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58. God protect and save me from avocados

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Tue Aug 22, 2017, 11:50 PM

Aug 2017

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What "good for you" Food Do You Hate the Most? [View all] Doug the Dem Aug 2017 OP

Love beans, loathe liver Warpy Aug 2017 #1

I can only eat liver Control-Z Aug 2017 #7

I used to buy raw chicken liver as a treat for the cats Warpy Aug 2017 #33

Liver is nasty. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #19

I've undoubtedly eaten it in sausage over the years Warpy Aug 2017 #20

It is absolutely offal, isn't it? The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #23

Uh Warpy Aug 2017 #27

Liver is my food phobia. teezy Aug 2017 #26

Twoo wuv made me try to cook it once Warpy Aug 2017 #31

LOL preparing what looks like a giant blood clot is never appetizing. n/t teezy Aug 2017 #45

I have NEVER been convinced that liver is a food that can possibly be good for you. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #40

It's undoubtedly better for you than bacon Major Nikon Aug 2017 #88

Eggs went through a period of demonization. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #97

Bacon is another ingredient that like eggs is widely misunderstood Major Nikon Aug 2017 #100

Thank you for that information. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #101

The biggest problems with modern diets is too much or too little Major Nikon Aug 2017 #108

It's also overly packed with Vitamin A jmowreader Aug 2017 #98

Yes, but it was asked about food that is good for you. Doreen Aug 2017 #79

Then you haven't been listening Warpy Aug 2017 #82

If I heard that I probably tuned it out. Doreen Aug 2017 #104

I'm totally with you. Can't abide the texture of liver, blech. But give me a classic fierywoman Aug 2017 #109

Yogurt of any stripe Hayduke Bomgarte Aug 2017 #2

I'm afraid you'd starve at my house. Yogurt is a daily staple by itself and in lots of dishes. hlthe2b Aug 2017 #4

I also make it Major Nikon Aug 2017 #70

lima beans, liver and any "organ meat" hlthe2b Aug 2017 #3

Liiaaaama beans...... pangaia Aug 2017 #13

Bourbon underpants Aug 2017 #5

Why, lordy me. As fate would have it, pangaia Aug 2017 #10

A "good for you" food? Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #15

It makes me feel good underpants Aug 2017 #25

Bourbon and me are old friends Best_man23 Aug 2017 #55

Mmmmm Blanton's underpants Aug 2017 #57

I think of it as highly concentrated liquid bread Major Nikon Aug 2017 #67

Red, yellow and green bell peppers kimbutgar Aug 2017 #6

ALL BEANS ARE EVIL! Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #18

Ha ha kimbutgar Aug 2017 #21

Brussel Sprouts HopeAgain Aug 2017 #8

Blechk.. pangaia Aug 2017 #12

Me, too. Roast them, they said. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #17

If you ever get the chance to go to France, try them there unblock Aug 2017 #80

Okra.... alittlelark Aug 2017 #9

Blechk... pangaia Aug 2017 #11

You have to deslime it like you do nopales Warpy Aug 2017 #24

They lose their healthiness when they're deep deep fried. LeftInTX Aug 2017 #43

The only food that finishes in your mouth. nt Codeine Aug 2017 #48

I'm considered a picky eater, but I like yogurt, liver, lima beans, okra, etc. Hoyt Aug 2017 #14

Kale. The fact that it's fashionable doesn't make it taste any better. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #16

Gah! Texasgal Aug 2017 #34

I'm with you!!! LeftInTX Aug 2017 #44

kale LoveMyCali Aug 2017 #90

Always cook your kale with coconut oil Freddie Aug 2017 #112

Raw Cucumbers TomSlick Aug 2017 #22

I'm that way about raw onions. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #30

I can't do cucumbers in general crazycatlady Aug 2017 #65

Same reaction to cucumbers.... Dale Neiburg Aug 2017 #111

Never acquired the taste for cottage cheese. Eugene Aug 2017 #28

I need to revise and extend my reply above. TomSlick Aug 2017 #39

Me too on cottage cheese, it's the texture Freddie Aug 2017 #128

Agree--we make chili without them. spooky3 Aug 2017 #29

I hate all melons..except kiwis, if they are a melon. Tikki Aug 2017 #32

Kiwis aren't melons LeftInTX Aug 2017 #47

Brussels Sprouts CanonRay Aug 2017 #35

Vegetables. I'm eating more of them now. I like when they are mixed into a salad with applegrove Aug 2017 #36

Sometimes bad preparation can ruin a good food for you Major Nikon Aug 2017 #74

I think your taste buds change as you grow up and you can tolerate more applegrove Aug 2017 #75

