Foods that sound great but disappoint?
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It's pretty hard to get excited about cherimoya, starfruit, dragonfruit, etc if you haven't had it off the tree in a hot climate. It's like the difference between picking a fresh apple off the tree on a crisp October morning and eating that same apple in July after it was picked under-ripe and stored in a controlled atmosphere environment or shipped to you from the opposite hemisphere. Local food eaten in season always tastes the best. Ever notice the difference between tomatoes in August and tomatoes in February?0
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Try making oatmeal with half milk, half water and throw a dash of cinnamon in while its cooking - Smells like an oatmeal cookie. Then I put fruit (defrosted the night before), sunflower seeds, and flax as toppings. The secret is to the put the spices or flavorings in while it is cooking so it soaks into the oats.
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Storebought desserts of any kind. Especially coffee shop pastries. Yes, I'm looking at you Starbucks.0
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Is there any food you've been really looking forward to eat but end up being disappointing?
For me, oatmeal. I keep thinking of toppings and ways to make it good, or trying new kinds of oatmeal, and it sounds so good... and ends up tasting like cardboard (Trader Joe's pumpkin pecan oatmeal is ok though).
And Greek yogurt with protein powder. Tried it after people said it tasted like chocolate pudding. Clearly those people have never had good chocolate pudding.
to the Greek yogurt/protein powder. It is NOT good. At all. Ditto to oatmeal w/ protein powder mixed in. Or just about any protein powder recipe other than shake form.
I'll just eat my non-exciting plain oatmeal w/ splash of milk and drink my protein shake separate. At least I'm accustomed to those bland, boring tastes.0 -
Vanilla chia pudding! The store bought ones anyway.0
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I had a recipe for citrus pasta. It sounded really really good. I don't know if I cooked it wrong or what, but my results were not smashing at all.0
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Oh I tried chia seeds pudding too. Bleh. Nowhere as good as people made it sound.sheahughes wrote: »Vanilla chia pudding! The store bought ones anyway.
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-Starbucks frappuccinos. I used to be in love with them (I could drink a large one in under 20 minutes), but they now taste like nothing but coffee-flavored sugar water. This is what happens when you start regularly drinking black coffee. Speaking of coffee..
-Quest bars. They tasted pretty bland to me and not worth the high price.
-McDonald's french fries. They taste way too salty now, even though the rest of my family complains that they're not salty at all.
Yes to all of this! I agree totally.
As for the earlier posts about oatmeal and steel cut oats...I like both, but I feel like the way I cook the steel cut (soaked in 25:75 almond milk to water overnight, then on stovetop with cinnamon and a lil brown sugar) they are so delicious and such a different texture than regular oats. Meanwhile, I tried steel cut oats in a slow cooker recipe and it was mushy, flavorless, and WORSE than regular oatmeal. So I tend to think (for me anyway) it has a lot to do with the cooking method and time.
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Oatmeal for me, too. I really wish I liked it, but I just don't, even the non-instant, steel-cut kind. And also yes to chia pudding - not horrible, but not something I'd choose to eat, I think. And I also try to like yogurt, at least Greek yogurt, but no. I think it is a texture thing. I do love frozen Greek yogurt, though!
I haven't met a veggie or bean burger that I really like, either.0 -
Oh, and Golden Milk made with turmeric. I tried to make some the other night, yuck. I will have to find another way to use turmeric, I guess, since it is so good for you.0
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I used to love Mcdonalds french fries so much.
I tried eating rolled oats with frozen berries and it is the only food I had to force down. It almost made me gag. I do love me some steel cut oats, much better texture. I make overnight oats to avoid the long cook time.
A lot of drink mixes from restaurants have disappointed me. I went to Marble Slab and tried out Twix as a mix in, never again.0 -
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I don't see the huge deal about overnight oats either. For me it's actually less filling than when they are cooked, for some reason (and extra calories, obviously). Even with Greek yogurt. And the texture of roll oats is horrible in that... steel cut was better but still... meh. Same for cooking, I've tried everything apart from crockpot, and still nope.
I mean, I don't HATE it, but it's not very satisfying I guess (I put it in the same boat as veggies, just food I eat to fill me up, although it doesn't always work either).0 -
Lasmartchika wrote: »Hummus. People are always raving about how good and healthy it is... ugh!! I didn't like the taste or consistency of it. Never again.
Dude! You need to try Trader Joe's garlic on pita.....yummmmm0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »Lasmartchika wrote: »Hummus. People are always raving about how good and healthy it is... ugh!! I didn't like the taste or consistency of it. Never again.
Dude! You need to try Trader Joe's garlic on pita.....yummmmm
Best hummus ever0 -
I love oatmeal, greek yogurt and chocolate protein powder mixed together. I must be weird, lol. Though I don't do it anymore cause I don't need the protein powder anymore, as I am getting enough protein in now.
Broccoli and cheese looks yummy, but it tastes horrible!!! Hate eating little trees.0 -
To me... oreos. I never understood the hype. It's just biscuit and a bit of frosting? How is that any better than a custard cream or a chocolate bourbon? I was so excited to finally try an oreo (only got them here in the UK in the last few years) and I was so disappointed
Also, I agree on oatmeal. Bleugh. But I do love dragon fruit. Some can be a bit bland, but there are some that are really sweet - luck of the draw, really. I also agree on pizza. I didn't like pizza at all as a kid! Now I kinda like it, but not as much as everyone else seems to and I'd rather spend my calories on things I like more.0 -
For the oatmeal; try mixing it with vanilla whey, a teaspoon of cinnamon, walnuts and a chopped banana. This is the reason I wanna go to sleep; so i can wake up and eat a bowl of this!0
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SO delicious vegan ice cream. Sooooo not delicious!0
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