What "trendy" foods do you have no interest in trying?

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  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    edited December 2020
    I apparently missed this trend (I'd like to try most of them, however, although the bacon-themed first one is underwhelming): https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/savory-cupcakes?
  • fitpal4242
    fitpal4242 Posts: 109 Member
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    Anything labeled “Keto-friendly”.

    Absolutely this!

    Also anything with fake sweetener.. I don’t care if it’s the newest trendy thing and supposedly better than all the others. If you want something sweet, you just need to factor in the calories. Maybe you use something considered to be less harmful like maple syrup or honey. Anything that mysteriously tastes sweet but has 0 calories can’t be good for you.

  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    I have tried, and just can't do it... zucchini noodles and spaghetti squash
  • amart4224
    amart4224 Posts: 345 Member
    pancakerunner wrote: »
    I have tried, and just can't do it... zucchini noodles and spaghetti squash

    For me, these fall in the category of "anything tastes good if you put enough cheese on it." 😂😂
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    senalay788 wrote: »
    pancakerunner wrote: »
    I have tried, and just can't do it... zucchini noodles and spaghetti squash

    I like them both and both have their uses. But I am not going to somehow lie to myself that these are supposed to resemble pasta in any way what so ever.

    Yeah, this is same as me. I don't think they taste like pasta, but I like both of them -- after all, I like zucchini in other forms, and I like winter squash in general. I also think they make a nice vehicle for tasty sauces, as does pasta. The specific sauce I made varies based on what I am putting it on.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    amart4224 wrote: »
    pancakerunner wrote: »
    I have tried, and just can't do it... zucchini noodles and spaghetti squash

    For me, these fall in the category of "anything tastes good if you put enough cheese on it." 😂😂

    basically! I do like spagehtti squash with a ton of parm
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    edited December 2020
    I'm not really in to those functional beverages and sparkling waters with adaptogens and herbs and stuff
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,956 Member
    I don't mind stretching pasta by replacing a quarter of spaghetti with spiralized courgette. As long as have at least two thirds of the chewy texture of real pasta, I don't mind swapping some of it.
  • Healthy_Body_46
    Healthy_Body_46 Posts: 17 Member
    All of them basically :)

    I eat very regular, plain foods almost all the time as I find them easier to count/control and also I don't really feel I need any kind of fancy or trendy or fashionable food. It also seems easier to me as I prefer to think as less as possible about diet/weight etc. (which still means quite a lot compared to most people I think).
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,437 Member
    I loooooove chai, and order it on Amazon by the pound.

    Yesterday amazon suggested some chai brand that has various artistically labelled bottled chai flavors claiming to support brain health, focus, mental stability, all kinds of woo things.

    Nooooooo thanks.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    matcha
    golden tumeric drink
  • goal06082021
    goal06082021 Posts: 2,130 Member
    I attempted the whipped coffee. Can confirm, maximum effort for underwhelming coffee that eventually ends up just being iced coffee with too much milk in it.

    I like zoodles and spaghetti squash, but yes, if you make them expecting them to be anything like real pasta, you will be disappointed.

    I don't "get" bulletproof coffee. I've never tried it, maybe it's amazing, I don't know. But it's hard to get past the idea of "coffee with butter in it." There's a quasi-vegan coffee shop near my house that has it on the menu alongside all of their woo-smoothies full of turmeric and unicorn pee or whatever, I don't know. If it wasn't literally twelve dollars I'd try it just to see what it's like, but that's too much for "coffee with butter in it."
  • fitpal4242
    fitpal4242 Posts: 109 Member
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    I always see those Daily Harvest smoothies in stores, but they just seem really expensive for what you get.

    Really? What stores do they sell them in? I always thought it was subscription delivery only.

    I think it’s worth it because I get up very early before I work out and drink them then. I add some almond milk to it & dump the whole cup into the blender & it’s little effort. It would be more expensive & a lot more work if I bought all those fresh ingredients myself & chopped it up just right. I always made a big mess and never the right amount When I’ve made my own smoothies in the past. I understand how it may not be worth it to there, though.
  • fitpal4242
    fitpal4242 Posts: 109 Member
    claireychn074 wrote: »
    I don’t know if they’re trendy but “pasta” or “rice” substitutes just made out of shredded or spiralised veg. I love veg and eat a fair amount but I just don’t get the substitution. If I’m eating a bowl of pasta, I want proper pasta!

    Agree! They need to stop claiming that cauliflower rice tastes just like real rice & you can’t tell the difference. You absolutely can. Id enjoy it a lot more if we’d all stop pretending.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    matcha
    golden tumeric drink

    yes to both!
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    pancakerunner wrote: »
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    matcha
    golden tumeric drink

    yes to both!

    ha...I really like both
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,437 Member
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
    pancakerunner wrote: »
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    matcha
    golden tumeric drink

    yes to both!

    ha...I really like both

    They’re all yours. In all seriousness. I was OK with them til I started taking turmeric supplements and now I can’t bear the smell or sight of them, but they’re too expensive to throw out. Most haven’t even been opened. Food guilt. It would make an excellent thread.

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  • vaman
    vaman Posts: 253 Member
    "all of their woo-smoothies full of turmeric and unicorn pee or whatever"

    Now that's funny !!!


  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,437 Member
    pancakerunner wrote: »
    LOL. We did secret santa at work and guess what my secret santa got me? golden turmeric latte mix

    I would like to disagree this, not on the basis of the post, but the gift. Yuck.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    Vegan lentil “meatloaf” lol
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,956 Member
    A pizzeria in my neighbourhood has appeared that does charcoal crusts. We will be trying that as hubby complains about gas and bloating after pizza and the charcoal is meant to help with that. I also like reports that the crusts taste smokey.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,956 Member
    A trendy food I do recommend is Xiao Long Bao. I started noticing it on dim sum menu's in London maybe two years ago. A minced pork dumpling that squirts out hot broth when you bite into it. They'e even got frozen ready made ones nowadays in the asian supermarket to steam carefully at home.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaolongbao
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    im not very trendy or even know whats trendy but these were my first thoughts based on what I see in stores....

    anything kale
    avocado toast (mind you i love avocado. and I love toast. just not together)
    cauliflower made into anything NOT cauliflower #sorrynotsorry
    fake meat
    gluten free anything
    sugar free anything
    fat free anything

    mind you, these are for me personally, I understand some of them may be required for others for any number of reasons, none of which apply to me LOL
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    Mochi
  • chickenz
    chickenz Posts: 101 Member
    Anything acai
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    Freak shakes are unappetizing to me

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