I dont like fruit or vegetables HELP

torijd
torijd Posts: 23
in Food and Nutrition
Hey so I'm a teenager and have never liked the taste of fruit and vegetables! I was just wondering if anyone has any tips or ideas on how to make such foods taste better or how to make myself less fussy haha?

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  • Minerva624
    Minerva624 Posts: 577 Member
    You can make a fruit smoothie with greek yogurt.
    You can make a green smoothie which is a bunch of veggies such as spinach, kale, and your fruit of choice.
    You make a fruit salad.
    You can make vegetable soup.
    The list goes on.

    Here's a yummy green smoothie recipe: http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/green-smoothie/
  • Justjamie0418
    Justjamie0418 Posts: 1,065 Member
    ^ What she said.


    and hey!

    if your a teenager... put a shirt on!
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    All of them? Really? Try different ones and different ways of preparing them
  • badtastebetty
    badtastebetty Posts: 326 Member
    When I am bored of my usual veggie kick I will throw a bunch in the oven with garlic, and spices. It always comes out super tasty. Also look for recipes that mask veggies.
  • torijd
    torijd Posts: 23
    thankyou so much :)!
  • torijd
    torijd Posts: 23
    All of them? Really? Try different ones and different ways of preparing them

    haha yea pretty much I am so fussy! thanks though :)
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    In for the topless 19 year old.

    Also you just eat them.

    It's one of those things in life like brushing your teeth. You do it because it's good for you.
  • sangeyvang
    sangeyvang Posts: 182
    You should really try to put them all in a smoothie! It's actually really good! It's like a salad in a cup and it gives you pretty good energy! haha! I went running after drinking it and felt like I could go on forever! Good luck to you! :)
  • Justjamie0418
    Justjamie0418 Posts: 1,065 Member
    Just saw she was legal, I regress.


    Take it off.


    :drinker: But dont drink .
  • Chopstheduck
    Chopstheduck Posts: 23 Member
    Roast them with herbs, spices and a bit of spray oil. Aubergines, courgette, tomatoes, mushrooms, sweet potato, butternut squash, carrot, peppers - all taste nicer roasted. For the herbs, oregano, or rosemary, and paprika, or allspice.

    You can roast fruit too - grill bananas, or pineapple slices, with a bit of honey drizzled over. Roast strawberries with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

    I didn't think I liked fruit or veg much at your age neither, but it's how you prepare it.
  • torijd
    torijd Posts: 23
    You should really try to put them all in a smoothie! It's actually really good! It's like a salad in a cup and it gives you pretty good energy! haha! I went running after drinking it and felt like I could go on forever! Good luck to you! :)
    thankyou so much I will definitely give the smoothies a go :) goodluck to you aswell :) !
  • torijd
    torijd Posts: 23
    Roast them with herbs, spices and a bit of spray oil. Aubergines, courgette, tomatoes, mushrooms, sweet potato, butternut squash, carrot, peppers - all taste nicer roasted. For the herbs, oregano, or rosemary, and paprika, or allspice.

    You can roast fruit too - grill bananas, or pineapple slices, with a bit of honey drizzled over. Roast strawberries with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

    I didn't think I liked fruit or veg much at your age neither, but it's how you prepare it.

    thankyou !! i really appreciate all the tips I will try them all :)
  • ghhosstt
    ghhosstt Posts: 112
    Vegetables I guess I can see, but fruits? You don't like strawberries or raspberries or mangos? Girllll.

    did you know there was a study done that proves that you can "teach" yourself to like a certain food after trying it a handful of times? I've done it myself with various foods, like cooked carrots, red apples and other things. You just have to keep trying them and you'll learn to like them, no kidding. :)
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    Look up "Oximega" gives you like a full days serving in one cup
  • torijd
    torijd Posts: 23
    Vegetables I guess I can see, but fruits? You don't like strawberries or raspberries or mangos? Girllll.

