I hate cucumbers too, those things dont have any taste what so ever, i hate spinach too, i tried it once when i was little cuz i thought i would get strong like popeye but it tasted nasty.
I don't like tofu, nor liver. I had to get use to pate. I like Crawfish. I don't like fish sometimes. Pork feet. Man, never tried it, don't plan on it. Feet of anything, I will not eat. Brocolli. or Broccoli. Cauliflower. Anything bitter. Squash Actified medicine. Man that **** is horrible. HORRIBLE. Cucumbers taste like nothing. That's all I can remember.
Chop up some cucumber and onion. Dice some tomato. Salt and Pepper. Vinegar. Marinate a couple of hours. Serve over green beans. Heaven.... and redemption-- you'll get over your bad attitude about cucumbers. Also, my wife has a string of "L" foods she won't touch: liver, licorice, lamb...
I have never visited or posted in the Hangout before so here's numero uno. I have not eaten pigs meat (pork) in over 30 years and find even the smell of it disgusting. This is true for the vast majority who stop eating pork... they never go back. I eat little to no red meat (haven't been to a McD's in 15+ years) and I never eat any food that is fried. I am also one of the fortunate few without a sweet tooth (although my adult orthodontics has helped me become addicted to Healthy Choice frozen yogurt). My friends think I am a vegaterian, but I am just a healthy/picky eater. Most of my eating habits were hard decisions done with forethought. Although the decisions were difficult, the rewards have been wonderful. I am 10#s lighter than HS with a 33" waist, ultra low cholestrol, and the resting pulse of an NBA player (even though I am somewhat sedentary). In general, my eating habits & health tend to initiate envy from friends and hatred from aquaintances. By now, I've probably managed to PO everyone at CC but when you're as old as I am, you don't take life too seriously....I'm 50+.
Good for you <b>GATER</b>. Wish I had that kind of will power. Does your signature refer to Rice's contract?
I'd bet you are stronger than you're giving yourself credit for. I also think you are smart enough to know that changes done slowly are more likely to take root. Yes. I need to get over it and be more positive. We all have pluses and minuses and I have a bad problem with fixating on things which I can't change or are of no real consequence. Life is for learning, right?
Something I forgot to mention earlier that's at the top of my list of disguisting foods: all mayonaise-based salads - egg, potato, tuna, chicken, crab... abso-freakin-lutely horrific (probably has something to do w/ my irrational hatred of mayo)
Skim milk, peanut butter, cheese (usually mozzerella), yogurt (non-fat), lots of pasta and asian food both containing chicken or fish. And of course the whackier stuff like wheat germ and protein/energy bars. A favorite (anytime) meal is grape-nuts cereal with skim milk and raisins and a big glass of orange juice. I love pizza (obviously without the pepperoni or Canadian bacon). Mongolian-style Chinese cooking (have you tried it?) with chicken. My salads contain garbanzos (chick peas) and I also eat eggs. I coudn't live without baked potatoes but my "fixin" of choice is mozzerella cheese. A good snack is low fat popcorn. Long ago my thought process was just to eat anything that was lower in fat (hence more cards and/or proteins). I then took it a step further and distinguished between good and bad fats (peanut butter versus bacon). What I have done has taken many years but I believe taste buds can be changed over time. I always eat breakfast (it jump starts your metabolism) and try to eat something every couple of hours (I'm never hungry this way). Since most of us are also basketball fans, let me use an analogy. A reporter once asked Larry Bird how he developed his skills. Bird responded that every summer, he would look objectively at his game and decide what was the weakest aspect. That was all he worked on that summer. If you have several bad eating habits, pick the worst and only focus on that for awhile. Apologies for the long answer. I am curious why you asked and hopeful you don't regret doing so!
Gutter: There is actually more protein in a cup of broccali than in a glass of milk. You can get all the protein you need from nuts, beans, certain vegetables even if you wanted to eliminate all animal products from your diet (including eggs and dairy products). One of the most common misconceptions is that you need meat and other animal by-products to obtain the necessary protein for your body. In fact, most doctors believe Americans eat far too much protein for our own good. The only vitamin or mineral you cannot get from plant foods alone is B12. It is considered a trace element in the body, however, and you can go months without eating it. Of course, for your needs, you can simply take a supplement. And, if you eat any dairy at all - eggs, milk, cheese, etc - you can ignore all of that because you can easily get the protein you need and B12 from those foods.
GATOR: You sound like you have a VERY healthy approach to eating. Realizing that there are good fats vs. bad fats is a big key. Have you cut out hydrogenated oils?
Jeff - I try to observe that. For example, I buy the peanut butter with the oil on top (instead of hydrogenated). And when I dine Italian, I try to use lots of olive oil and/or the vinegarette (sp?) salad oils. Got other suggestions? I realize that I am a little extreme, but I worked my way through college as an adult (low paying jobs supplemented by being a weekend musician). I never had health insurance until after I graduated in my early 40's. Being healthy for me wasn't a fad. It was literally a matter of life and death. I simply could not afford to be sick. I didn't realize you were a vegan until I read the thread about the cc.net group at the Memphis game. Are you a lacto-vegaterian? I don't think I could make the adjustment to life without milk, cheese, eggs, etc. Your response to Gutter Snipe was right on the money.
