Vegetables? Eww Yuk
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I love vegetables! All vegetables! Raw, roasted, grilled, boiled, steamed, stir fried, BBQ'd, mashed, grated, sautéed, made into burgers, blended into smoothies....yum!
Same with me...yum!0 -
I think your error is in expecting to like them. You have been allowed to think (by your parents, I guess) that liking a food is relevant.
it's an error borne of not having any famines when they were growing up to teach them that having food at all is a bonus, and liking it is completely off the charts super double bonus.
When we raise children to eat a food, we offer it 10 times. At the 10th time the child will have started to get used to the mouth feel, gotten over any 'ick' reactions he might have had, (ick reactions are psychological and happen to teenaged girls who are developing affectations in an attempt to look 'cute', also. They are not physiological and they are not relevant to survival. They are only able to survive in an environment where survival itself is already guaranteed.)
So anyway, choose the vegetables you DO like, write a list of them, and every week buy one more vegetable, and try it ten times. I don't mean that silly 'teeniest bite with the tips of the teeth' gobshyte I've seen teenagers do. I mean chuck a whole mouthful in, think of England and eat it as fast as you can, and swallow it.
you do that ten times and by the 10th time you will have worked out all of your difficulties and gotten over your dislike. Remember: it's 100% psychological and your parents let you get away with that. Or, to put it another way, you were spoiled. If you can 'unspoil' yourself by the time you have children you can save them from your problem, which is that having limited yourself in terms of what food you will eat, you've cut out all the non-fattening ones and are left only with the fattening ones.
Really? I was raised to eat a variety of stuff and try stuff plenty of times (and still do), and there are still a few things I just simply don't like. I'm not "spoiled", I simply have a different palate. Some food preferences are thought to be genetic (sensitivity to PROP is one), and while I agree that the whole "picky eating" thing is in large part learned behavior, assuming every person who won't eat every food needs to just get over it seems a bit strange to me - especially if those nutrients can be found in something the person already likes. It's worth it to keep trying things in different preparations, but if the person still hates it the diet is not going to be sustainable when continually forcing the issue.0 -
I used to hate all veggies. And then I realised that health > taste and grew the f**k up. After eating veggies at every meal for over a year, there are no vegetables I dislike. Ok, spinach might not be my favourite but it's nutrient dense and therefore has a place in my diet, even if only occasionally.0
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My list:
Black walnuts
Dead animal flesh
Gooseberries
Grapefruit0 -
I"ve found that nearly every vegetable I don't like (and there's not many) can be made tasty if put into an appropriate soup. A lot of times I'll chop up whatever veggies are on the brink of non-consumable, toss them in a pot of water, add some chicken bullion cubes, a can of kidney or great northern beans and a selection of seasonings and BAM, it's all good. I do love soup though. Also, a tiny amount of sausage goes a long way as far as flavor country is concerned. It makes for a low calorie, high nutrition meal.
But then again, I have never found a use for brussel sprouts. Not even soups can mask that acrid, gag inducing flavor for my taste buds.0 -
My list:
Black walnuts
Dead animal flesh
Gooseberries
Grapefruit
You eat it while it's still alive? Now that's just inhumane.0 -
Beets.
They taste like dirt.0 -
Dead animal flesh
You eat it while it's still alive? Now that's just inhumane.
I know plenty who don't eat animals, but avoidance of dead animals only is quite unique! Humans are omnivores, but I prefer the animals I eat to be raised and put down as humanely as possible.0 -
I'm prepared for the onslaught of "Oh, really? How can you not like ******? They're amazing!" Believe me, I have tried and tried for years to like these foods, but it just doesn't do well on my tongue.
How things are cooked or what they're mixed with has a LOT to do with taste when eaten. Have you tried those in different recipes?
I mean, I wouldn't bite into an onion plain like an apple, but mixed into a salad or chili or pasta sauce, etc., I love them. In a salad, it's all about the dressing for me.
Since there isn't really a good way to tell me every way you've tried them, I guess I don't have any specific suggestions except to mix things up.
However, even if you can't/won't eat anything on that list, there are plenty of other vegetables in the world. Eat those instead.
And I don't follow any "diet plan." I just eat less of the foods I like.0 -
make smoothies! you can add fruit to help with the taste..0
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IMHO, your list isn't that long. There are a zillion more veggies and fruits to choose from!0
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I hate to be that person, but have you tried any of those roasted, marinated, caramelized? The difference in taste is amazing.