All of your senses tend to diminish as you get older Major Nikon Aug 2017 #77

Any variety of oily fish. teezy Aug 2017 #37

Don't like fish in general Freddie Aug 2017 #129

I'm cool with sea urchins and jellyfish jpak Aug 2017 #38

Kale DBoon Aug 2017 #41

peas Skittles Aug 2017 #42

Canned peas were the bain of my childhood LeftInTX Aug 2017 #49

My brother and I loved canned peas, but not to eat. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #52

The real issue is that people impute magical qualities to certain foods. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #46

I generally try to do the exact opposite of what Michael Pollan says Major Nikon Aug 2017 #72

I was not aware he pushed the paleo thing. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #95

I just don't find such abstract advice of that much value Major Nikon Aug 2017 #99

Interesting points. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #103

The problem with "processed" grain is most of the best parts are removed Major Nikon Aug 2017 #110

Kale Sailor65x1 Aug 2017 #50

That was my choice, too DFW Aug 2017 #137

Meat any kind of burned flesh, I refuse to make my body a grave. Jack-o-Lantern Aug 2017 #51

Your body isn't a grave, regardless of what you eat. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #53

I only eat vegetarians Major Nikon Aug 2017 #68

agreed! mucifer Aug 2017 #60

That animal is long dead. WinkyDink Aug 2017 #73

I love food. Period. It would be more productive to ask what bad-for-me food I love. Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #54

Donald, is that You??? Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #62

Ha! Truth is, I'm a vegan, in spite of missing the taste of a Big Mac, or a good meat loaf. Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #66

Salmon Best_man23 Aug 2017 #56

You're lucky you didn't get salmonella Orrex Aug 2017 #63

That would be the shits Major Nikon Aug 2017 #71

??? shanny Aug 2017 #92

Oy veh! 🙄 sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #105

That's exactly what they want you to believe Orrex Aug 2017 #113

oh ok... shanny Aug 2017 #115

Oh, you're one of the "fish are cold blooded" true believers. Orrex Aug 2017 #116

yeah, me and NOAA and all those other effing scientists shanny Aug 2017 #117

Obviously they're cold after you get them out of the water Orrex Aug 2017 #118

You're pulling my leg, right? This is a joke, right? Right? shanny Aug 2017 #119

LOL Orrex Aug 2017 #120

whew shanny Aug 2017 #121

Your fears were well-justifed, though! Orrex Aug 2017 #122

God protect and save me from avocados NotASurfer Aug 2017 #58

Peas Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #59

Peas are just Beans with more water content, imho Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #133

There are some vegetables I like better than others, but peas truly make me sick Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #136

Anything fermented. Laffy Kat Aug 2017 #61

Yogurt is indeed fermented as is cheese, yeast leavened breads... Major Nikon Aug 2017 #69

OK, well I do eat yogurt, chocolate, and cheese. Laffy Kat Aug 2017 #85

Pretty much anything fermented is a migraine trigger for me unblock Aug 2017 #81

I like lima beans! Freddie Aug 2017 #130

You and me, Freddie. Laffy Kat Aug 2017 #131

Avocados. DinahMoeHum Aug 2017 #64

Any kind of seafood. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2017 #76

I'm allergic Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #114

I like the taste but can't stand the feel of okra and egg whites make me feel queasy. appleannie1943 Aug 2017 #78

Agave Not Ruth Aug 2017 #83

Beans, legumes, anything producing "gassy" episodes. peacebuzzard Aug 2017 #84

I can't think of a single vegan whole food I don't love. femmedem Aug 2017 #86

Fresh scamozza, garden tomahtoes, fresh basil, a drizzle of sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #107

Brussels Sprouts. whathehell Aug 2017 #87

Fish, mushrooms, liver, kale, soup, stew. Hubby stopped nagging me to eat fish, finally. Shrike47 Aug 2017 #89

Tofu. shanny Aug 2017 #91

Tofu, yuck. It tastes like your tongue. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #96

That reminds me: Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #135

non-muscle "parts" of animals, sheep Kali Aug 2017 #93

Brussels sprouts Awsi Dooger Aug 2017 #94

creamed cauliflower gopiscrap Aug 2017 #102

Oh yum, that is what I am making for dinner for my boyfriend and I when he gets home. Doreen Aug 2017 #106

I hate cream of corn love liver gopiscrap Aug 2017 #125

Love liver....nasty. Doreen Aug 2017 #132

broccoli ailsagirl Aug 2017 #123

Liver! LeftishBrit Aug 2017 #124

I'm a vegetarian, but it is broccoli. Alice11111 Aug 2017 #126

Cooked Rutabagas. Lifelong Protester Aug 2017 #127

sardines!! diva77 Aug 2017 #134