Foods you wish you could enjoy!

[Sharon in Colorado]

A while back I started a thread called Foods you wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole that you now enjoy eating.

How about those fruits and vegetables you still have not been able to get to love?

For me -

Tomatoes by themselves.

Eggplants.

Beets.

Cauliflower.

Durian.

Papayas

Fresh figs.

Raspberries by themselves.

Which ones do you wish you could really love?

[Rawkinlocs]

Avocados - like them in dressings or blended into something, but not by themselves

Mushrooms - The stuffed portobellos, the pesto stuffed mushrooms, Honeybeejoy's fajitas...all sound and look so good! It seems so many recipes use them but I just canNOT get over the fact that they're...mushrooms and/or a fungus (*jitters*)

Young Thai coconut and the water/milk inside

Peppers plain (red, orange, yellow variety) - love 'em IN stuff, but not alone

Beets

Rasberries alone (my daughter LOVES them...too tart and seedy for me)

Blueberries alone

I'm sure there are others, but these are off the top of my head

[kellibelli]

For me:

Spinach - gotta be in a smoothie

Celery - gonna get some almond butter to put on it

Zucchini and cauliflower - not sure what to do about them...

[cassidy]

The water inside the coconuts is weird to me. I try to convinve myself it is a tasty treat... but nope. I can't do it. I LOVE it mixed in my smoothies though!
Apricots, Nectarines and Pears (by themselves) don't really do anything for me.

[JennaBoBenna]

avocados
tomatoes
mushrooms
chard-it's so pretty! but it tastes like dirt to me :(
papayas
I do wish I liked more greens plain too

[LightLover]

Sharon, how did these fresh figs smell? they have to smell and taste a bit like
vanilla. I did eat a very good one today and can't forget it.

But I also used to try them and did eat bad tasting ones, I think the most
figs sold are bad quality, so many people dislike them

LL

[musicalfruit]

broccoli
cauliflour *eeewwww*
brussel sprouts..
beets
they all make me shudder

[yeahbethany]

Durians! I don't like 'em...

[Coriander74]

broccoli

cauliflower

the dark leafy greens, I love spinach by itself but anything else needs to be blended

celery (again, I love it juiced with something)

papayas. Definite absolute yuck lol

[sunflowery]

I do wish I liked more greens plain too

me too. i only could eat romaine by itself, another sort of leafy green need to be blended :eek:

[Green Life]

Broccoli and cauliflower plain. I DO like them with a yummie dip, though.

Green Bell Peppers

Radishes

Persimmions

Mustard greens

[rawfigure]

portabella
avocado
coconut
pinapple (RP's favorite)
celery (other than juiced)
daikon
raw olives
fermented cabbage

[Ireland]

Cucumbers by themselves.

[dreamrawalwz]

mushrooms
onion
cauliflower
mango
banana
papaya
garlic
brussel sprouts
eggplant
some others that I can't think of at the moment.

[Brianna]

Radishes are the only food I can think of that I really don't care for. Everything else I like. Figs are my favorite. I've probably had about ten pounds of fresh figs in the past couple weeks. I was going through a phase where that was just about all I was eating. I would eat two or three pounds in a day!

[Cinnamon]

Eggplant
Bell peppers
Brussel sprouts
Arugula
Beets (but like them juiced)

That's about it, although I am not overly fond of most veggies I love all greens and ALL fruit!

[spicyfull]

I'm a RAW Foodist, I LOVE THEM ALL...............

[alex]

Kale
Collard Greens
Dandelion
Beet greens
Parsley
Watercress

The only way to get these into my mouth is when I juice them - I do that to two or three twice every day.

Have tried mixing them into a salad - no go - just too bitter!!


alex

[learningrawways]

Avacados--love them mixed in with things but not alone

Beets--so good for you but when I tried to eat them they burn my throat...however, I can juice them.

some of the bitter greens like watercress & arugula

radishes--they look so pretty but I have never liked them and still don't eating raw

and mushrooms....I just don't like them, not alone, not mixed up in other food

berries with those small seeds in them.....first time I tried making a smoothie with them in I ended up going crazy trying when I drank it with all those small seeds

Alanna

[Sharon in Colorado]

Sharon, how did these fresh figs smell? they have to smell and taste a bit like
vanilla. I did eat a very good one today and can't forget it.


It could have been that I never got a good one. The few times I've tried them they were pulpy and mealy. I never cared for the texture.

I use dried figs in sweet recipes a lot though. They are cheaper than dates.

[Sharon in Colorado]

I'm a RAW Foodist, I LOVE THEM ALL...............

Contrary Mary! :rolleyes:

We are all raw foodists! :)