How to learn to love (healthy) food

Sometimes I even cook a healthy meal and put it in the fridge never to see the light of day again.

Until I throw it out because it is bad, that is. :frown:

What exactly do you eat on a daily basis?

Cut the unhealthy food portions down and wean in the healthy foods. I noticed by eating healthy foods I don't feel as groggy the next day. So that keeps me motivated to eat healthier. Also it seems after eating healthier foods for awhile, my taste buds almost reject certain unhealthy foods. Good luck!:flowerforyou:

Try out healthy versions of your favorite meals and slowly cut the extra sugar out. I have always been a sugar fiend, my worst habit before MFP was that every time I went to the grocery store I felt I had to buy myself a 20oz soda and a candy bar as a treat for just going to the store. lol I cannot tell you the last time I did that. I knew that was my worst habit so it was the first to go and it wasn't easy!
I have also managed to cut out ALL the sugar from my daily coffee. I did it little by little.
I am now comfortable enough that I am currently doing a 21 day no junk food challenge (there's a group!)!
Cutting out the sugar is a long and slow process, so don't get discouraged that you can't go "cold turkey." getting away from it is just like quitting smoking or anyother addiction. Take it one day at a time!

Feel free to add me for support if you like!

Try having a banana with dark chocolate peanut butter (or regular!) spread on it. That helps the candy craving & is healthy.

You're an adult now, not a toddler who needs to be tricked into trying food. Just suck it up, eat real food and find things you like--learning how to cook helps if you don't already know how. Maybe trying to make pizza or some of the other junk food you like at home would be a good place to start. Good luck.

Well in that case, you just gotta try hard to make yourself stay away from the junk. Once you start eating healthy for a while your body will crave the healthy food & it won't be as hard for you to love it.

I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention to hurt your feelings.

There are a lot of cookbooks out there written explicitly for the purpose of tricking kids into eating veggies. Perhaps start with one of those? Apparently you can make delicious brownies with spinach or prune puree in them...I haven't tried it yet but if it works I am all for it.

ok, this is my fav healthy meal.

I make a bean sauce.

2 x cans diced tomatoes
1 x can 4 bean mix
clove of garlic
half an onion
chilli, if you like

1/5 of the sauce is 110 cal, 16g carb, 4g fibre, 4g fat, 6g protein

sautee the onion and garlic in olive oil then add the tomatoes and stir. then add the beans and let simmer for at least half an hour (btw, this freezes well so I freeze batches for easy lunch/dinners)

Bake a potato, sweet or normal, big or small. Chop up in a bowl.

Add all the chopped vegies you want.
I use

grated carrot
peas
raw shredded brocolli
capsicum
wiltered spinach
pineapple
olives
tomatoes


put them on top of the chopped cooked spud then add the hot bean sauce on top of the veg (as much as you have in the calorie bank) I use about a soup scoop. I also like to add some hommus (or any dip i have in the fridge) and grated cheese on top.Then I mush it all together with chilli and garic granules. It is so delish and you can mix it up. If I have a bad day and dont have that many cal to spare, I cut back on the spud or cheese, and add more veg. I swear it is so good, and so healthy. You get good carbs, vitamins, fibre, protein, its high flavour and low fat and you get a full belly. And heaps greens makes for heaps of anti-oxidents. So excited! I'm having it tonight, could you tell??


p.s - if the thought of all those vegies makes you gag, try one at a time. Maybe start with some capsicum and tomato first. or mushrooms if you like them. You will be suprised how high flavour the sauce is, the vegies wont be so overpowering. One step at a time, but do experiment

You're an adult now, not a toddler who needs to be tricked into trying food. Just suck it up, eat real food and find things you like--learning how to cook helps if you don't already know how. Maybe trying to make pizza or some of the other junk food you like at home would be a good place to start. Good luck.

That's a really unproductive way to help someone change their habits. I can see that your intentions are good, but starting off with an insult is a great way to get someone to shut you out.

lol I'd say correcting someone elses behavior is equaling unproductive but I appreciate where you're coming from -- sometimes you can't help yourself.

Try this..
[img]It's John Soules Pollo Asado (Spicy Chicken) w/sauteed onions, broccoli, carrots & cauliflower. 273 calories ,12g carbs, 41g protein, 3g fat, 2g fiber And let me tell you it sure was delicious [/img]