Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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There are several things I don't really like : fish (I just don't understand why I don't love any kind of fish, though I still gotta try salmon), the texture of liver (the taste is okay), cayenne pepper, ... Unfortunately, every time I eat cod I'm in a better mood, and my skin improves.

Even though I don't like those foods, I force myself to eat them regularly. For the past 4 days I ate fish every evening. I never ate that much fish in my life. I'm being an orthorexic for sure, but I don't consider that to be a disease, it's just a freakish desire for a life of the highest possible quality (and aren't we all freaks?).

I do notice I now like foods with a good taste even more. How many of you do this?

flag	asked Oct 23 2011 at 18:20 Korion 9,608●3●21●64

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Have you tried fish as sushi/sashimi instead of cooked? I -HATE- cooked fish, but I can eat the heck out of sushi. Somehow it tastes less... fishy. Go figure. – A at Grain Free Diet Oct 23 2011 at 18:25

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Do you ever find yourself liking things you used to dislike after making yourself eat them for a while? – Matt Oct 23 2011 at 18:38

I have successfully cured my utter aversion to sardines. – Jessica G Oct 23 2011 at 20:27

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I like fish, but I hate canned tuna and salmon, even the high-end stuff. Once in a while I'll forget that I hate it, and I'll see it on sale or something, so I buy some and eat it and then remember all over again how much I hate it, and promise I'm never going to make myself eat it again. I think I need to tattoo it on my grocery-selecting hand so I remember. – Renee Oct 24 2011 at 1:37

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YAY I tried liver again today and I seem to like it more and more. I feel so cool when I eat it :). – Korion Oct 24 2011 at 17:40

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BSBL · Answer 1 · 2012-05-05 01:59:06Z UTC

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I'm sorry, but you people who don't like fish are just weirdos. :)

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Douglas Fusion · Answer 2 · 2012-05-05 01:23:42Z UTC

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You Should Eat Things You Don't like!Is A Part Of Growing Up!You My Not Like It But It Has To Be Eaten!

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Douglas Fusion · Answer 3 · 2012-05-05 01:22:03Z UTC

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You Should Eat Things You Don't like!Is A Part Of Growing Up!You My Not Like It But It Has To Be Eaten!

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Nutritionator · Answer 4 · 2011-10-24 20:30:51Z UTC

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Yes. I've tried and tried and tried but I just do not like liver.

On its own...

Which is why I put it in chili and hamburger meat so I can't taste it and still reap the rewards. ;)

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	Good thinking. I should try that. – Brooke Oct 25 2011 at 2:43
	I grind it up in my magic bullet so it's liquidy and mix it in, usually a pound in my chili and use it at around 1:4 with ground beef for burgers. Can't ever taste it ;) – Nutritionator Oct 25 2011 at 3:21
	Great idea! I've done it with soups, but not hamburger meat – Ali Oct 25 2011 at 18:52
	Have burger meat mixed and ready for the cast iron skillet as I type this. 2 lbs beef + .5 lb liver gets me 6 or 7 burgers. Mmm mmmmm. – Nutritionator Oct 25 2011 at 19:45

ROB · Answer 5 · 2011-10-24 19:31:49Z UTC

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Sadly no...I like everything.

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Ali · Answer 6 · 2011-10-24 18:14:40Z UTC

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Yes. I try things that I want to eat/like because of their health benefits.

Eventually, after enough "tries," I start to like it. Liver and brussels sprouts are still on my "try" list...it's taking a LONG time to decide those are yummy, lol....

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@Ali... Brussels sprouts really aren't the most wonderful/exciting vegetable in the world BUT they are super delicious if you chop them up and saute in coconut oil with some diced slices of bacon, maybe a little salt and pepper to taste. Bits of the sprouts get nicely browned and crispy... Yum! It might convert you to a brussels sprouts fan - It certainly did me! :) – Mashanshell Oct 24 2011 at 19:07

With most vegetables I had no natural taste for them; I developed the habit of using meat broths to cook veggies and that helped but I still prefer them with butter. Restaurant veggies without animal fat tend to be on my plate when I quit eating. – Nance Oct 24 2011 at 20:05

Oh, I did find that many things I disliked as a kid became favorites after puberty--onions, mushrooms, broccoli, etc. – Nance Oct 24 2011 at 20:06

@Mashanshell, I have found a recipe that sounds a lot like what you describe that I'm planning to try! I have never had a problem with most veggies, actually, I just like variety. The liver, though, I really want to eat more organ meats. 8) – Ali Oct 25 2011 at 18:49

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@ Ali, I'm with you in the 'want to eat more organ meats' boat. In fact for me it's more I want to eat organs full stop. I've been Paleo for almost 10 months and haven't so much as looked at organ meats - Trying to psych myself up to buy some this weekend! I bought a slow cooker on Sunday so am excited about creating new dishes. – Mashanshell Oct 25 2011 at 20:05

Dorado Galore · Answer 7 · 2011-10-24 16:31:48Z UTC

No, I really don't eat things I don't like. In that regard, bought kale yesterday to use for vegetable variety. Had forgotten how bitter kale is. So added some favorite seasonings (blend of stone ground mustard, horseradish, tomato sauce), added to steamed kale with fresh baby spinach. Yum. Still a hint of core kale taste but in a way that pleased the palette. Otherwise, I choose foods I really enjoy eating. Fortunately, Paleo is very taste + health friendly.

score 1 · Answer 8 · 2011-10-24 07:01:06Z UTC

Yes.

