Just curious if other folks eat things they don't particularly like, ever?

Sometimes I get these urges for things I know I'm not particularly fond of. Or I just decide to eat something I'm not fond of particularly. Now, whenever I do this, it's something reasonably nutritious.

For example, tonight I decided to have mashed sweet potatoes. I don't particularly like them but I just wanted something different. Last week I decided I just wanted a glass of milk, even though I don't like just plain milk. It was almost like forcing myself to drink it, but I still felt like I wanted to drink it, so odd to explain.

Anyone else like that?

Hmmm, not really. If I don't like it I don't eat it. There are foods I don't usually like to eat, but occasionally have a yen for. I don't hate them, but don't often get in the mood to eat them. Is that what you mean?

Now that I think of it, sometimes when I think of lamb the smell nauseates me. Every so often, it sounds good and I want some, and the smell seems appetizing at the time. At the time I'm eating it, I enjoy it.

rabidstoat - Before I began my healthy lifestyle, I had a lot of excuses for eating things that I didn't particularly like - it was free, it was sweet, I was bored, etc.

Now, the only time I ever eat something that I don't particularly like is when I go over to someone's house for dinner. I'll just have a small serving of whatever they cooked to be polite.

My calories are way too precious to waste on anything that I don't enjoy!

maybe your body is telling you it needs a nutrient contained in the food you desire?

I do get cravings occasionally for foods that I'm normally not very fond of. Tonight my husband and I went out to dinner and I had a taste for liver. I knew that the restaurant prepared it well (nothing will make liver prepared poorly taste good, in my opinion), so I ordered it. I ate 1/4 of the (unreasonably huge) portion and took the rest home (thinking about it, I probably should have left it, as I'm unlikely to want it again any time soon). I'm usually not a big banana fan, but once in a while will get a taste for one, so when I buy bananas I buy only one or two. And sometimes when I buy two, one will go bad.

I recently decided to give brussel sprouts another chance (my most hated food ever) when I read here someone talk about how good roasted brussel sprouts were. I bought them very small and very fresh, I roasted them, and they were surprisingly good. Only the two biggest sprouts tasted anything like I remember. They didn't get bumped to my top ten list, but did make it off my "will never eat under any circumstances list."

I eat things i dont like quite often.. i'm in kinda a strange situation tho. I am american living in england with my hubby and inlaws. The food here is so different than the food i am used to.. i think as americans we use more spices or something as most of the food i have had here is kinda bland.. or maybe that is just how mom in law cooks it? lol... the hardest part for me, is finding things in a grocery store that are low cal and that i do like.. in the states i would be drinking some crystal light.. here they dont have it. im sure they have an equivalent, but i'm darned if i know what that is. Not only do i not recognise most of the food items here, the brands are all new to me.. coke and pepsi are the most recognizable brands here lol... so i have had a few trials and errors but will hopefully find a full menu of low cal things i like here... one good thing is i love veggies, and they have all but one that i like.. no collards.. oh well lol

I'm a big time emotional eater and more often than I'd like, I've stood looking the frig or cupboard looking for the "thing" that will satisfy me. What I've learned is I'm looking for something to take away the feelings I'm having at that moment. I know that when this happens I should acknowledge the emotion and find another way of handling the situation. My obstacle is that the whole scenerio takes seconds and somehow I take the familar route and try to eat my way to peace. Recently I've dealt with this issue multiple times a week. I'm just continuing to work there each situation and do my best to avoid completely falling off the path.

Some things I've found that help is to journal as much as possible. Sometimes just getting the feeling out is a big help. I also find it's helpful to keep as many "good for me" foods around, so when I feel the urge, I can grab something that is healthy.

Hrm. On reading the responses I think it's like the people who said they'll eat things they're not usually fond of, but don't hate. That's more like what it is. I'll decide to have tomato soup some day, which I don't hate, but eat maybe once or twice a year and then I'm through with it for another year. Same with sweet potatoes. I don't think it's nutrients. Maybe my taste boards are bored? It's odd.

Every once and awhile I will try something I am not crazy about thinking that maybe I had a bad version the previous time or that maybe my tastes will have changed. They have actually changed on occasion, so I am glad to do this, but most often I leave the experience wondering why I just did that.

However I am blessed/cursed with disliking very few foods.

I think a lot should depend on how many foods you like. If you like a variety of foods from all food groups, there's not much reason to eat foods that you don't like. However, if you dislike nearly an entire food group, or like only the highest calorie processed foods, you might want to work on getting more low calorie high quality foods in your diet, even if you're not so keen on them at first.

I think the assumption is often that if you don't like something, you never will. Food preferences don't work that way. Your taste buds can change, both for unknown and predictable reasons. Your taste for salt, for example tends to be in proportion to the salt you use. The more you eat, the more you need in food to taste "good." Reducing salt, also reduces your taste for it. Fat and sugar are much the same. Vegetables and foods with any bitterness (coffee, some cheeses like blue cheese, dark chocolate...) often taste better the more you eat them. Most coffee drinkers had to learn to like it. As we age, our sensitivity to bitterness changes, so foods we didn't like as a child, may taste much better in adulthood. I discovered that I like beets, which made me gag as a kid.

When this thread first started I thought and thought and thought..and I swear i could'nt think of anything..then today it happened!! I did not bring my lunch..UGH first mistake...to work today so when I got there this kind lady in my office brought a cake. No biggie i will have a small piece. It was a white cake (not one of my favs) and almost a german chocolate cake frosting but she added some stuff to it...I ate it and it was less then good. It was horrible but I was like ok no more for me. Well we ordered a pizza to share..I had 2 slices of pizza...which is good for me I can usually eat more...then around 330 pm..pizza has worn off..I have no money even if I wanted something from the vending machine...so what do I do???

YES!! I eat a piece of the cake that I DON"T LIKE! WHY? I have no idea!! I would have been better off getting up and takinga walk. lol I tell ya.

So I guess you can put me on the list. It is sad really wasting calories on something I don't even like. I will not forget my lunch tomorrow.

Hrm. Well, apparently the one serving of mashed sweet potatoes I had (not something I really favor, but an occasional craving) has been satisfied, and I'm going to end up throwing out the rest of the batch. Maybe there's something in sweet potatoes I need?