But I don't like <insert name of food here> !!!

Mindful_Trent

So many times I've seen people on the boards flippantly say that they won't eat one thing or another because they don't like it. Ex - anything other than iceberg lettuce (which is the most useless/nutritionless of lettuces!), beans, veggies without added salt/sauces, etc.

Doesn't being an adult mean making the choices that are best for you even if there are other choices you would rather make?

Sure, some of the chocies (ex. iceberg lettuce vs spinach) may not be exactly good vs. evil :laugh: However, by completely writing off a whole group of foods because you "don't like it" , you are seriously depriving yourself of what could be a much more nutritious and varied diet. Plus, I've learned that tastebuds can be retrained, if you keep eating foods that may not be your favorite. I used to not like salads very much, but after eating them regularly over the last year and learning to make GOOD salads full of lots of veggies and fun ingredients like nuts/seeds, beans, protein, etc., I love them! (And I don't even use dressing any more!)

To all my MFP friends (and whoever else reads this) - please don't be afraid to try new things, or to eat foods that may not be your favorite. You're doing yourself a favor! You just have to stop telling yourself that you won't like it - words/thoughts do have power, and you can convince yourself of something before it's even entered your mouth. Give things a fair chance. Try cooking it different ways. Food preparation can seriously make ALL the difference. My mom has always hated eggplant, but when I made eggplant parmesan (with properly prepared eggplant), she said she liked it and would eat it again! Make yourself try something several times, using different preparation methods before deciding you won't eat it again. And even then... it might be worth revisiting now and then.

sexylonglegs

i tried yogurt and i can honestly say i hate it. :laugh:

MystcDrmr

i love yougurt but i have never tried eggplant but im willing to try it

loopybec2002

I have found my fitness pal very useful and everybody on here has been very friendly but to be honest I cannot believe you are trying to be little people but me in particular from another post. Yes I am an adult and yes I make my own choice and if I do not like any other lettuce than Iceberg than I shall not eat it no matter what the nutritional information is on spinach and I don’t want to retrain my tastebuds I eat what I like and don’t eat what I don’t like. If I start eating the food I don’t like for the sake of losing weight and becoming healthy I wouldn’t last very long. My food is working for me and I am losing weight. I have eaten iceburg lettuce almost every working day for the last 4months and it has no effect on your life I do not take kindly to being told what I can and cannot eat just because you think you know best.

heathersmilez

Funny, the title of your post indicates you want a list of hated foods but the body of your message is encouraging eat new things, don’t hate anything. We'll I do try almost everything and don't particularly hate anything but I'm going with the list-idea from your subject line just for fun.

I HATE CHEESE! Luckily cheese is fattening so that works in my favour &
I DISLIKE SEAFOOD it’s just so squishy, ewww! That being said I DO eat fish and have stomached shrimp on occasion however shrimp is low cal but so high in cholesterol so again, it’s not a bad food to hate.

Amarillo_NDN

I hear what you are saying. 10 years a go, I wouldn't touch a salad, now I make them my self to eat. No way in hell would I eat anything that had celery in it, till my friend cooked some thing for me and after I told her how much I love it, found out it had celery in it. In her case, she chopped it up so finely, I couldn't tell it was there.

Cina04

Very picky eater here and trying to eat "healthy" didn't work out too well.

For example tried turkey bacon and yeah I tell myself this is good for you but it hasn't.

I still eat "regular" bacon in moderation and still lose weight

TheKitsune6

I LOVE eggplant! I was the weird kid who ate all those vegetables but wouldn't touch fruit! Though my excuse is that they literally make me ill (Seriously, half an apple makes me vomit). So it's not a matter of retraining tastebuds it's more like my pancreas super overproduces insulin when I eat sugars.

loopybec2002

Heather mine is the stinging nettle lettuce I can't touch the stuff but most other food i love can't stand the texture of bananas either but surely give him 5 minutes and there will be another post regarding that!

