying power.

Those marketing 'wizards' convinced a nation that Special K was a healthy thing to eat for years...craziness! (that goes for most granola, fat reduced pb, most veggie burgers, regular V-8, many protein bars, instant oatmeal packages, flavored yogurt, packaged veggie chips, the list could go on and on...)

Mlsuccess2018

I find romaine lettuce bitter. Cant figure out why. I wash it and it is still bitter. I try using it for wraps and all it leaves is a bitter taste in my mouth. Most of the time I eat it anyway since I am trying to lose weight. I like raw spinach but not cooked. It is too slimy and gross.

clicketykeys

I've never liked onions or bell peppers. But I try them every once in awhile because palates change. I used to not like mushrooms or sugar peas and now I do. Still a no go on the onions and peppers.

snooky211

Quinoa... boringboringboring...

DannielleLee89

Mushrooms! can't stand them even as a kid... instant turn off when i find out it's in my food.

JeromeBarry1

Alatariel75 wrote: »

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Alatariel75 wrote: »

Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »

Wheatgrass! What the hell? Smells like fresh mown lawn!

I think that's what it actually is!!

Kale - Nope, so so so many better leafy greens out there!
Kombucha - hell no, I saw how that gets made.
Chia seeds - Nope, the texture it makes things is just gross.

I enjoyed my green smoothie this morning, green because of kale. I enjoyed my homebrewed kombucha with dinner, and yesterday I added chia seeds to my pizza right after the sauce and before the mushrooms.

I guess I have no standards.

Who said a single thing about standards? Way to infer an insult where none existed. I'm glad you like your kale, kombucha and chia, you are more than welcome to my share.

I wasn't inferring an insult. I was amused that one's trash is another's treasure.

Need2Exerc1se

mlstrayer2014 wrote: »

I find romaine lettuce bitter. Cant figure out why. I wash it and it is still bitter. I try using it for wraps and all it leaves is a bitter taste in my mouth. Most of the time I eat it anyway since I am trying to lose weight. I like raw spinach but not cooked. It is too slimy and gross.

Try using bibb lettuce for your wraps. It's less bitter than romaine.

stephanne13

Definitely beets.
Eating beets tastes almost exactly like dragging your tongue in the dirt.

Taryan23

Sweet potatoes is def a no no for me

HolyBunny

Raw celery! Can't. It's so gross

leanitup123

pwrlipstick wrote: »

"Try this amazing cauliflower rice! I can't tell the difference!"

"This cauliflower pizza tastes JUST like the real thing! It seriously doesn't taste like cauliflower!"

"This cauliflower mash is delicious! I feel like I'm eating potatoes!"

Ya'll some lying liars!!! Cauliflower can absolutely go f++k itself.

I actually love cauliflower, kale, broccoli and most other vegetables. But spinach.... NO THANKS. I'm tired of telling myself that I like it (have been all my life), but honestly I H A T E spinach!!!

JohnnyPenso

mlstrayer2014 wrote: »

I find romaine lettuce bitter. Cant figure out why. I wash it and it is still bitter. I try using it for wraps and all it leaves is a bitter taste in my mouth. Most of the time I eat it anyway since I am trying to lose weight. I like raw spinach but not cooked. It is too slimy and gross.

I find the greener it is the more bitter it is. The lighter leaves are much better and I had good success growing it at home a couple of times and harvesting while the leaves were young. It has some vitamins and minerals obviously but it's an expensive way to eat your calories

cdahl383

Kale! It sucks!

latoyaleg

Healthy Things I hate..,

Beets- taste like grass, looks like blood pelts... gross
Cottage cheese - looks like spoiled milk
Yogurt - tastes like spoiled milk, especially revolting with slimy fruit pieces included.
Okra - it's slimy, thick and sticky. Looks like the mucas on the creatures from the movie Aliens.

canadianlbs

yam and sweet potato anything, but especially the fries. i just don't get it. broccoli has been ' healthy' since forever, and it's been meh since forever as well.

and i'll second the tuna-hater, whoever that was. i've tried too.

edit: oh, and also turkey. i really really really really don't like it. and it's like the cauliflower of the meat world. turkey bacon, turkey burgers, ground turkey, smoked turkey . . . except no. it's all turkey and it all tastes like turkey.

dswan1283

Any type of yogurt smells like sour milk to me and I can't even get it past my nose!

rheddmobile

jenniferinfl wrote: »

I actually almost like kale, but, it's only a pretty passive like. I would probably buy collards instead except my pet tortoise and rats prefer the kale, so, kale it is. I only like collards slightly more.

