"Healthy" Foods You Wished You Liked But Don't
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I have found with me that it's not so much the food, but it's how it's prepared for many:
Oatmeal (unless it's in oatmeal cookies or granola)
Carrots (cooked, but I'll eat raw)
Lima beans (blech)
Peas (unless I grew them)
ANY CANNED VEGETABLE
Spinach (cooked, I'll eat raw)
Broccoli (raw, I'll eat cooked)
Squash (I'll eat zucchini, but gag at spaghetti squash, acorn squash)
Sweet potato (like it baked as french fries, but FORGET it as a Thanksgiving side)
Bananas (good in banana bread or in a smoothie, but not by themselves)
watermelon (seedless is fine)
grapes (green is fine, red is not)
Now to the foods I won't touch:
Mango
Cottage cheese
Greek yogurt (it may be healthy, but BLECH, BLECH, AND HURL)
Brazil nuts
cantaloupe
honeydew
fennel (gross - I HATE black licorice)
artichoke
figs
okra
plums in any form0 -
Amusing thread. I used to think of myself as a very picky eater, leafing through this thread makes me feel more omnivore-ish;) I enjoy most meats and seafood, vegs, fruit and spices. When I grew up, we had to try things at least once. My dad even took me to try oysters at age 14...
I do think that cooking method and presentation is crucial in order to change what one likes. I mean, come on, overcooked, mushy vegs look like old babyfood. Sharing flat with a vegetarian once opened my eyes to how just slicing vegs on the bias, makes everything prettier. Food made with love always tastes better:)
Some things I still really can't muster:
- any raw dairy, except yoghurt: I gag just thinking about raw butter
- porridge: texture
- cottage cheese: texture
- cilantro: it's so dominating it takes over all other ingredients
- couscous: feels like eating edible styrofoam
- mayonnaise/aioli: too fatty
- intestines: not very fond, need lots of onion and bacon to distract
- swedish traditional surströmning: only way you can eat this vile rotten fish is to down it with lots of onion, potato and vodka.
I agree with above posters that food dislikes can be very limiting. It can be embarassing and I certainly feel I'm missing out on some stuff like parmesan and blue cheezes.When I was a kid I did not like many foods but the older I get the more foods I start to appreciate. Beets, eggs, spinach, roquefort, fish are some, among others. (...). Just keep exposing yourselves to tastes you are not used to.
- spinach
- beets
- brüssel sprouts
- mushrooms
- peas
- avocado0 -
Not a Food I know but green Tea or any kind of tea. Really wished I liked it as I know especially green tea is very good for you. tried it but cant stand the taste!!!0
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Fruit
Yoghurt0 -
Cottage Cheese
Cauliflower (along with brussel sprouts these are the only 2 vegetables I don't eat)
Milk0 -
greek yogurt!0
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Porridge, cous cous and cottage cheese. Blaagghhh!!!! But wish I loved them......0
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porridge!
I think the idea is awesome and I don't mind oats as such I just can't handle the consistencey! And it really annoys me! Cause I should like it! It only got ingredients in that I like! But it's so damn bleurgh...0 -
Avocado
Kale
Salmon0 -
cottage cheese and celery.....yuck!! Have tried many times over the years and resigned myself to the fact I will never eat them0
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Most vegetables other than brussel sprouts, cabbage, raw carrot and tomatoes. I also cannot stand the taste of nuts, any nut, from almonds to coconut. I sort of balance it out by not being keen on pizza or pasta or any cheese other than cheddar, right? :laugh:0
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1. Lima beans
2. Turnips
3. Rudabega/Cauliflower
The last two are served often by my family, and they are both gross, but Rudabega is the WORST! Even with tons of butter and salt, it has a very strong bitter taste and lingering aftertaste. My mother does have a cauliflower recipe that covers it in mustard/mayo and cheddar cheese and it makes it barely tolerable. Turnips and lima beans cannot be made tolerable in ANY way. :sick:0 -
Bananas and fish. No matter what, I can't get over both the taste and texture of bananas and I also just cannot eat fish, no matter what kind or how it is prepared. I do like crustacians like shrimp, lobster, and crab but also don't like clams, mussels, etc.0
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porridge!
I think the idea is awesome and I don't mind oats as such I just can't handle the consistencey! And it really annoys me! Cause I should like it! It only got ingredients in that I like! But it's so damn bleurgh...0 -
Most fish - it's just too fishy (I can handle the mild varieties)
Sweet potatoes - hate the texture and the flavor
Greek yogurt - lots of protein but yuck - why so popular?
Fermented foods - just gross0 -
Yogurt
Oatmeal
Kale
I want to like Kale so badly, though.0 -
I saw your post peripherally and for a split second I thought you wrote 'frisbee lettuce'. I am chuckling like an idiot because I thought any food you don't like could be called frisbee tuna, or frisbee hummus... any food you would rather throw than have to eat...
hahahahahaha
Now you have me chuckling like an idiot, too! I'm picturing a giant "food fight" with people slinging things they hate! Reading through the thread, I think "frisbee kale" takes the number one spot!! There is just NO WAY to make it taste good! Anybody mention seaweed? Tried a seaweed "snack":noway: at Trader Joe's - kind of like getting taken out by a wave at the beach and having a mouth full of ocean!! Bleh!0 -
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!
I'm a vegan. DO NOT STRESS ABOUT "PROTEIN"!!!! There is protein in everything and you only way you will become protein deficient is if you do not eat ANYTHING! lol, even white rice has a lot of protein and too much protein in the body can be very acidic. A healthy amount of protein in the body is to achieve 5% of your daily calories from it.
Best of luck and stop with the chicken periods
~Becky
This is absolutely horrible advice. Please do not listen to this nonsense.0 -
Eggs
Cottage Cheese
Yoghurt
All taste awful to me,..... but i wish i liked them! :grumble:0 -
Greek Yogurt
Cottage Cheese
Oatmeal(thought I would try it again figuring maybe my tastes had matured. Yup still no go)
Fish (but give me shrimp crab or lobster and I am there)0
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