Anybody else who doesn't eat salads / lettuce?

To me Lettuce doesn't really have a taste. But, you can put spinich in with your chicken or mixed in with cottage cheese. shove it in with other foods, to disguise the taste, but you still get your veggie count up. Honestly lettuce doesn't have much in it, so I'd just go to another veggie, why do you feel like you HAVE to eat lettuce. Go for something else. Lots to choose from. Eat that lettuce first though because that was expensive for lettuce!

I love baby spinach. I eat it with almost every meal. It goes well with eggs, fish, tuna [which is fish..lol], chicken, and the list goes on. You can cook it and it will shrink, but be careful not to lose the nutrients it holds. I used to hate it, but I guess my taste is now acquired to it.

I agree with pilotgirl. Don't eat it if you don't like it!

Lettuce is absolutely useless ..its just a filler it doesnt provide you with much of anything ...I suggest altering your salads ..spinach topped with chicken breast throw in some edamame and tomatoes..try a vinaigrette..some raisins or cranberries and pecans, mandarin oranges or apples....try not to think of a salad as just lettuce and tomato and cucumber with the standard dressings....I also hate lettuce and dressing....thats why I stay away from it lol

I am an extremely picky eater to the point that I am teased about it regularly. I didn't like lettuce before but I set it in my mind that I NEEDED to eat it. To help with the taste I started out with clean romaine, cheddar cheese cubes, olives, cherub tomatoes and (1) buffalo chicken strip cubed. the combination of things I already enjoy, helps disguise the lettuce. The buffalo strip makes me feel like I am not missing out on "bad" foods,but it is moderated. Eventually I started craving salads.

Taco salad is good too; just have to limit the bad stuff. small portions of taco meat and chese sprinkled throughout lots of lettuce. Add tortilla strips for crunch and salsa instead of dressing.

I dont like dressing (picky eater - texture issues) but have found that I like Lite house or Marie Callendars spinich dressing. It is not creamy and has bacon bits in it. other days I just go without.

You just need to get creative by making a plate of lettuce with other things you will eat. it will get better. Experiment with the variety of lettuce; youll find that they have very distinct flavors.

I love it now, but I used to hate eatign salads. Especially anythign other than iceberg lettuce. I thought it reminded me of the weeds we throw away from the garden. Always tasted pretty gross to me. Now I pretty much eat any types of lettuce with any number of veggies/fruits mixed in.
I used to have to smother it in creamy dressings. Now all I used is malt or cider vinegar as dressing. LOVE LOVE LOVE it now. I could eat it by the bucket full.

But I WANT to like it It looks so pretty in the lettuce bag. I'm pretty sure if I can just start eating it (somehow) then I will acquire a taste for it. It's just a very steep uphill battle for me right now. dcg8r vs. $5 bag of lettuce. If I paid $5 for it, I'm definitely going to eat it. I think I will try the chicken/cheese fajita wrap and shove some lettuce in there. Hopefully it will be tasty. I'll report back after lunch. Thanks!

I'm proud of you for wanting to like something, but these things take time. It took me 24 years to like tomato (and I still don't like it plain). But it's actually pretty refreshing when I put it on a sandwich or a burger or in some guacamole. So as long as there are other flavors and ingredients besides the tomato I can tolerate it.

What you're doing with the fajita wrap sounds delicious. I can make just about anything into a salad. I used to work in a restaurant (free meals, woo!) and I would just put down a bed of lettuce, and then add an entree on top. For instance, if the special for the day was salmon and wild rice with some sauteed squash and zucchini, this would go on top (no dressing necessary!). My favorite was homemade chili day; I would use the chili for a taco salad, then put on some shredded cheese, salsa, sour cream, and black beans.

As others have said previously, there are many other vegetables out there! Just go exploring in the grocery store when you have the chance and pick something that looks interesting to you that you've never tried. It's fun and it lets you expand your taste buds

I hate hate lettuce I feel like I'm eating grass! I want to learn to like it as well because I'm a college student on the go a lot and side salads are one of few low calorie foods I can get at fast food restaurants without buying an expensive grilled chicken sandwich every time! I don't like broccoli or much anything green but I can stomach it masked in other foods. I think imma make a salad at home very few days and hope the taste grows on me?

I know I'm over a couple years late for this thread. But I found the answer for myself and am hoping to shed some light on people who don't like salads, but really want to eat them.

Do you like sandwiches? I do. Every day I have a turkey sandwich with mustard, romaine lettuce, tomato, and cucumber.

Now for my salad, I use romaine lettuce, tomato, cucumber, a couple slices of low calorie deli turkey I tear up, and my favorite sandwich spread, mustard. (I know it sounds weird but believe me it's perfect when you love mustard like I do) Or whatever other veggies I have on hand.

Now think about it, my salad is essentially a deconstructed turkey sandwich. But with more leafy veggies than anything.

Take your favorite veggies, your favorite deli meat, and your favorite sandwich spread and make a delicious salad! If you like mayo make sure you use it sparringly, it's pretty high in fat and calories.

Ta Da!

don't eat it i guess lol every suggestion i've had you don't like so -shrug-

If you make smoothies you can add some spinach to it and all the other flavors will disguise. It's a win - win!! You get the nutrients without the taste!

I loveee lettuce. :P I put it on Tuna sandwiches, Turkey sandwiches, in wraps, on hamburgers. My favorite thing is too take some cut up boneless, skinless chicken breast and make a chicken salad with lettuce, ranch, and hot sauce.

But, I absolutely hate Romaine. I usually stick to Iceburg and raw spinach.

i wish i liked baby spinach...

I love baby spinach...drowned in blue cheese dressing. The spinach is filling when combined with fresh mushrooms, and the blue cheese dressing hides the flavour of any and all lettuce things I use. It's what I use as my bedtime snack. Low calories (for me, averages around 150) and keeps my stomach full until breakfast the next morning.

What's the point of forcing yourself to like something you don't? I don't like any kind of lettuce, I do like spinach, but am just not big on salads. I love steamed veggies, so I just go with that. I don't want to force myself to eat things I don't like just because they might be healthy, there's no point to it... just my opinion.