I'm the same as the OP. I'm picky with veg although I'm a poor cook and have no idea where to start with roasting, marinating and caramelising food. Would love to give it a go though.0 -
I am a very picky eater, so I am glad to hear there are others out there who don't like their veggies either, I do like some and have learned to like more as long as they are chopped up very finely and not raw but sautéed or cooked.
cucumber
celery
lettuce - preferably romaine
spinach in all forms
spaghetti squash
yellow squash
zucchini
baked cauliflower only not raw
carrots
potatoes
sweet potato chips baked
tomaotes as long as they are chopped up
yellow onion chopped up
bell pepper not really but if I chop them fine I can eat them in something
green beans
do not like any other beans
hate peas
broccoli if it is covered in cheese but I just don't really like broccoli
don't like eggplant
there may be other veggies I have tried and like, but I can't remember right now
I love fruit, I don't like pears of any sorts much at all and honeydew melon not a big fan of but if chopped up in a fruit salad will eat.
whatever you like to eat, make it work for you.
I have tried kale in a smoothie and didn't taste it so I drank it, it wasn't bad. so it can be made so you won't know. just cook what you like and eat that, it is your lifestyle diet not anyone else's.
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I can help with the roasting:I hate to be that person, but have you tried any of those roasted, marinated, caramelized? The difference in taste is amazing.
I'm the same as the OP. I'm picky with veg although I'm a poor cook and have no idea where to start with roasting, marinating and caramelising food. Would love to give it a go though.
Place on cookie sheet, dribble a bit of olive oil on top, salt and pepper and slip into the oven (or broiler). In the broiler, you only need a few minutes and time depends on how thick or thin your veggies are. At 350, you probably want to roast them about a half hour (again, the size matters or you can either burn or undercook). You can sprinkle some parmesan on top, too, if you'd like -- or anything, really.
Marinating would depend a lot on personal taste. Look up some recipes and experiment!0 -
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Plain raw tomatoes....but I can deal with diced in can, or fresh in pica de gallo...but raw by themselves are nasty.
Fennel...but I hate licorice too, so understandable.
Not big on spaghetti squash...texture thing.
My taste buds have changed since quiting smoking over a year ago, so slowly going back through foods that I -thought- I hated. But, I have learned that many of them I have fallen in love with now.0 -
I can help with the roasting:I hate to be that person, but have you tried any of those roasted, marinated, caramelized? The difference in taste is amazing.
I'm the same as the OP. I'm picky with veg although I'm a poor cook and have no idea where to start with roasting, marinating and caramelising food. Would love to give it a go though.
Place on cookie sheet, dribble a bit of olive oil on top, salt and pepper and slip into the oven (or broiler). In the broiler, you only need a few minutes and time depends on how thick or thin your veggies are. At 350, you probably want to roast them about a half hour (again, the size matters or you can either burn or undercook). You can sprinkle some parmesan on top, too, if you'd like -- or anything, really.
Marinating would depend a lot on personal taste. Look up some recipes and experiment!
Thank you!
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Good, more veggies for me 0
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Salads... I just can't seem to get on board with salads. I prefer my 'veggies' hot and cooked.0
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The only veggies I won't eat (or at least try, at this point) are raw tomatoes and green/black olives.0
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I hate to be that person, but have you tried any of those roasted, marinated, caramelized? The difference in taste is amazing.
I'm the same as the OP. I'm picky with veg although I'm a poor cook and have no idea where to start with roasting, marinating and caramelising food. Would love to give it a go though.
The really awesome news is that great veggie prep can be done by poor cooks-I know, because I am one. :happy: Because tastes are different, the best bet is to google veggie marinades with specific veggies you are thinking about trying. Last week I had snow peas and onions marinated and roasted in peanut oil, sesame oil, rice vinegar, water, and a soy sauce substitute. I think I sprinkled some garlic in too. This week I'm going to marinate some radishes and carrots in coconut oil and a bit of cinnamon and sweetener and then roast. I'll also make a pan of roasted asparagus, probably in a butter and lemon juice marinade.
It's completely not necessary, but I found that a blender bottle (for protein shakes) made marinating really easy. Put the marinade ingredients in, shake, add the veggies, shake well, let sit for however long, shake again, transfer to pan.0 -
My yes list (although from my biology studies mindset, some of these are technically fruits):
- spinach
- kale
- celery
- lettuce
- carrots
- cucumbers
- avocado (I used to hate these)
- cooked broccoli
- beans (any)
- potatoes (any, especially sweet)
- squash
- zucchini
- onions
- corn
- round, large, or on the vine tomatoes (but only when they're sliced and part of something like pizza or a sandwich)
- eggplant
- cabbage
- micro greens
- peas
- edamame
- bok choy
- radishes
- beats
- black olives
My ABSOLUTELY NOT list:
- cold/uncooked broccoli
- cauliflower
- Parsley (they taste like what I imagine the smell of stink bugs to taste like)
- cherry tomatoes- actually any kind of small tomatoes.
- mushroom (unless it's those kinds they have on pizza)
- string beans
My meh list. These aren't exactly favorable, but I can eat them:
- bell peppers (some years ago, these would've been on my absolutely not list and I prefer green over red and red over yellow).