    did you know there was a study done that proves that you can "teach" yourself to like a certain food after trying it a handful of times? I've done it myself with various foods, like cooked carrots, red apples and other things. You just have to keep trying them and you'll learn to like them, no kidding. :)

    your completely right :) I guess its more that I dont like the texture of them, but I do have to push myself alot more :)
  • torijd
    torijd Posts: 23
    Look up "Oximega" gives you like a full days serving in one cup
    cheers!
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    I hated broccoli for years..then tried it again..now it's my favourite veggie. Cauliflower next for me to try ;)
  • JessHealthKick
    JessHealthKick Posts: 800 Member
    just start eating them and cut out other junk foods. I think plain is the best for veggies - that is my palette. You need to just have them now and again and stop thinking they are gross/yuck because they really arent, its just that as children parents always assumed we were going to hate them for some silly reason! I never thought veggies were gross and never realised the social norm of children hating them simply because my parents introduced them to me as normal foods you eat with every meal - you need to start trying to take that approach :)
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    If it's the texture, there are a lot of vegetables you can eat raw and they will be totally different from the texture they have when cooked.
  • Filletsteak
    Filletsteak Posts: 85 Member
    You can make a fruit smoothie with greek yogurt.
    You can make a green smoothie which is a bunch of veggies such as spinach, kale, and your fruit of choice.
    You make a fruit salad.
    You can make vegetable soup.
    The list goes on.

    Here's a yummy green smoothie recipe: http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/green-smoothie/

    Agree. Keep trying 'til you find something you like. I hate drinking water but I have to do it!
    Good luck!
  • torijd
    torijd Posts: 23
    just start eating them and cut out other junk foods. I think plain is the best for veggies - that is my palette. You need to just have them now and again and stop thinking they are gross/yuck because they really arent, its just that as children parents always assumed we were going to hate them for some silly reason! I never thought veggies were gross and never realised the social norm of children hating them simply because my parents introduced them to me as normal foods you eat with every meal - you need to start trying to take that approach :)

    so true ! thanks :)
  • torijd
    torijd Posts: 23
    If it's the texture, there are a lot of vegetables you can eat raw and they will be totally different from the texture they have when cooked.

    thankyou :)
  • SenseiCole
    SenseiCole Posts: 429 Member
    when you make Bolognase sauce, you can add grated veg to it and cook it down

    I do the same with cottage pie
    nachos
    or anything that uses ground meat or mince
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    So all fruit and vegetables taste exactly the same? What an interesting concept. Personally I've never thought a pineapple tastes a thing like a potato.
  • Kanohane
    Kanohane Posts: 112 Member
    Hey so I'm a teenager and have never liked the taste of fruit and vegetables! I was just wondering if anyone has any tips or ideas on how to make such foods taste better or how to make myself less fussy haha?
    try bolthouse farms juices
  • TaNaasha
    TaNaasha Posts: 1
    Have you tried juicing your fruits and veggies?
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    There are foods I always hated that I like now. I just had to try them three or four times even "knowing" I didn't like them. With veggies roasting them is a really great way to bring out the sweetness. If you don't like something raw, roast it. If roasting doesn't do it for you try steaming them. Things like carrots, broccoli, parsnips, and sweet potatoes can be steamed or baked and blended then added to pasta sauce or meatloaf and have no real difference in flavour.
  • cerenia
    cerenia Posts: 74 Member
    I'm the same - had an accident as a kid which afected my taste buds, and ever since, I can't eat fruit a veg - to the point any will often make me sick (bar potato) - over the last few years, i've built up to having a little bit of onion in food like mince, and I try and drink high value tomato soup - I am building up slowly, but if they don't make me sick (for quite a few, the scent will make me will before going near the food), they give me awful stomache ache - I LOVE butternut squash, but it makes me awfully ill, i'm generally a fussy persona anyway, and trying things without knowing is a good way about it - I won't touch scrambled eggs, but my partner scrambled eggs, and pur loads of herbs in it, and painted it on top of turkey - and I adored it! Keep trying different variations, and you'll get there!

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