Foods you used to hate but now like/love?

bradXdale
bradXdale Posts: 399
in Food and Nutrition
I've been eating healthy & exercising for 3 weeks now (Wednesday was my 3rd week)...I've noticed lately now that I've been eating healthier and exercising that my tastes for new vegetables & fruits has grown. Example, today I went to Publix to pick up a half sub and I had them put onions and peppers all over it (giving them another try seeing as I used to hate onions & peppers)...when I started eating I really enjoyed them and wish I would had just gotten a veggie sub instead of turkey. Anyone else had this success lately?
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  • delikium
    delikium Posts: 196 Member
    Yes! I love earthy flavours like humus, seaweed, tofu, spinach, beans, sesami oil... ( btw try dipping a banana in humus!heaven!! )
    I don't like salty or really sweet stuff anymore.... like ketchup, fruit juices, instant soup.
    Anything with aspartame or monosodium glutamate leaves a weird sting on my tongue.
    And cakes with gelatin toppings or dipping sauces with gelatin or any thickener just turn me off.
  • tat2dmrsgrimm
    tat2dmrsgrimm Posts: 226 Member
    I used to hate peppers. Now I make a chicken and vegetable stir fry with red and green peppers and green beans and I find myself digging through the pan for more peppers! YUM!
  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
    processed sugary foods leave a bad taste in my mouth, though I still eat them. I like beets now though.
  • tdismydog
    tdismydog Posts: 42 Member
    my list could be pages long i think

    things i have tried for the 1st time in the last 2 years
    yogurt
    asparugus
    mangos
    blueberries(raw)
    strawberries (raw)
    greek yogurt
    ff cheese
    ff sour cream
    sweet potatoes
    protein pancakes
    blood oranges
    tofu
    kale
    spinach
    feta cheese
    i could go on and on.....
  • jaxbeck
    jaxbeck Posts: 537 Member
    Feta cheese, vinegar, buffalo/hot sauce
  • gettinthere
    gettinthere Posts: 529 Member
    I used to hate avocados....now I just can't seem to get enough!! Yum!!
  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
    Onions. I use to hate them, now yummmmm. Especially grilled onions. :heart:
  • LilGiselle21
    LilGiselle21 Posts: 110 Member
    Spinach, peas, and carrots.
  • tat2dmrsgrimm
    tat2dmrsgrimm Posts: 226 Member
    Onions. I use to hate them, now yummmmm. Especially grilled onions. :heart:

    grilled onions! yum! I like to wrap my onion in foil after I put a tablespoon of fat free italian dressing on it. Ohh maybe I will make some with my grilled chicken tonight! YUM!!!!!
  • Microfiber_wechange
    Microfiber_wechange Posts: 640
    Water. I could NEVER drink water, EVER, now I drink loads of the stuff :drinker:
  • addict3
    addict3 Posts: 48 Member
    As you can imagine, I have made many changes. I don't have a taste for grease or sugar anymore. As for new things, the biggest is cottage cheese. I never could stand it and gagged if I took a bite, but with some prodding from my nutritionist, I experimented till I found a way I could eat it. Now it's my go to breakfast, I find that it helps keep my weight loss going and slims me down more, all while keeping me satisfied. The way I like it is with sugar free vanilla Torani syrup and either diced peaches or sliced bananas, totally changes it into something good.
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    i used to hate oatmeal i always stuck to recees puffs, capn crunch, frosted flakes... now i eat oatmeal almost every day!! you can also put peanutbutter in it and its AWESOME!
  • LauraSmyth28
    LauraSmyth28 Posts: 399 Member
    Another water convert here, I used to hate it now I drink as much as physically possible.

    Broccoli and carrots.
  • BigRich822
    BigRich822 Posts: 681
    Broccoli
  • jnels
    jnels Posts: 28 Member
    Water. I could NEVER drink water, EVER, now I drink loads of the stuff :drinker:


    ^^This! I would go months w/o drinking water! Now I crave it all the time and my mouth waters when I open a cold bottle of water.....yummy and refreshing!!!! :bigsmile:
  • Gelsemium
    Gelsemium Posts: 43
    Apples and cinnamon! I used to hate them so much, but now I love them and eat them daily!
  • Stpjudge
    Stpjudge Posts: 122 Member
    Asparagus, I used to hate asparagus and now i can't get enough of it. Yum Yum!
  • Stpjudge
    Stpjudge Posts: 122 Member
    Onions. I use to hate them, now yummmmm. Especially grilled onions. :heart:

    You should try roasting some vidalia onions up with red and green pepper, and asparagus!!! DELICIOUS!
  • AzhureSnow
    AzhureSnow Posts: 289 Member
    There weren't a lot of foods that I truly disliked before I started living a healthier lifestyle. I do notice that ultra-sugary stuff makes me sick, and even one or two hash browns or french fries isn't appealing to me like it used to be.
    I constantly crave steamed brocolli, salmon, peanut butter, carrots...
    Oh, and in the last year my love for water has become unparallelled by anything else - like, nothing... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, is as satisfying as a cool bottle of water to sip on.
  • Aerohead21
    Aerohead21 Posts: 333 Member
    Brussel sprouts! Don't hate ;)
  • AzhureSnow
    AzhureSnow Posts: 289 Member
    i used to hate oatmeal i always stuck to recees puffs, capn crunch, frosted flakes... now i eat oatmeal almost every day!! you can also put peanutbutter in it and its AWESOME!

    Peanut butter and oatmeal.... you, sir, just gave me my new favorite breakfast food! That sounds delish!
  • katscoots
    katscoots Posts: 255 Member
    tomatoes - but I can only eat them cooked still.
  • Nicolette_Karls
    Nicolette_Karls Posts: 88
    I've always loved veggies and fruits, but the biggest change is water. I still enjoy flavored water, but plain water is my thirst-craving now!

    I've also found that there are several things I cannot eat now. It's not to much "types" of foods as it is calorie counts of them. I can still handle fast food, say the occasional Taco Bell, but now it's just a hard shell taco instead of the giant meal combo I used to eat in one sitting.
  • cpotter4
    cpotter4 Posts: 116 Member
    When I was little I liked ketchup, but hated tomatoes. Now I love tomatoes but don't really care for ketchup. weird...
  • als1210
    als1210 Posts: 8
    I used to despise cantaloupe but now it's not so bad.
  • hdroddy
    hdroddy Posts: 122
    I can't think of anything. But you guys are making me hungry as all get out. And I've got this sudden, intense craving for a glass of ice-cold water...
  • moskinnny
    moskinnny Posts: 118
    artichokes (love em)
    tomatos (still trying to accept them but eating them more and more)
    sprouts (on my sammie and burgers)
  • JAllen32
    JAllen32 Posts: 991 Member
    Avocado/Guacamole (Can't get enough!!)
    sweet potatos
    hummus
    some wheat tortillas
    whole grain bread
    greek yogurt
    asparagus
    string beans
    steamed veggies
    plain baked potato (I used to pile crap on them, now I love them plain with a little salt)

    I'm sure there is more. I love how often I say "Wow, eating healthy tastes sooo good!!!" lol
  • katcod1522
    katcod1522 Posts: 448 Member
    cottage cheese, pears, tuna
  • Mom0fTwo
    Mom0fTwo Posts: 326 Member
    I can actually taste the salt in things with mega amounts of sodium in them, like yesterday i made scalloped potatoes and they were yuck cause all i could taste was salt...the home made chicken burger was heaven though and made up for it

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