anyone else dislike healthy foods?

I don't tend to like very many fruits and vegetables. I do eat a few but not that many. I am trying to make baby steps pretty much. I am trying to just stay away from most fried foods for now and then later I will and another thing on my "do not eat" list. I know If i tack everything on there I won't be successful. this site is helping me out though because I am counting my calories and when I do make my mistakes, I finally realize how many calories I am consuming on my bad choices. Gets me motivated to not eat the same thing again.

This is kind of interesting. I stay away from fried greasy food because it upsets my stomach. I don't miss it at all. So I never ate a lot of it. It also made my face oily. Definitely not desirable. Anyway, I went vegan three years ago and never looked back. I feel clean, clear and great! Not preaching here, just relating my experience.

If I were in your shoes I would look for recipes for healthy foods that taste good. So instead of eating something bland, you get the flavor you like. Some of my favorite sites to find recipes are:

The Post Punk Kitchen, www.theppk.com
Melo Meals, http://www.melomeals.blogspot.com - I made her key lime pie last weekend and the family loved it.
Vegetarian Times, http://www.vegetariantimes.com
Thug Kitchen, http://thugkitchen.com - Badass fit attitude.

I experiment. If I like something I'll make it again. If not, lesson learned, no biggie.

What "healthy foods" do you not enjoy? Is it just vegetables and fruits - or just anything that isn't fast food, frozen, or greasy? If it's the latter, then there are plenty of ways to make meals healthier and delicious. I can relate to you about the chicken nuggets! I swear, before i started eating less frozen foods and eating cleaner, the majority of my diet was frozen chicken nuggets and chicken strips. I still eat a lot of chicken, but I make my own versions using spices and saute it in a pan and I love it and actually prefer that over fast food or frozen meals. I think if you made a little effort in looking up recipes and ways to cook healthier foods, you'd enjoy a healthier diet. Sometimes we just get so used to eating certain foods and it can be difficult to step away form them and try new things. c:

I use to, try eating one healthy food a day and add another healthy food each week. It will get better. Once a week I still have my chips or something thats not so healthy. Hang in there and keep up the good work.

i would hardly call those chicken nuggeys

I hate salad. It makes me gag, I honestly cannot eat it.
And most vegatables. I'm getting better.

I don't really understand people who hate all vegetables categorically. Sorry, I just don't! There are tons of great tasting veggies and zillions of different ways of preparing and combining them.

I think the real problems are that people are incredibly lazy and have the underdeveloped palates of fussy toddlers.

The solution is to learn to cook for yourself and start trying all sorts of different foods, period. Some you might not like. Some will grow on you, and others you'll probably like straight away.

I think a lot of people grew up with parents who either didn't cook, or were terrible cooks. So the impression one has of certain foods is just wholly negative. My husband thought he hated rhubarb, for instance. Guess what? He doesn't. He just hates the way he had it prepared when he was a kid. Same for greens. He had greens that were boiled to death. Nobody likes that! But he loves greens when they're steamed or blanched, and especially sauteed with a bit of garlic and bacon.

Teach yourself how to cook, find some recipes that look tasty and not incredibly difficult, and start experimenting.

I'm getting really annoyed with myself. I need to force down healthy foods sometimes. I would rather eat chicken fingers and french fries everyday. I feel like when I eat healthier foods I'm never full. When I eat the foods that I enjoy(fried, greasy) I feel satisfied longer (not emotionally)
Im just getting really desparate. I want to be healthy and make better choices but I dont like anything so its hard. Does anyone else have this problem?

Can we please get away from the idea that healthy eating means steamed chicken and salad?!
What exactly do you mean by healthy foods?

There are plenty of meal ideas that you can try - and surely this doesn't mean you need to force down things you really don't enjoy, you just need to get a little creative with it!
However, you do need to understand that you need to find some kind of compromise - I'm not going to lie about it, if all you eat is fried and greasy food you won't get very far. It's about changing your habits, not just seeing the number on the scales go down for a couple of weeks....and then piling it all back on.

What if I told you my weekly plan includes pizza and curries? I make them from scratch and it makes all the difference.

That's a good point--healthy food doesn't mean strictly eating salad and broiled chicken breast.

I have all sorts of tasty food--I do my own curries and my own version of pizza, too. Last night we had cheeseburgers and sweet potato fries for the guys. I make chilis, stews, spare ribs, stir fry, quiche, all sorts of stuff that doesn't "sound" healthy, but is great. I have eggs and bacon frequently, too.

I am amazed at the number of people who don't like vegetables - I love them and eat tons of them. Also, when I eat unhealthy food I feel horrible - which isn't to say I never eat healthy food but once in a while as opposed to all the time.

When people say they dislike "healthy" foods, I often find that their idea of "healthy" is very skewed and they often eliminate foods that are actually healthy and nutritious just because they have fat or in the case of fruit, sugar. Usually when people say this, it's because their idea of healthy is sucking on celery sticks all day long and eating nothing besides a lot of veg.

Find some veggies you like...prepare them how you like (FYI, they don't always have to be raw or steamed...I love roasting mine in olive oil or coconut oil). Grill some chicken instead of frying it...well seasoned chicken of the grill is fantastic. Instead of that nasty *kitten* fast food burger, get yourself some 90% lean ground beef (I actually prefer 85%, but it fits my macros) and grill your own, super awesome nutritious burger your way. Go get some cook books and get some recipes on line and prepare some homemade, nutritious meals from scratch ingredients. Healthy doesn't have to be boring and tasteless...it's all what you make of it. I eat very healthy, and I'm a total foodie...I don't go for bland or boring.