Extremely picky eater

triple post by accident

Like my man above said:

suck it up and eat what is clearly not appetizing.


It's crappy food choices that got you where you are now.


If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.

Like my man above said:

suck it up and eat what is clearly not appetizing.


It's crappy food choices that got you where you are now.


If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.

That's not what I said, I said I can't believe people have the audacity to say such things.

You have your way and other people have theirs. Not all people need to be coddled. Sometimes a swift kick in the *kitten* is needed. If I were to have posted this topic, I would want blunt, honest answers AND helpful hints and alternatives. With the mix of people here, she got all the above. Toughen up buttercup! ;P

laurafentress - besides the few you mentioned:
What vegetables *do* you like?
What fruits *do* you like?

Do you eat beans?

Do you eat tofu?

Perhaps if you were comfortable sharing what you *will* eat, it will be a better focus for you to work with?

Not all of the posts were rude... there were several really good posts....

If you have never had fresh veggies try picking up some at a local farmer's market. There is a world of difference in fresh than canned or frozen although frozen is a close second. If you can stand it, V8 is a good way to get in veggies. Have you tried dried beans or chilli with beans? I was never overly fond of yogurt until I tried the Choboni Greek Yogurt - love it. There are also some frozen fruit bars called whole fruit. I am not a big fruit lover but love these bars and the strawberry is like 70 calories. I make smoothies with 8 oz milk, 4 pecan halves and a banana. You can also use peach, strawberries, whatever you have. I usually only put pecans in the banana smoothie. Maybe something here will help you. Good Luck

No I completely agree that there were good posts, I said to all u rude people thanks but no thanks.. I appreciated the ones that said try this or that, or try veggies a little and see if ur taste buds change.. I wanted options.. thats all....Not rude bring u down comments...I wanted encouragment that I had choices...

To give you suggestions of specific food items, well.. sometimes its difficult to contribute them for fear you or someone posting a topic like this, might get frustrated because that suggestion is one of those "I dont like that"....

There are always going to be other options, but really... it helps if you could list what you 'do' like to eat... and then suggestions could sprout from there...

Every day at work, I cook up meals like no tomorrow... making options for gluten-free customers, dairy-free customers, low-carb customers... and Im one of the few who know how on-the-fly... but, they have to tell me they have these issues...

If you could truly share with us what you DO eat... I betcha ideas would be flying so fast, we could bulk up this thread with TONS of suggestions! LOL! Heck, we might even flood the server handling this thread! (its happened on my facebook page ! HILLARIOUS!)

This is exactly the kind of talk that stops many people trying to lose weight before they even start...

You do NOT need to eat like a rabbit to lose fat!

I'm the same OP. I dont eat any veg, and very little fruit. I take my vitamins+minerals tablet, and my fish oil. I watch my calories, exercise 6 times a week, and I've never felt better.

If i forced myself to eat crap i dont like, there's no one in hell it'd last. Doing what i do means i can do this forever. And sustainability is the most important thing in order to not put it back on again.

no one said she had to eat like a rabbit.... she is looking for options as she self admits being an extremely picky eater...

I have a problem eating plants, and the best advice I ever heard was to try them prepared in different ways.

I don't like leafy salads--a few months ago I stared down a gladware container full of "baby greens" and swore to never salad as lunch again. But I like spinach in omelets. I like kale in stir-fry. I'll eat chard in a veggie lasagna.

Vegetables can be roasted, steamed, sautéed, boiled, baked, grilled...and I probably missed a few other ways they can be prepared. If you don't like your veggies raw, try them roasted. Then try them steamed. Bake them in an omelet! You get the idea. Add some lemon juice. Or soy sauce.

Like I said, I'm no fan of leafy salads, but I'll eat a whole cucumber that's spent time in my lunchbox soaking in white wine vinegar and soy sauce, with lots of black pepper. I spent my childhood disgusted by asparagus, but now I'll eat it the way I cook it: in a skillet so hot it crisps burnt spots on the sides touching the pan. (I have to turn the vent on above the stove or the smoke detector goes off.) Then I add some lemon juice. I can be convinced to eat baby carrots and broccoli with ranch dressing, if I have to. But I don't have to be convinced to eat a bowl full of shredded carrots that have been sauteed with cinnamon and curry powder. Or roasted broccoli with plenty of salt.

The problem isn't necessarily that you don't like vegetables. It could be that you just haven't found the right ones, cooked the right way. Look up some vegetarian websites, or peruse food network or allrecipes or the gourmet/bon appetite archives for veggie recipes. Change the texture and the spices if you dislike something: do you like mushy carrots (my mom does, with butter and lemon juice) or completely raw (my husband, with basalmic vinegar) or just slightly cooked (me, as evidenced above)? Good luck!

I hit post then thought of something else, one of the main reasons that I did not like vegetables in the first place was because they were generally tinned or not fresh, it has been mentioned lots of times but to reiterate - fresh vegetables are much tastier than tinned, and another thing people do often is over cook them which completely spoils them.

Good luck!