Halp! I hate the taste of pretty much all "healthy" foods...

I hate to say it, but I have never eaten a salad in my life because I feel just as yoiu do, lettuce tastes like a blade of grass, maybe it is more of a texture thing. I can tell you that just recently I started adding spinach leaves to sandwiches and such and this has helped my a bit by adding just a little green. I do not eat celery, brocolli, cabbage, turnips, etc.I have tried them and literally gag trying to eat them, but I have started grilling alot more and decided to try zuchinni and squash on the grill, with red pepper flakes and a creole seasoning blend I made up (sparingly of course) and it is actually pretty good.

Go online and look for different ways to cook or eat some of the things you do not like and try them, you may be suprised.

Every Sunday I will fire up the grill and grill enough chicken, fish, steak, asparagus, zuchinni, squash, etc. to have lunch for the following week. I bought freezer containers and make all my lunches for the week in those containers and toss them in the freezer. Everyday I grab one throw it in the microwave for about 3-4 minutes and there you go, a healthy microwave dinner. You can even mix it up a bit adding different things for each day. It is alot easier to cook one day than cook everyday.

I hoe this helps you as much as it helped me.

This us great advice. Just add some vegetables slowly if you aren't too fond of them. Roasting vegetables is easy and they have a different flavor.

Try adding veggies to the things you already like. Broccoli in your mac n cheese. Cut veggies up into small pieces.

Cauliflower is an awesome veggie! Toss it with oil, salt, pepper and roast it in the oven on 400 until it starts to brown. You can toss it up with hot sauce(or any sauce) to make fake "wings". Also, it can be mixed into your mac n cheese after roasted. This will act as a filler so you don't eat as many noodles.

Try sauces or dips on raw veggies for flavor. Carrots w/ hummus or celery w/ peanut butter. Beware of dips tho-usually a lot of calories!

Pureed veggies like onions, peppers, carrots, spinach can be added to most dishes. Think chili or soups/stews.

Also, put butter or cheese on cooked veggies. Not a crazy amount, but enough for flavor. And season with salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder. They taste a lot better with seasoings.

Omelets/scrambles are a great way to get veggies in. Dice up veggies and mix into eggs. Add cheese and salsa on top.

Also, invest in a crockpot. Its a great way to easily cook things without you in the kitchen. You can prep meals in zip lock bags, freeze the whole thing, then thaw it over night and put in the crockpot in the morning and it cooks while you are at work. And you can make a big batch, portion it out in containers in the fridge or freezer. These are great grab n go lunches or quick dinners.

Hey guys here's some foods for people who are dieting but still want treats.-- I'lll post the link.. Lots of diet "cheats" that are super low calories Hope it helps@
http://everybestof.com/1868-Best+Foods+on+A+Diet

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/26/corn-health-myths-nutrition_n_5591977.html
http://www.eatingwell.com/blogs/health_blog/is_corn_healthy_or_not_5_myths_about_sweet_corn_busted
http://home.howstuffworks.com/corn3.htm

Also, corn isn't terrible for you. It does contain nutritional value. So if you like it, continue to enjoy it.

When faced with eating food I don't care for I usually ask myself "Do you think you would LIKE shopping in the tent section? or using a Jazzy cuz you're too fat to walk? Do you like going to the Dr's office to get lectures and pills?" Typically then I eat the salad. Get hungry enough and you too will like them!
Don't give up, all changes take time. Nobody like a new routine. Good luck!

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You might want to rethink why you are here.

First of all, no. This is bullsh*t. My main reasons for losing weight are to look better (read: better fashion options) and for confidence at work (read: thinner = being seen as a stronger person by being slimming, helping getting their trust)
To the person who posted this inane comment, everyone has their own reasons for losing weight. Just people the OP's reasons don't fit into your narrow minded views, that doesn't mean they aren't viable reasons. Yes, being healthier is a good reason for weight loss, but for myself - and possibly others - it's more a side effect rather than a goal. Grow up.

To the OP, let's give you some recipes!

Mac n cheese (This one isn't quick, but it is easy, it has 'hidden' vegetables plus it makes 6 portions, so you can keep it in the freezer in portions until you want it!)

300g butternut squash, finely diced
75g onion, diced
3 rashers thick smoked bacon, cut into squares
3 rashers thick unsmoked bacon, cut into squares
30ml vegetable oil
50g butter (or substitute, I used Bertolli)
50g plain flour
550ml skimmed milk
300g pasta (I used white pasta, but wholemeal should work just as well!)
120g mozzerella
100g cheddar

Heat the oil in a large frying pan, and cook the bacon until just crispy. Put it in a bowl lined with paper towel to absorb the oil. Keep the bacon-y oil in the pan, and add the squash and onion. Cook until soft and slightly brown. Mash with a fork, but leave some texture.
Boil water and cook the pasta until al-dente, and drain.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat then stir in the flour until a light brown. Slowly pour in the milk, and whisk at all times to avoid lumps. Once all the milk is added, simmer for a minute or two to thicken the roux, then mix in all but one handful of the cheese.
Stir the squash, bacon and pasta into the sauce until everything is combined evenly. Pour into a baking pan and sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top. Bake at 180-200 C for 10 minutes to melt the cheese.

