Do you eat things you don't like just because they are good for you?

I guess I'm pretty lucky because I really like fruits and veggies. I have a salad for lunch or dinner everyday. I love to drink tomato or V8 juice, well I will eat just about anything that has tomato, I even eat them plain. I also love spinach and broccoli and have no problems eating it. To me fruit is great especially over here in Egypt. In the US I don't really like the fruit it never tastes fresh. Egypt has the best bananas, peaches, apricots, guavas, clementines, strawberries, pomegranates I have ever tasted. The only thing I prefer from the US is our apples and potatoes. I know certain things like brussel sprouts, okra, mangoes, melons may be good for me, but I hate those so I never eat them and I think I more than make up for it. I also never preferred whole grain bread but I forced myself to switch to it and I have been eating it ever since. I have also switched to whole grain pasta and I really can't taste a difference.

There aren't a whole lot of foods I don't like. There are plenty of foods that wouldn't be my first choice, and at times I do force myself to eat them just because. But I'd never eat a food that I really didn't like just because it's healthy. I do force my kids to though. I hope they turn out like you, where they'll just eat the foods they know they should, whether they like it or not.

Yes, I will eat things that I don't "like" sometimes if it's good for me. I don't think I would eat it every day for a long period of time though. I WON'T make myself eat stuff that I HATE though. That's just not worth it to me. Besides, I'm not a really picky person and usually if I'm trying to absorb a certain vitamin or mineral, I can find something that I like or at least can tolerate. I happen to like bananas and wheat bread. I like things that lean toward the sweet side. The things that I stay away from are things that are either bitter or made from "gross parts" of animals. Although I will still occassionaly eat a hot dog or bologna. I won't eat brain or intestings (chitlins?) or pigs feet, stuff like that...I don't care HOW GOOD it would be for me, there is no way I could eat that. I havent found a vegetable that I can't tolerate, except for lima beans, but I haven't tried every vegetable out there yet, either. My family is somewhat picky, so there are some things I just don't bother with, but if I were in a situation where there was food provided, I can pretty much find SOMETHING that I can live with.

hi, i think you have the right mindset.. dunno if you ever heard of this saying :'we eat to live, not live to eat'.. so.. eating is for survival.. so you should be eating what is good for you and your body.. no harm in enjoying food, but no point in stuffing yourself silly with unhealthy food all the time.. eating something that may not be yummy but good for you is a good thing.. and a very good examples would be 'vegetables', 'fish oil'.. two of my childrens' great 'enemies'... but i force them to eat them anyway, because i know it is good for them..

I eat vegetables. I don't like them but I know they are important to my health and my digestion. The only ones I really like are lima beans and peas and those are tow of the highest calorie/carb vegetables there are. Just goes to show, everything I really like is bad for me!

Hi there jesssp Hahaha that made me laugh to read that you are good at eating things you don't actually like!! If I am on a health kick then I eat a lot of things I don't care for much like anything healthy! LOL We always eat wholemeal bread and I wouldn't say that I don't like it but I do prefer white bread as do my kids and always ask for it!!

It is true that some times you do not want to eat some fruit or vegetable but u take these either as doctor's advice or the advice of your parents as they are good for health.

I also do like white bread more than wheat bread but prefer wheat bread because it's more healthful. I also have a talent for NOT eating even though I really want to. I've been craving for McDonald's chocolate sundae but have been holding it off because I'd rather not eat it - I don't want to waste the first couple of days I workout out after a tummy-full weekend :) Thanks for the response on my discussion!

I don't have the discipline to eat too many things I don't like even though I know they are good for me. One thing I was eating that I hate is celery, but now I actually like the stuff. I wish I could eat mushrooms but I can't stand the texture. I need to eat more cilantro because it is a good detoxifier but I detest the taste. I also started eating more nuts which I don't like too much, but I am tolerating the taste a little better.

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