DISGUSTING foods/meals you now love&help you lose weight

NewLIFEstyle4ME · July 2012

I NEVER like steel cut oats. Now I LOVE them plain, no salt, no butter and I love them luke warm or cold.

My favorite way to eat them is what I call Green Oatmeal;

1/2-1 cup of steel cut oats (luke warm or cold)
1 scoop of Amazing Grass Amazing Trio Powder Alfalfa, Barley & Wheat Grass
tons of blueberries (1/2-1 cup)
tons of strawberries (1/2-1 cup)

YUM!!!! This is soooooooo delicious and sooooo good. This time last year, eating this or even considering eating this would have made me ill, literally. Now I LOVE it! The steel cut oats are VERY high in protein and calories too, which help me meet my calorie goals. The Amazing Grass Amazing trio tastes like dirt and took a wee bit of getting used tom but now I LOVE it and my oatmeal looks like an ugly scary mess, but it's so good. I have tons of energy after eating this concoction too. It's fabulous in an ugly and earthy kinda way

How's bout you....What have you considered disgusting foods/meals that before your lifestyle change, you would have never eaten let alone learned to love and actually helps you with your weight loss?

takechances · July 2012

Plain cottage cheese.
It grossed me out before, but I LOVE it now!

caraiselite · July 2012

nothing really. i was brought up on healthy stuff,. so i like it all.
brussels sprouts maybe.

wwpecker · July 2012

I’ll second the cottage cheese. Grated carrot! Which is strange as I don't really like whole carrot..

iKapuniai · July 2012

Oatmeal as well. I NEVER liked it because of the texture. Every time it hit my tongue, I wanted to puke, but it smelled SO good and I LOVED the flavors. I actually CRAVED oatmeal because of its flavors, even though I knew the texture got me bad. I forced myself to start taking tiny bites and at first it would take me over an hour to eat an entire packet of instant oatmeal... now I love it and eat it all the time. I don't know what the hell it was about the oatmeal that made my mouth water so much, it was so weird!!

Green beans are another one... HATED them! Especially frozen/canned, YUCK! But then I saw a cooking show and someone sauteed FRESH green beans with garlic and some other things, decided they looked REALLY good... went home, made some fresh ones with garlic, onion powder and crushed red peppers... now I'll eat it by the pound just by itself. Only fresh though!!

PixelTreason · July 2012

All types of veggies and fruits:

green beans, butternut squash, cauliflower, peaches, zucchini, brussel sprouts, avocado - none of which I liked before getting healthy.

Edit: And oatmeal!

sofia0586 · July 2012

kale
fresh green juices (with parsley, celery, apples, kale, chard, etc)
brussel sprouts
quinoa
egg whites only

psmd · July 2012

I really didn't care for quinoa at all the first time i tried it, had to mix it 1/3 with 2/3 rice just to get some in my system (about a year ago). Now, for 4th of July I made an amazing quinoa and veggie salad that was sooooooooooo good. I don't know what I was thinking before!!! I feel like I never need to make white rice again.

starla5881 · July 2012

I really didn't care for quinoa at all the first time i tried it, had to mix it 1/3 with 2/3 rice just to get some in my system (about a year ago). Now, for 4th of July I made an amazing quinoa and veggie salad that was sooooooooooo good. I don't know what I was thinking before!!! I feel like I never need to make white rice again.

Same here! The earthy flavor of quinoa threw me off at first, but then I learned how to prepare it to my tastes, and now I LOVE it. I find myself craving it more than sweets, and it's a craving I don't usually feel the need to deny. I can hardly eat rice anymore; it just seems mushy and bland by comparison.

EAlexandraB · July 2012

People who say you hate brussels sprouts: try cooking them by sautéeing in butter and adding garlic, rather than steaming or boiling...makes ALL the difference!

I was raised on healthy food, so I don't have any major aversions that I've since gotten over. My problem has always been portion control and mindless/boredom eating.

However, I've managed to change my mindset about meals pretty substantially:

Breakfast is now protein + complex carbs (usually unprocessed oatmeal with a protein shake, sometimes with fruit) rather than breakfast cereal with milk.

Lunch and dinner are usually lean protein + veggies rather than protein + starchy carbs (or worse, just starchy carbs - I used to be all about pasta).

I also eat things like hard-boiled eggs that I wasn't averse to before, but had never really included in my diet.

docktorfokse · July 2012

Food I used to hate that I now prefer for weight loss is less food.

amanda_ataraxia · July 2012

Food I used to hate that I now prefer for weight loss is less food.

HAHA! Amen to that!

apedeb09 · July 2012

I never used to eat almonds or any type of nuts before I started eating healthier and now I really like them... I also never used to like cottage cheese mixed with fruit but I eat that too now.

I still refuse to eat celery though :-P Never liked it, NEVER will!

NewLIFEstyle4ME · July 2012

LOVE these replies....

I too hated cottage cheese with All of my

...so disgusting--UNTIL I tried it mixed up with some peanut butter and coco powder--WOW!!!!! It tasted sooooooo good, like a healthy Peanut butter cup or some yummy designer chocolate candy or something--THE YUM!

