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"Healthy" Foods You Wished You Liked But Don't

Laughter_Girl
Laughter_Girl Posts: 2,226 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Healthy is subjective, which is why I put it in quotes. So, what are some healthy-to-you foods you wished you liked but just can't stomach the look, taste, or texture of? I'll go first.

1. Cottage Cheese (tried it again today and I still hate it)
2. Hummus
3. Avocado
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  • cynthiamm67
    cynthiamm67 Posts: 52 Member
    I'm with you on the cottage cheese and the avocado. I do like hummus and tofu.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Celery I guess. But nothing I can't do without.
  • cincysweetheart
    cincysweetheart Posts: 892 Member
    Brussel Sprouts. Asparagus. Corn (I know the health of corn is debatable to some and while it's healthy in my mind… I still hate it. So, I love being able to use the excuse that it's really not that good for you!)

    Fish.

    Watermelon and cantaloupe.
  • darlingnoire
    darlingnoire Posts: 55 Member
    Another for cottage cheese! Kale is my enemy.
  • WVprankster
    WVprankster Posts: 430 Member
    Second for Kale. It tastes like poisonous lettuce.
  • 2thesexydress
    2thesexydress Posts: 54 Member
    Healthy is subjective, which is why I put it in quotes. So, what are some healthy-to-you foods you wished you liked but just can't stomach the look, taste, or texture of? I'll go first.

    1. Cottage Cheese (tried it again today and I still hate it)
    2. Hummus
    3. Avocado

    Exact 3 that i hate and should love... I don't like the textures, they creep me out LOL!
  • Baconist
    Baconist Posts: 74 Member
    Tofu
    "greens" except spinach and collards
    beets
    asparagus
    fig
    avocado
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Fish
    Eggs
  • kimbelle_vie
    kimbelle_vie Posts: 174 Member
    Greek yogurt and cottage cheese
  • 1stplace4health
    1stplace4health Posts: 523 Member
    lettuce
  • tabbyrose727
    tabbyrose727 Posts: 23 Member
    Fish... wish I liked it, but just don't.
  • Jelaan
    Jelaan Posts: 815 Member
    Brussel sprouts - I have tried to like them for 50 years. Still have to hold my nose when I eat my token 2 at Christmas. Love all other veggies though.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Ice cream
  • thingofstuff
    thingofstuff Posts: 93 Member
    I can't stand hummus either.
    I wish I liked "meal salads" but I hate most salad dressings so I'd rather have all the components of a salad in separate parts without the dressing (like a seasoned chicken breast and a huge side of romaine and some croutons in a ramekin is cool with me).
    I HATE canned tuna. Words cannot describe. I love sashimi tuna and thick slabs of grilled tuna, but canned tuna...especially in tuna salad mayonnaise or whatever the mixture is actually curls my toes.
  • WhoWasGivenToFly
    WhoWasGivenToFly Posts: 64 Member
    olives

    Hated them as a kid and still can't stand them.

    Beets: taste like dirt:sick:
  • tay_913
    tay_913 Posts: 71 Member
    1. Salads
    2. Carrots
    3. Cottage Cheese
  • jke78
    jke78 Posts: 59 Member
    I can handle pretty much anything, except tomato's and sweet peas. Cottage cheese I hated as a kid, but I was recently surprised to find out I now love it, go figure...
  • MarissaPalm
    MarissaPalm Posts: 123 Member
    celery, onions, brussel sprouts, cabbage... haha I can deff think of a lot more :laugh:

    oh and how did I forget tomatoes.... hell to the no...
  • asia_hanebach
    asia_hanebach Posts: 275 Member
    As a vegetarian who has enough trouble getting protein, I REALLY wish I liked eggs, but I can't stand them in any form. Adding eggs to just about anything is such an easy way to get extra protein without a lot of extra calories, but I can't stomach the taste, smell, or the fact that it is an egg. Yuck!
  • thinkpositive92
    thinkpositive92 Posts: 111 Member
    Avocado, pumpkin and green tea! Ewwness to the maximus :sick:
  • itsbasschick
    itsbasschick Posts: 1,584 Member
    i second that!
    Second for Kale. It tastes like poisonous lettuce.
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
    salad
  • slywon
    slywon Posts: 85 Member
    1) Avocado
    2) Salmon
    3) Hummus


    Any suggestions on how to make them more appetizing in a healthy way would be much appreciated!:wink:
  • popupvideo
    popupvideo Posts: 50 Member
    Second for Kale. It tastes like poisonous lettuce.
    Lol. Kale is really gross raw. You might like it better if it's cooked, sautéed, in olive oil or another oil with a vegetable you like. It's also good cooked in the oven like your very own kale chip, but they don't get as crunchy as the ones in stores. Kale is high in vitamins and one of the better greens, otherwise I think it is semi-overrated.
  • ShortMrsN
    ShortMrsN Posts: 177 Member
    Un mixed eggs!!

    I can't eat eggs unless they are scrambled up (omelettes, quiche etc) the thought of eating egg white makes me gag!!
    I like the idea of having hard boiled eggs sitting in the fridge as a good protein laden snack but ick!!
  • markrichtsspraytan
    markrichtsspraytan Posts: 89 Member
    Nuts. Hate every kind except pistachios, but I don't like those enough to ever buy them. I like peanuts, but those are legumes.

    To me, nuts are like grass. Yeah, technically you can eat it, but why would you?! I think they're nasty. Disliking them helps me avoid a lot of desserts though.
  • popupvideo
    popupvideo Posts: 50 Member
    [duplicate post]
  • BlueLadyBug22
    BlueLadyBug22 Posts: 156 Member
    Cottage cheese (That stuff is NASTY)
    Grapefruit
    Spinach (cooked, I like raw spinach in salads and on sandwiches)
  • ihadabadidea
    ihadabadidea Posts: 50 Member
    Brussel sprouts - I have tried to like them for 50 years. Still have to hold my nose when I eat my token 2 at Christmas. Love all other veggies though.

    That's actually a genetic issue: some people have taste receptors for a chemical in Brussel sprouts and some don't. If you do, they taste really bitter. Before I found this out, I was confused as to why they always tasted freezer-burnt to me no matter how I prepared them. The same goes for cilantro tasting soapy to some people.
  • BlueLadyBug22
    BlueLadyBug22 Posts: 156 Member
    Oh yes, I second brussel sprouts! Blech! I actually liked them growing up, now I HATE them.

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