Anybody else hate fruit?

BeanCounter3
BeanCounter3 Posts: 158 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Ok, so maybe hate is a strong word for that, but I really don't like it. I know I'm supposed to eat to keep my diet balanced, but it's more like forcing myself to. I could never eat a piece of fruit for the rest of my life and be just fine with it. Suggestions to make eating it little more bearable...without having to douse it in something sugary....
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  • LunaInverse
    LunaInverse Posts: 109 Member
    Mehhh I don't think you need fruits to have a healthy diet. Stick with tons of veggies and protein and you should be fine :)
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Have you tried every fruit? If not how can you say you 'Hate' them all
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Agree with both of the above posters. And do you enjoy things with fruit in them? Because you can always add fruit to stuff.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    eat veggies instead.
  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    I can't imagine life without fruit... :sick:
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I am not a fan of anything sweet, fruit included. Eat veggies instead.

    And steak.

    And bacon.
  • Chain_Ring
    Chain_Ring Posts: 753 Member
    Who hates fruit? Seriously.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    That's weird...

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  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    That's weird...

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    :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:
  • Breepa123
    Breepa123 Posts: 66 Member
    I don't hate fruit exactly, but I rarely eat it because I always feel hungrier afterward. Weird. Anyway, like others have said, I don't think you necessarily need to force yourself to eat fruit just because you're "supposed" to, provided that your overall diet is balanced and you are getting the nutrients you need from other sources.

    Having said that, I'm a firm believer in trying new things, so why not try some fruits you've never had before, or heck, even just try one that you haven't eaten in a while. I try foods that I really do hate every few years just to see if my tastes have changed. I recently discovered that I LOVE 4% large curd cottage cheese, after hating the sight of all cottage cheese my entire life. Obviously cottage cheese is not a fruit, but just an example of how tastes can change.
  • DavidC1857
    DavidC1857 Posts: 149 Member
    I've never cared for fruit. And I don't see any real value in eating it. You can get all the nutrients you need from other foods.

    Except the occasional pie. Then it is OK.
  • JeniferEverx3
    JeniferEverx3 Posts: 219 Member
    There are so many different kinds of fruit - they taste different, have different textures... do you dislike all fruit? Some fruits ? Is it the texture? Is it the flavor? You don't necessarily have to EAT fruit... you could make smoothies and DRINK fruit instead...?
  • yourfitnessenemy
    yourfitnessenemy Posts: 121 Member
    You have to try a lot of things more than once if you don't like it immediately. Unless you have a severe aversion to it (textural, etc: and I understand this, because I have some severe food aversions), you can "train" yourself to like at least...many things.

    http://summertomato.com/learning-to-love-foods-you-dont-like/
  • VelvetMorning
    VelvetMorning Posts: 398 Member
    I can't imagine life without fruit... :sick:

    Right? If you are dousing fruits in something sugary I'm assuming you're going with fruits that aren't very sweet which probably means they aren't very ripe. Also, bananas. If I could go my entire life without another banana I'd be super happy because I can't stay away from them. If bananas were crack, I'd be a crack addict.

    Edit: RIPE bananas. You know, the nasty, black, disgusting looking things. Take a super ripe, almost bad banana, mash it up in a bowl with cinnamon, freeze it and wait for like an hour or two. Oh god it's good.
  • Blueberry09
    Blueberry09 Posts: 821 Member
    My problem with fruit is the prep work involved to eat it! I will eat fruit till the cows come home if it's already nicely cut up for me. Because that doesn't happen very often, I keep a bag of frozen blueberries to stir into my yogurt or to add to my cereal.
  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    I can't imagine life without fruit... :sick:

    Right? If you are dousing fruits in something sugary I'm assuming you're going with fruits that aren't very sweet which probably means they aren't very ripe. Also, bananas. If I could go my entire life without another banana I'd be super happy because I can't stay away from them. If bananas were crack, I'd be a crack addict.

    Edit: RIPE bananas. You know, the nasty, black, disgusting looking things. Take a super ripe, almost bad banana, mash it up in a bowl with cinnamon, freeze it and wait for like an hour or two. Oh god it's good.