I hated ALL veggies and especially brussel sprouts...now I love them More than sweets. What I do is stir fry or steam or sautee them with veggie stock (or chicken stock if you prefer) and lots of herbs and spices (like lots of garlic, onions, ginger, herbs de providence and tons more stuff ) and ya talking about good--I don't even need butter with them prepared like this. When I do use butter (which is rare) I use Earth Balance Soy Free vegan butter, coconut oil, sesame oil or Bragg's liquid aminos.

theblackbirdtree · July 2012

Hated raw tomatoes until I had them sliced with either a) scrambled eggs, or b) mozzarella cheese. Now I love them, and pop cherry tomatoes like gum drops!

soozy84 · July 2012

Eggs used to gross me out when I was younger but now I love them and find that they really fill me up in the morning. Also, kale. I wouldn't have eaten it before because I thought it was boring. Now I spray it with oil, drizzle lemon over it along with salt and garlic pepper and cook it in the oven until crispy. I love it served with fish!

FitBunnyEm · July 2012

plain egg whites....im getting to like them LOL

corrinnebrown · July 2012

Greek Yogurt. When I first started eating it I literally had to choke it down...now its a treat to me. LOVE

itgeekwoman · July 2012

liver and onions. I've had it every sunday for the last month. I'm ready to pack this meal plan in for something else. 1 more month to go!!

jo_marnes · July 2012

Ditto cottage cheese!

I also liked tuna there for a bit but may have over done it because it's back to making me feel pukey at the moment, lol.

Natural yoghurt is another thing I have every day now, used to hate the flavour.

More recently, oranges! My mum has a tree and they are so full of flavour!

reepobob · July 2012

Raw avocado...I eat it every morning and actually crave it now...used to have to hold my nose to get it down. Other things include:

Cottage cheese
Brocolli
Asparagus
Baby spinach (still hate cooked spinach...gross)
Steamed fish
Brown rice

yojaseyrae · July 2012

TOFU!!!!

the smell and look and feel of it always made me feel sick, until i cut it into thin slices and fried it in 1 cal cooking spray, so yummy!

ashlinmarie · July 2012

I can't respond to this particularly as I'm terrified to try new things and we don't have a lot of things available in my small town either. I guess, I LOVE fresh mango now, where before I could barely tolerate the taste.

BUT I can go the opposite....Things I used to love, but can't stand the taste of anymore...Mountain Dew (or most soda in general), cookies fresh out of the oven (they smell so sweet...but I want to puke when I think about eating them), most candies (unless it is above 60% dark chocolate), chips or cheetos (haven't even been tempted with these) and fast food (which I still eat once in awhile because I work at McDonalds, but I feel ill afterwards and I can't stand more than a bite or two of taco bell, burger king, or KFC which I used to frequent once a week at least). I also can't have more than 2 alcoholic beverages without getting sick when I used to have 6 or 7. I may not eat the healthiest, but I'd say just getting rid of those items are a big win!

NewLIFEstyle4ME · July 2012

I can't respond to this particularly as I'm terrified to try new things and we don't have a lot of things available in my small town either. I guess, I LOVE fresh mango now, where before I could barely tolerate the taste.

BUT I can go the opposite....Things I used to love, but can't stand the taste of anymore...Mountain Dew (or most soda in general), cookies fresh out of the oven (they smell so sweet...but I want to puke when I think about eating them), most candies (unless it is above 60% dark chocolate), chips or cheetos (haven't even been tempted with these) and fast food (which I still eat once in awhile because I work at McDonalds, but I feel ill afterwards and I can't stand more than a bite or two of taco bell, burger king, or KFC which I used to frequent once a week at least). I also can't have more than 2 alcoholic beverages without getting sick when I used to have 6 or 7. I may not eat the healthiest, but I'd say just getting rid of those items are a big win!

Girl yeah! I used to LOVE sweets, candies, pop/soda...hate them now--too sweet. I used to love cakes, pies and stuff like that...can't stand them now--to sweet or artificial tasting or something, just no appetite for them anymore. Same thing with chips, pretzels, doritos, fritos and stuff like that. I couldn't live without those things before I started this new lifestyle--now I can't stand the smell nor taste of them, too greasy and articial or something. Now I do still get down on some Vegan Brownies (which are equally as fattening and junk-- but l like them and indulge in those every so often also--it's NOT a craving or necessity like the other things were though, Also, I still eat these shoe string potatoes I get from the health food store are all greasy and fattening, but I chew on those every once in a while too. French fries too--I couldn't live without those things for years--now I have some every blue moon, but don't NEED them like I used to.

My stopping eating these things since January of this year, my taste buds have totally changed and even my sense of smell towards junk foods in general, just turn me off now. Too bad the blasted scale isn't showing MASSIVE weight reduction anymore by not indulging in these things anymore, like when I first started. It's definitely a journey and not a speed race for me.

kierstin1976 · July 2012

I didn't like seafood and now I'm gradually experimenting with different kinds(Salmon, Tilapia) because I'm tired of chicken. I'm also not a big red meat eater.

bcattoes · July 2012

Nothing at all for me. There are so many healthy foods that I love, that I can't imagine forcing myself to eat something disgusting.

DeniseK66 · July 2012

I am going to have to try your recipe. I put the Amazing Supergreen foods powder in my smoothie this morning and I said I would never do it again. Maybe with oatmeal it will be easier.

BlackLabel1803 · July 2012

Straight Olive Oil. At first it was gross, but now I buy the fancy stuff. Yum.

darrcn5 · July 2012

I used to HATE cauliflower. Now I use it as a sub for all kinds of carby dishes-cauliflower fried rice and cauliflower mashed potatoes are my current faves.