What are some of your unpopular opinions about food?
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IronIsMyTherapy wrote: »If you're an adult, you should grow up and eat foods you don't love because of their nutritional value. Sure, have some treats but if you always eat for enjoyment, you're losing enjoyment in other areas of life.
What if one actually enjoys plenty of highly nutritious foods, so one does not have to "eat foods you don't love" in order to have a good, nutrient-dense diet? I always find it weird when people suggest that eating a healthy diet requires not enjoying everything they eat. Personally, I love most veg, when properly cooked, fruit, and plenty of protein-rich foods, among other things, and I assume that's true for most of us adults.
This.
I never eat anything I don't truly enjoy (at least when I'm preparing my own food and I'm not a guest). If there is a nutrient-rich food I don't enjoy, I can always find another food I like that is a good source of that nutrient. I don't see it as an either/or.4 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Candy apples are gross and hard to eat. I have a small mouth and can’t eat apples unless they are cut up anyways lol.
cut up apples with caramel dip is the only way to eat caramel and apples haha3 -
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janejellyroll wrote: »IronIsMyTherapy wrote: »If you're an adult, you should grow up and eat foods you don't love because of their nutritional value. Sure, have some treats but if you always eat for enjoyment, you're losing enjoyment in other areas of life.
What if one actually enjoys plenty of highly nutritious foods, so one does not have to "eat foods you don't love" in order to have a good, nutrient-dense diet? I always find it weird when people suggest that eating a healthy diet requires not enjoying everything they eat. Personally, I love most veg, when properly cooked, fruit, and plenty of protein-rich foods, among other things, and I assume that's true for most of us adults.
This.
I never eat anything I don't truly enjoy (at least when I'm preparing my own food and I'm not a guest). If there is a nutrient-rich food I don't enjoy, I can always find another food I like that is a good source of that nutrient. I don't see it as an either/or.
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I think bell peppers are gross they taste like watery soap2
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pancakerunner wrote: »I think bell peppers are gross they taste like watery soap
It's like you've plunged a knife into my soul with those words. I can eat the crap out of some peppers. Love them!5 -
chris89topher wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »I think bell peppers are gross they taste like watery soap
It's like you've plunged a knife into my soul with those words. I can eat the crap out of some peppers. Love them!
love red, yellow and orange ones too...except I can not tolerate the green ones in the least!3 -
chris89topher wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »I think bell peppers are gross they taste like watery soap
It's like you've plunged a knife into my soul with those words. I can eat the crap out of some peppers. Love them!
love red, yellow and orange ones too...except I can not tolerate the green ones in the least!
Green ones are only good for cooking the heck out of them with onions and garlic and sausage or steak.3 -
chris89topher wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »I think bell peppers are gross they taste like watery soap
It's like you've plunged a knife into my soul with those words. I can eat the crap out of some peppers. Love them!
I quite enjoy bell peppers (of all varieties), but I admit my eyes nearly bugged out of my head when my cousin's husband asked me one day, "Do you know how to eat a bell pepper?" and then took a whole green bell pepper (stem in tact and all) and bit into it like one typically would bite into an apple.
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Adding to my previous comment, my cousin's husband's method of eating bell peppers looked somewhat like this:
https://www.gifdeliverynetwork.com/actualcriminalhusky2 -
pancakerunner wrote: »I think bell peppers are gross they taste like watery soap
I feel like it is a hit or miss with bell peppers. Around here, if I get fresh ones from the farmers market, they are really delicious and sweet. If I buy from the store they are sometimes bitter and not very good. (most of the time)0 -
Adding to my previous comment, my cousin's husband's method of eating bell peppers looked somewhat like this:
https://www.gifdeliverynetwork.com/actualcriminalhusky
I could do that and be happy.2 -
Stevia isn’t a natural sweetener.0
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kingscrown wrote: »Stevia isn’t a natural sweetener.
Why do you think this?1 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »kingscrown wrote: »Stevia isn’t a natural sweetener.
Why do you think this?
It is a natural sweetener, that is UNNATURALLY processed. But natural nonetheless.2 -
chris89topher wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »I think bell peppers are gross they taste like watery soap
It's like you've plunged a knife into my soul with those words. I can eat the crap out of some peppers. Love them!
I quite enjoy bell peppers (of all varieties), but I admit my eyes nearly bugged out of my head when my cousin's husband asked me one day, "Do you know how to eat a bell pepper?" and then took a whole green bell pepper (stem in tact and all) and bit into it like one typically would bite into an apple.
I like mini sweet peppers... especially grilled. And I guess I like bell peppers in fajitas and on nachos, etc. But i do not like RAW bell peppers. Like, as a sanck with hummus, etc.1 -
pancakerunner wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »kingscrown wrote: »Stevia isn’t a natural sweetener.
Why do you think this?
It is a natural sweetener, that is UNNATURALLY processed. But natural nonetheless.
I am sorry to bother -- I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me on the topic of artificial/processed vs. unprocessed sweeteners. I use the (unfortunately) processed white stevia powders on occasion, but I've been wanting to find an unprocessed noncaloric sweetener - I'm just uncertain 1) if such a thing exists and, if it does, 2) what that would be and where I could find it.
This thread prompted me to resume my search, and I found this product on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019EGL5RM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Do you know if this is a natural unprocessed form of stevia?
Additionally, if anyone knows of any unprocessed noncaloric sweeteners, could you please point me in the right direction?
Thank you in advance. Keep thriving.
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Candy apples are gross and hard to eat. I have a small mouth and can’t eat apples unless they are cut up anyways lol.
So agree with this. I don't like eating non chopped up apples, and have always hated candy apples (although I don't think that's been an issue since I was in girl scouts).2 -
Count me down as a candy apple hater.2
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pancakerunner wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »kingscrown wrote: »Stevia isn’t a natural sweetener.
Why do you think this?
It is a natural sweetener, that is UNNATURALLY processed. But natural nonetheless.
I am sorry to bother -- I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me on the topic of artificial/processed vs. unprocessed sweeteners. I use the (unfortunately) processed white stevia powders on occasion, but I've been wanting to find an unprocessed noncaloric sweetener - I'm just uncertain 1) if such a thing exists and, if it does, 2) what that would be and where I could find it.
This thread prompted me to resume my search, and I found this product on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019EGL5RM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Do you know if this is a natural unprocessed form of stevia?
Additionally, if anyone knows of any unprocessed noncaloric sweeteners, could you please point me in the right direction?
Thank you in advance. Keep thriving.
Stevia, to my knowledge, grows in leaf form. That looks like a powder, so it has absolutely undergone some form of processing.
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