Nutrition per serving:
549 calories
52g carbs
27g fat (9.9g saturates)
26g protein
2.3g fibre

One portion of this should fill you up nicely! You can drop the fat macros by using oil spray rather than oil, and using low fat cheeses, but even so, it's not too bad for a good meal!


Chicken nuggets
1 chicken breast, cut into chunks
30g rice crispies (not sugar coated)
1 egg white
Oil spray
Seasoning

Crush the crispies and add seasoning. Beat the egg white. Dip each chunk of chicken into the egg white then the crispies. Place on a sprayed baking tray. Bake at 180C for 15 minutes.
Nice and easy!

With cereal, try less sugary options. Also measure the portions out, and use skimmed milk rather than full fat.
Poptarts, simply eat one instead of two, and have them as a treat rather than everyday. But never give up on Poptarts!

If there's any other ready meals you eat, let me know and I can see if I've made a substitute!

The biggest thing is to learn to season your food. I'm not a veggie fan at all, but they are palatable when I use seasonings such as garlic pepper, lemon pepper, and other seasonings that I like. Bland veggies do NOT taste good. But as for preparation, you can buy steamable bags that you throw in the microwave. When they're done, dump them in a bowl and drizzle a LITTLE olive oil, season, and toss to coat. Chicken breasts or tenderloins pop easily into the oven (put in a baking dish on 350 degrees; start with 20 minutes and then check for doneness). Just season them, as well. Same with fish such as tilapia and salmon (just look for wild caught, not farm-raised). That's been my biggest secret for eating this stuff is to season everything!

You can also make small substitutions. Use center-cut bacon instead of regular bacon (less fat, but it's still bacon, unlike that turkey bacon stuff...yuck!). You can also cook bacon in the oven (put it on 375 and lay bacon on an aluminum foil covered baking sheet and cook until desired crispiness). Switch to honey wheat bread (I don't like plain wheat bread, so I use the honey wheat, a small compromise). I'm also not a fan of whole wheat pasta, so I use the veggie-based pasta (it's made from tomatoes, carrots, and spinach, but tastes just like regular pasta). Watch portion control, though.

Get yourself some baked potato chips, pretzels, etc., for the munchies. Also, nuts are good for you. Dill pickles are basically a free food because they are so low-calorie, but limit consumption due to high sodium.

For sweets, buy some fat-free or sugar-free ice cream. You can also put some fruit in a blender with a little lime or lemon juice and make popsicles (you can buy cheap popsicle molds at Walmart, Target, etc.). A little bit of dark chocolate is okay, but watch consumption (I love chocolate, so I have to be careful not to let one piece start me down the road toward eating the whole bag in one sitting!).

You don't really have to do major cooking to eat healthy foods. Just some simple changes and simple cooking can give you what you need. The key is seasoning; nothing tastes good when it's bland.

Wow, I'm very surprised at all the responses here. I didn't think there would be so many this quickly. Thanks for all the really great advice! I'll definitely be trying a lot of the recommendations that you all gave.

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You might want to rethink why you are here.

First of all, no. This is bullsh*t. My main reasons for losing weight are to look better (read: better fashion options) and for confidence at work (read: thinner = being seen as a stronger person by being slimming, helping getting their trust)
To the person who posted this inane comment, everyone has their own reasons for losing weight. Just people the OP's reasons don't fit into your narrow minded views, that doesn't mean they aren't viable reasons. Yes, being healthier is a good reason for weight loss, but for myself - and possibly others - it's more a side effect rather than a goal. Grow up.

Thanks, mate! I know my reasons may be unorthodox and even seem a little shallow, but they're definitely legitimate reasons for wanting to get in shape.

My pleasure! Everyone's doing this for their own reasons. Judging others for having reasons they don't think are valid is ridiculous and basically rude!

You start eating healthily, like green salads, vegis and fresh fruit and you will learn to love them. In fact you can get addicted to them, and eventually you will choose them over pop tarts. You just have to keep eating them.

Yes! The new study discussed in this thread - http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1425718-new-study-train-your-brain-to-prefer-healthier-food - confirms this. We can acquire new food preferences. We aren't doomed to the same likes and dislikes for life!