    You're giving me dangerous ideas! My vice is watermelon, but luckily it's only in season for a few months out the year so I am forced to add variety to my diet. :P
  • angie007az
    angie007az Posts: 406 Member
    I love the tropical fruits. Mango, papaya, pineapple, coconut, etc.
  • veggiebuckeye
    veggiebuckeye Posts: 115 Member
    Honestly I am not a huge fan of fruit either.
  • SashleyA
    SashleyA Posts: 122 Member
    I'm not a fan of most fruit either. I don't hate it, I just would rather eat vegetables. My husband and I both have fruit allergies, so between the two of us, we keep very little of it at home.
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    Don't force yourself to eat anything you hate. Take a multivitamin with one of your meals to help fill in the micronutrient gaps you miss by not eating it and don't worry.

    But seriously, fruit is awesome. It's like eating the babies of unicorn trees.
  • kenzietate
    kenzietate Posts: 399 Member
    You can get the micro-nutrients you would get from fruit, from veggies instead. Just eat a variety of veggies and don't force the fruit. When I am not pregnant, I eat a very low carb diet due to health issues. Because of this, I can't eat fruit very often at all and I am not missing any of the nutrients that I need.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    Apologize! Apologize, and go wash your dirty mouth.
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member
    Ok, so maybe hate is a strong word for that, but I really don't like it. I know I'm supposed to eat to keep my diet balanced, but it's more like forcing myself to. I could never eat a piece of fruit for the rest of my life and be just fine with it. Suggestions to make eating it little more bearable...without having to douse it in something sugary....

    I also dislike fruit, because I don't care for anything sweet. And since I live in a semi - tropical country all our fruit are very sweet I still eat two pieces every day ( usually grapefruit), but I make up with vegetables, which I adore. Luckily I eat all of them and often between 7-11 portions a day. I could just like you live easily without eating fruit, but get to be in a bad mood and grouchy, if I have to go more than a day or two without vegetables.
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    I'm not big on fruit by itself so I add it to things-green smoothies, oatmeal etc.
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    Ok, so maybe hate is a strong word for that, but I really don't like it. I know I'm supposed to eat to keep my diet balanced, but it's more like forcing myself to. I could never eat a piece of fruit for the rest of my life and be just fine with it. Suggestions to make eating it little more bearable...without having to douse it in something sugary....

    eat tomatoes. tomatoes are fruits.

    problem solved.

    PS - how can you not like strawberries, blueberries, apples, oranges, peaches, pears, watermelon, grapes, and bananas? you should check all over your body for an ON/OFF switch... you might be a robot.
  • BeanCounter3
    BeanCounter3 Posts: 158 Member
    Ok, so maybe hate is a strong word for that, but I really don't like it. I know I'm supposed to eat to keep my diet balanced, but it's more like forcing myself to. I could never eat a piece of fruit for the rest of my life and be just fine with it. Suggestions to make eating it little more bearable...without having to douse it in something sugary....

    eat tomatoes. tomatoes are fruits.

    problem solved.

    PS - how can you not like strawberries, blueberries, apples, oranges, peaches, pears, watermelon, grapes, and bananas? you should check all over your body for an ON/OFF switch... you might be a robot.

    ........I don't like tomatoes either...or anything with tomatoes/fruit in it....I've been known to simply just go hungry before I will eat it. It's in the house & readily available, and tons of different varieties...try to encourage the kids to eat it...but don't even like fruit pies or smoothies......i'll just eat more broccoli...could live on that & chicken and be perfectly happy :happy:
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    I don't like much. Apples (honeycrisp, Fuji & granny smith only), red grapes, watermelon, honeydew, strawberries, peaches...that's about it. The occasional banana, but I often feel like I have to choke down the last few bites.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    try a durian

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  • tristaj90
    tristaj90 Posts: 330 Member
    Ok, so maybe hate is a strong word for that, but I really don't like it. I know I'm supposed to eat to keep my diet balanced, but it's more like forcing myself to. I could never eat a piece of fruit for the rest of my life and be just fine with it. Suggestions to make eating it little more bearable...without having to douse it in something sugary....

    I'm a picky eater and only eat pretty much the same 10-15 foods...

    the only fruit i'd eat is apples--namely only washington red delicious apples...
    The only vegetables I eat is green beans(canned only), corn (on cob, frozen), or potatoes (idaho or russet only, baked, boiled, or grilled..)..

    Everything else can go in the trash IMO.
  • TonyaPietrzak
    TonyaPietrzak Posts: 59 Member
    I only like bananas,grapes,plums... sometimes..... I am a veggie person I love me some vegetables. So I drink those V8 fruit splash.. it does the trick :)

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