Things I hate:
baby carrots- I freakin hate baby carrots. They aren't really baby carrots, they are just reprocessed ugly carrots that would have been sold as cattle feed. If I'm going to eat a carrot, it will be a real carrot that still looks like a carrot.. lol (AND, it's not probably going to happen because they aren't that good, I'd rather eat sweet potato for the same vitamins)

oatmeal- I mean c'mon. I've tried every variation. I've tried overnight oats, I've tried steel cut oats, I've tried quick oats, I've even tried the fancy ones that come in a glass jar. It's just glop. Sure, you can add berries and stuff OR you can just eat all those delicious things separately instead of contaminating them with oatmeal. If someone told me I had to eat oatmeal, I would just eat it dry, right out of the container, still less gross.

iceberg lettuce- just no. It's everything that was wrong with the $1 McDonald's side salad. Gack.

Diet versions of anything - there is no such thing as a good diet variation of anything. My sister made me try Halo ice cream the other day and I could just taste the chemicals in it. It had a weird bitter aftertaste. Apparently, not everyone can taste that. If aspartame tastes bitter to you instead of sweet then you have the taste receptors that allow you to notice that. I would rather buy a box of those 100 calorie lil' drums and at least have a real ice cream cone even if it is kinda tiny.. lol

PS, by diet version, I mean they have switched the ingredients to either remove fat or remove sugar. I don't have any issue at all with diet versions that are just little versions of the same snack.

There's no aspartame in Halo Top. It has stevia and erythritol, which are both naturally-occurring plant sugars (actually erythritol is a sugar alcohol).

Stevia does taste bitter to many people, but it's not a "chemical" any more than regular cane sugar is a chemical, it just happens to taste bitter to some people - so do Brussels sprouts. Technically I guess all foods are made up of chemicals.

HDBKLM

What is the point of rice cakes?

livingleanlivingclean

rheddmobile wrote: »

jenniferinfl wrote: »

I actually almost like kale, but, it's only a pretty passive like. I would probably buy collards instead except my pet tortoise and rats prefer the kale, so, kale it is. I only like collards slightly more.

Things I hate:
baby carrots- I freakin hate baby carrots. They aren't really baby carrots, they are just reprocessed ugly carrots that would have been sold as cattle feed. If I'm going to eat a carrot, it will be a real carrot that still looks like a carrot.. lol (AND, it's not probably going to happen because they aren't that good, I'd rather eat sweet potato for the same vitamins)

oatmeal- I mean c'mon. I've tried every variation. I've tried overnight oats, I've tried steel cut oats, I've tried quick oats, I've even tried the fancy ones that come in a glass jar. It's just glop. Sure, you can add berries and stuff OR you can just eat all those delicious things separately instead of contaminating them with oatmeal. If someone told me I had to eat oatmeal, I would just eat it dry, right out of the container, still less gross.

iceberg lettuce- just no. It's everything that was wrong with the $1 McDonald's side salad. Gack.

Diet versions of anything - there is no such thing as a good diet variation of anything. My sister made me try Halo ice cream the other day and I could just taste the chemicals in it. It had a weird bitter aftertaste. Apparently, not everyone can taste that. If aspartame tastes bitter to you instead of sweet then you have the taste receptors that allow you to notice that. I would rather buy a box of those 100 calorie lil' drums and at least have a real ice cream cone even if it is kinda tiny.. lol

PS, by diet version, I mean they have switched the ingredients to either remove fat or remove sugar. I don't have any issue at all with diet versions that are just little versions of the same snack.

There's no aspartame in Halo Top. It has stevia and erythritol, which are both naturally-occurring plant sugars (actually erythritol is a sugar alcohol).

Stevia does taste bitter to many people, but it's not a "chemical" any more than regular cane sugar is a chemical, it just happens to taste bitter to some people - so do Brussels sprouts. Technically I guess all foods are made up of chemicals.

There's no technically guessing... All food is made of chemicals!