Maggie1960

I have to admit, there's very few foodstuffs I haven't tried in my lifetime, and there's pretty much nothing I can say I genuinely don't like. I think the only think I say I would rather not eat is Turkish delight! And I wouldn't consider eating that anyway, it's not part of a healthy diet.:bigsmile:
Iceberg lettuce may have poor nutritional value, but it sure jazzes up a ham sandwich!

lilRicki

I hate bananas! hate 'em!

ChubbieTubbie

I'm very, very picky! I found it works in my favor, though. I've convinced myself that I hate Burger King (where I used to eat 3x per week) and now the mere idea of it repulses me. :laugh:

carolstrange0

I dont like: tuna, cottage cheese, beets (there's more but i cant think now... sleepie)
:yawn:

raelbee

I completely agree...and have thought the same things when reading the boards. Thank you for posting this open letter of encouragement

Part of my motivation for wanting to lose weight, get fit, become healthy has been wanting to "eat like and adult" - which for me means staying away from the junk and having an open mind when it comes to food. I felt that eating all the sugary junk that had filled my life that last couple of years was not the kind of lifestyle that i wanted to continue, or a good example to set for my daughter. It was a mental shift, but one that was necessary for me to embrace health and wellness. I started eating clean, for the most part, and am now much more open-minded towards foods that fit into this healthy lifestyle. It takes baby steps, but ones we are all capable of attaining. We won't like everything, but we should at least give it a try...or taste

gambitsgurl

I hate tomatoes. And I won't eat them. At all. Ever. EVAH. (not even ketchup)

TheKitsune6

I have found my fitness pal very useful and everybody on here has been very friendly but to be honest I cannot believe you are trying to be little people but me in particular from another post. Yes I am an adult and yes I make my own choice and if I do not like any other lettuce than Iceberg than I shall not eat it no matter what the nutritional information is on spinach and I don’t want to retrain my tastebuds I eat what I like and don’t eat what I don’t like. If I start eating the food I don’t like for the sake of losing weight and becoming healthy I wouldn’t last very long. My food is working for me and I am losing weight. I have eaten iceburg lettuce almost every working day for the last 4months and it has no effect on your life I do not take kindly to being told what I can and cannot eat just because you think you know best.

I had no idea that this is what the thread was about.

Frankly there is a difference between making excuses to NOT lose weight (I "can't" because blah blah blah) and simply stating "I don't like this but I make it work for me."

Kudo's for you for figuring out your body and what makes it work. It's cool if you can completely change your lifestyle to only eating organic noms but there's also nothing wrong with sticking to your guns and working with portion control. Life is about happiness.

nehtaeh

I don't like most cooked veggies. I have tried a lot but just don't like them. I have to disagree that being an adult doesn't mean that I have to eat cooked veggies because they are good for me. I can still eat healthy without having to gag on a cooked broccoli. Just the smell of cooked broccoli is disgusting. I will eat it raw though!

I have become more open with trying things, but I will not eat things that I don't like simply because they are healthy.

Beebee78

Growing up I would NEVER eat meat. Any meat. I hated the texture and would throw up if my mother tried to make me eat it. However when I met my husband, his Mum used to cooke for me and I didn't have the heart to tell her I didn't like it so I started to try it. I eat practically any meat 14 years later and eat things some other people would struggle too - all it took was learning to enjoy the flavour rather than concentrate on an obsession with the texture - ground or minced beef was the worst - I now eat 200g of extra lean for breakfast! xxx

heathersmilez

I have to admit, there's very few foodstuffs I haven't tried in my lifetime, and there's pretty much nothing I can say I genuinely don't like. I think the only think I say I would rather not eat is Turkish delight! And I wouldn't consider eating that anyway, it's not part of a healthy diet.:bigsmile:
Iceberg lettuce may have poor nutritional value, but it sure jazzes up a ham sandwich!

Awww Turkish Delight is awesome!!! It’s a long jube jube covered in chocolate, how can you go wrong!!!!

jenni185

i tried yogurt and i can honestly say i hate it. :laugh:

My sentiments exactly...