VERY picky eater...

vilma0319

I need help, need to loose weight but i dont eat vegetables or seafood. If it doesn't smell good i won't eat it.

malibu927

You don't need to eat certain foods to lose weight, you just need a calorie deficit.

Have you tried different methods of cooking vegetables? I grew up a picky eater (broccoli was about the only vegetable I'd eat) but as I've gotten older I've found I like many others because of how they were prepared.

100_PROOF_

Create a calorie deficit to lose weight.

bbell1985

So don't eat those things. Maybe you should try some vegetables though. Micronutrients are important for health.

vegmebuff

Tell us...what do you like to eat? One can lose weight and be relatively healthy eating whatever they want...It's about CICO

If you are concerned about not getting enough potassium, fiber or vitamin C - you can supplement.

I use to not be a huge veggie lover (decades ago) but after learning how to cook and prepare them...I've been a happy vegetarian for years and years! Love, love, love veggies! I bet you haven't had them prepared well:)

Cherimoose

vilma0319 wrote: »

If it doesn't smell good i won't eat it.

Put some tasty dressing on the veggies, and wear swimmer's nose-clips.

StellaBond87

I'm also pretty picky. I don't eat anything that lives in the water and have a small list of fruits and veggies that I eat. People are right that well-prepped vegetables taste better, but obviously you don't know how to prep them (neither do I) or else you would. I've googled it about a million times looking for rwcipes, but it's overwhelming without a concrete place to start. So MFP community, what's your favorite way to make vegetables taste great?

kommodevaran

New foods start to taste great as you get used to them, and you get used to them when you start eating them regularly. You have to prepare them correctly, which is to your personal taste. Allowing youself to prepare foods to your own liking, takes confidence, but it feels so great that you want to do it. Experiencing that you can make food taste great, makes you want to cook more. More practice hones your skills.

I used to define myself as a picky eater. Then I started to look arouhd and noticed that everybody has their personal aversions - some more bizarre than others; mine were tame in comparison - and I realized that I like most foods, as long as I can decide for myself what to eat, get used to it in my own time, and it has to be prepared correctly. Now I have so many favorite foods, that I have to plan extensively and prioritize hard, to get most of it in.

lois1231

I am not a big vegetable fan but I do like them in salads. Also you can sneak spinach in a fruit smoothie and not even know it is in there. That is what I do with my protein smoothie. The only seafood i like is fish.

JeromeBarry1

Steak and potatoes, because steak.

Skrib69

Still way to many choices.... I suspect you don’t lack ingredients, but do lack imagination. There are so many food groups left...

Pulses, chicken, pork, venison, nuts, seeds, fruits, fungi.....

Would you eat a pizza??? With tomato, ham, mushroom, and a little mozzarella? How about a burger, with onion, salad, tomato. Select a lean mince to start with and make it healthier. Do you enjoy chips / fries? Instead of frying them in oil, get oven chips - much fewer calories. Think of a great chilli in the same way as the burger. As is the case with all these things, get the right ingredients in the first place so you can make a meal for under the right number of calories, without discounting entire food groups because you don’t like a limited few.

Mr_Healthy_Habits

Most of the things I eat and love now, I did not like and wouldn't go near before...

Xxjayxxxxx

Join club I eat chicken everyday.

AllSpiceNice

I oven roast veggies - so good, especially when they get a little browned around the edges!

Oven at 425 degrees. Cut veggies into even size pieces. Toss with 1-2 tsp of oil, and season with salt & pepper. Roast for 5-10 minutes, depending on type of veggie and the size of the pieces you have cut it into.

Roast them on a cookie sheet and don’t crowd the pieces together. This helps them develop the browned caramelization that is so delicious.

Experiment with additional spices - I often add garlic powder to the mix. Roasted cauliflower is awesome with curry powder. When roasting red bell peppers, i take them out a few minutes early, sprinkle on some balsamic vinegar, then put them back in the oven for a couple of minutes so the vinegar gets “glazed”. Yum!

StellaBond87 wrote: »

I'm also pretty picky. I don't eat anything that lives in the water and have a small list of fruits and veggies that I eat. People are right that well-prepped vegetables taste better, but obviously you don't know how to prep them (neither do I) or else you would. I've googled it about a million times looking for rwcipes, but it's overwhelming without a concrete place to start. So MFP community, what's your favorite way to make vegetables taste great?

HowUdish

I'm also a very picky eater, I have certain dietary restrictions and only eat certain foods when eating out. Rather than trying to add a bunch of stuff I won't like into my diet I choose to follow an approach where as long as I'm hitting the numbers I'll eat whatever I want.

Mslmesq

Can I ask how you got so picky? If you know. My husband is also very picky and I just don’t understand it. I have theories, but am very curious.

I’m about the least picky eater you can meet. I’ll try almost anything. So it truly peaks my curiosity.

Thanks if you feel like answering.