- cilantro (same with these)
- bitter tasting olives
I'm more picky about fruits than I am vegetables. I have sensory processing disorder, so fruits have to be a certain texture for me to eat them. They can't be even slightly softer or squishier than they originally were. Usually when I want to get fruits in my body, smoothies are my go-to.0 -
Hahaha. Kale in a smoothie. Spat it out , quit that ****. Though I think I will give it a shot again actually looking up recipes this time The OP's do not like list is very long, but it appears she likes and eats way more veg than I do!! 0
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I LOVE vegetables! Everything but okra, and cooked tomatoes ( I love tomatoes if they are homegrown heirloom varietals and raw)..
My Eww Yuck list;
protein powder, whey powder, any "powder" pretending to be food.
Mac and cheese (Gaaah!)
Mexican cuisine
quest type bars
milk!!
nearly all chips, cheetos, doritos, nachos, that dry crunchy cardboardy stuff.
Tomato sauce, ketchup, tomato paste ( Gaaah!)
rice cakes ( *kitten* child of styrofoam and cardboard)
All fish except salmon. Canned tuna is NASTY.
Juice of any sort, except for mango nectar, preferably Egyptian ( the best).0 -
You have plenty on your yes list and plenty not listed at all. Buy a bit of things you haven't tried, you may add to your list.
The secret to "hiding" kale and spinach in smoothies is to add them to sweet smoothies
This is a good one (I hate avocado but this works for me)
half an avocado
half a banana
about 1/8 of a pineapple
lime juice - 1-2 tblsp
about 30 grams kale
fresh parsley (optional I never use it)
1/2 cup coconut water
I threw some hemp seeds in yesterday but also optional
if it's too thick add a bit of water or a bit more coconut water0 -
Yes Veggies:
Broccoli, Green Beans, Spinach, Cauliflower, Mushrooms, Zucchini, Lettuce, Peppers, Onions, Okra, Potatoes, Carrots (cooked only), probably others that I can't think of.
NOPE veggies: Peas, Celery, Water Chestnut, Corn, Cabbage, Saurkraut (who knew you could make cabbage worse)0 -
Like I tell my kids, "You don't have to like it, you just have to eat it."
Or not... it's your health.
That's actually not a good mentality to have. But I won't get into why as I don't want to hijack a thread. However, I will say, if you don't like something... don't eat it. Whatever health benefits it has can be found in other foods, I assure you.
I cannot stand avocado on its own.
I will not eat cilantro if I can taste it. When I can't (such as on some of Panera's sandwiches) it's fine. However, at the first slightest HINT of a taste of cilantro, I stop eating.
Lime. *gags*
Pork. I will eat sausage sometimes, and I'll eat hot dogs with pork. But for the most part, pork is a no go.
Most Mexican food. I had a friend say to me "You've just never had authentic Mexican food". To which I typed "LOL my in-laws are Mexican. Trust me. I have."
Frozen spinach. Yuck.0 -
I don't like most vegetables either
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I think your error is in expecting to like them. You have been allowed to think (by your parents, I guess) that liking a food is relevant.
it's an error borne of not having any famines when they were growing up to teach them that having food at all is a bonus, and liking it is completely off the charts super double bonus.
When we raise children to eat a food, we offer it 10 times. At the 10th time the child will have started to get used to the mouth feel, gotten over any 'ick' reactions he might have had, (ick reactions are psychological and happen to teenaged girls who are developing affectations in an attempt to look 'cute', also. They are not physiological and they are not relevant to survival. They are only able to survive in an environment where survival itself is already guaranteed.)
So anyway, choose the vegetables you DO like, write a list of them, and every week buy one more vegetable, and try it ten times. I don't mean that silly 'teeniest bite with the tips of the teeth' gobshyte I've seen teenagers do. I mean chuck a whole mouthful in, think of England and eat it as fast as you can, and swallow it.
you do that ten times and by the 10th time you will have worked out all of your difficulties and gotten over your dislike. Remember: it's 100% psychological and your parents let you get away with that. Or, to put it another way, you were spoiled. If you can 'unspoil' yourself by the time you have children you can save them from your problem, which is that having limited yourself in terms of what food you will eat, you've cut out all the non-fattening ones and are left only with the fattening ones.
Sorry, but this is not true. I hate fish. My parents made me eat it way more than ten times. I wasn't allowed to get up from the table till it was gone. I wasn't allowed to complain about it. I even got spanked if I took too long to eat it. I still hate fish. I hate the way it smells. I hate the way it tastes. I hate the way it feels. I hate the fact that it swims in and breathes its own feces. Could I eat it if I was going to die if I didn't, I suppose so, but until then (and probably even then) it makes me physically gag!0 -
OP - You have a great list of veggies that you do like and you have obviously tried many others. There are definitely some veggies I would prefer in a soup than by itself, but overall I like most of them and can tolerate the others. Keep trying new veggies (which you obviously do already), and enjoy the ones you do like. Who cares if you don't eat the same veggie as some one else. God made lots of options out there. Pick the ones you like. :happy:0
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