What 'healthy' foods did you ultimately give up on?

ISweat4This wrote: »

Kale. I just can't, tried it in omelets and smoothies and nope.

Just curious, do you like other dark leafy greens?

I love cauliflower, but then I never try to pretend it's something else.

(I like cauliflower far more than rice, actually, so wouldn't see why I'd want to pretend it's rice. I do get why people find the texture of rice or riced cauliflower helpful in dishes sometimes, but presumably this works best if you aren't trying to pretend it is rice and tastes just the same.)

DX2JX2 wrote: »

ISweat4This wrote: »

Kale. I just can't, tried it in omelets and smoothies and nope.

I can manage it when cooked because I like most leafy greens but raw kale always bugged me. The only time I ever ate raw kale and enjoyed it was in a caesar dressing that was ultra loaded with garlic and anchovies.

Yes! I hate raw kale. It's so bitter and just blehhhh. The only time I've ever had it taste good was when it was covered in things that made it high calorie and at that point, the calories far outweighed the nutritional value.

SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »

Kale doesn’t do well in omlettes. It doesn’t wither from heat like spinach does. It’s chewy in nature. I loooove it in smoothies though.

I like it in omelets, but you have to cook it a bit longer. Chard or spinach is easier.

It's best in stews and soups, though, IMO.

I also like it in smoothies, but I'm not a huge smoothie person.

JoLightensUp wrote: »

Need2Exerc1se wrote: »

What an odd description for such a mildly flavored vegetable.

That's interesting. I find cauliflower to have quite a strong flavour myself. I really have trouble eating it. Then again, I find at lot of things strongly flavoured. My daughter does too. My son makes up for us both by eating anything thrown at him. He could eat things from a young age that I can't stand...like olives [shudder].

Anyway, the "healthy" food I have given up on is yoghurt. I feel like I am the only person not eating yoghurt. Half my supermarket is yoghurt...ok, I exaggerate a little.

I rarely eat yogurt either. I get a lot of coupons for free yogurt for some reason, but half the time I end up giving to my chickens. They love it.

Vega protein powder is gross
Chia seeds - tried once never again
Quest bars- I prefer larabars

Celery and Spinach. I hate the texture of celery for some reason.
I'll only eat yogurt if it's the frozen variety.
Chia seeds, just give me regular pudding or jam!
Smoothies. I'm not into them and would much rather eat fruit alongside my meals.

lemurcat12 wrote: »

DX2JX2 wrote: »

Spliner1969 wrote: »

Kale. Bitter and disgusting fibrous crap.

You obviously haven't been massaging your kale before eating. Shame shame.

I'm not even kidding. Google it. I've never tried it but it's supposed to make the kale sweeter and softer. That said, I wonder why people would go through the hassle of doing this, why not buy baby spinach instead?

That's why I don't eat it raw unless someone else makes it for me (I enjoy a restaurant made kale salad).

A friend does a good kale salad where she soaks it in lemon juice and then uses her tongs to massage while tossing. Tasted good, so maybe I will try it! ;-) I normally do a kale-based salad with kale that is boiled for a couple of minutes, instead (there's a good one with sweet potatoes, beets, cranberries, and walnuts I do for get-togethers that really does seem to be popular).

I have had really good results from massaging kale with kosher salt, lemon juice, and a bit of olive oil for 2-3 minutes and then letting it sit for 30-40 minutes, but it isn't going to turn a kale-hater into a kale-lover. It just breaks down the fibers and makes it softer.

DX2JX2 wrote: »

Spliner1969 wrote: »

Kale. Bitter and disgusting fibrous crap.

You obviously haven't been massaging your kale before eating. Shame shame.

I'm not even kidding. Google it. I've never tried it but it's supposed to make the kale sweeter and softer. That said, I wonder why people would go through the hassle of doing this, why not buy baby spinach instead?

Spinach is more expensive where I live, which makes sense since it's much more fussy about temperature when growing. Kale is a super hardy vegetable to grow.

Reduced/lite versions of dressing. They just taste bad to me. If I really want to go with a low calorie dressing I just use some red wine vinegar now.

Another one I thought of is buying specialty peanut, cashew, coconut, etc. spreads without first looking up reviews by either food bloggers/professional food reviewers or looking up reviews on Amazon, Vitamin Shoppe, etc. This basically goes for any kind of specialty product (protein bar, protein pudding, etc.). Now I don't necessarily base my buying opinion on one person, but try to get a sense of what the majority thinks.



I bought this one a few years ago without looking at reviews (bought at GNC & was one of the only times I have ever returned a food item) & was horrified at how awful it tasted. In hindsight I wish I would have Googled reviews.

This spread tasted like
I was shocked at how disgusting it was & confused on how this brand even thought this was an accurate representation on cookie dough. Some specialty spreads miss the mark by a little, but this spread wasn't even close. After I got home I looked up a review on Amazon & found at least I wasn't the only one who thought it tasted atrocious.