Many people will go by the taste as the whole determiner of what body needs the most at the moment. While some of it for some people might be true, the whole taste system is trained by your previous exposures. The brain needs some time to connect taste with nutrients. Once it does, you experience what is called the "acquired taste". There is even some rat research testing how deficiencies of some amino acids affect taste but I have trouble finding it now. This is the reason why people generally don't like the taste of food from other countries.

Second, human sensory system can be messed with so generally, eating governed by it may be flawed. Have you ever heard for fanta craving in pregnancy or even switching thirst for hunger. Some 'flavor enhancers' like MSM work by abusing some of the brain pathways that affect taste.

In my life I hated fish, green tea, olives/olive oil, kefir, aspic etc... and I learned to like it. I am still not big fish eater but it doesn't troubles me. Contrary, I can't live without olives and kefir nowdays.

jim_bob · Answer 9 · 2011-10-24 00:28:59Z UTC

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unfortunately, yes. canned salmon stands out as a food i eat for convenience, price, nutrition -- but not taste. the silver lining, though, is that canned salmon has very low food reward for me, so as someone with a history of binge eating disorder, it is quite effective at staving off binges.

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Any advice on using those cans of Salmon? I made salmon cakes but am already sick of them, and my other experiments went in the trash. – Senneth Oct 24 2011 at 15:42

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straight, with hot sauce. it's the college life =) – jim_bob Oct 24 2011 at 19:54

JayJay · Answer 10 · 2011-10-24 00:08:20Z UTC

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Unfortunadely I have never encountered a food I dont like.....one exception.....Cotton Candy. Can not stand even the smell. A well established brain dysfunction from my childhood. Hundreds of circular rides lubricated with copious amounts of cotton candy (and maybe a stomach virus) provide the perfect storm for a food aversion that will not be overcome in my lifetime. Other than that I'M GOOD!

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I feel the same way about Cool Ranch Doritos. Bleagh. Being seasick in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico while on a fishing trip with my dad and his friends. 'Twas the great un-ranching of 1989. Chum for the sharks! – Nemesis Oct 24 2011 at 2:30

No use going into the aversion issues this presents in the brain and why...we know it works! – JayJay Oct 24 2011 at 2:58

Huey · Answer 11 · 2011-10-23 20:24:17Z UTC

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I just bought two pounds of baby octopus. Only $3.99, so I had no choice. I can almost guarantee I'll hate 'em, but I gotta try.

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	nice buy!!!!!!! – sage_ Oct 23 2011 at 22:05
	I actually really really like octopus, but I've only had it in restaurants. I had some that tasted like it had been marinaded and then grilled and it was GOOOOOOD. – Bread-Eating Beelzebub Oct 24 2011 at 0:32
	You could do it like the squid salad they serve at some sushi places. instructables.com/id/Thai-Squid-Salad – pixiedyke Oct 24 2011 at 23:59

Futureboy · Answer 12 · 2011-10-24 03:05:30Z UTC

It wasn't always this way...but there's really no food that I don't enjoy.

I honestly have a hard time coming up with things that I don't enjoy. I think the only thing on the list would have to be tripe, lungand weirdly Vietnamese Pho...but I think that's because all the Pho I've had was crammed full of MSG and burned the crap out of my tongue. Speaking of tongue, I'm working on trying to love it.

I wouldn't force myself to eat things I didn't like, because I know I can survive without lung, tongue and tripe. If I hated oysters or liver, that'd be another story...I don't though, so whew!

San Diego Dude · Answer 13 · 2011-10-23 19:37:35Z UTC

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Technically you can condition your body (and taste buds) to enjoy just about anything.

As a child I hated spinach, now I look forward to my greens.

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Kewpie · Answer 14 · 2011-10-23 19:24:18Z UTC

I don't force myself to eat anything I don't like, but there are very few things I truly, truly hate (peas, beets, beef liver...that's about it).

However, I agree with others who say don't give up just because you don't like it the first time you try it. Tastes change over time and you may come to like something you didn't like in the past.

So, if you like most foods, I wouldn't worry about skipping those you don't like. However, if you are pretty picky and feel like you are missing key nutrients in your diet because of it, I'd definitely recommend reintroducing some of the things you haven't liked in the past every 6-12 months or so.

Jazmns · Answer 15 · 2011-10-23 19:16:00Z UTC

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No I wouldn't eat something I don't like, life's too short! What if your body is trying to tell you something? I'm listening to mine!

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If I listened to mine I'd only eat cheese and crackers :) – Bread-Eating Beelzebub Oct 23 2011 at 19:22

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I can't figure out what this was down-voted. I didn't feel like the poster was saying to eat anything (read: junk food) your body likes, but just not to force down things you don't like. I agree. I'd never force myself (or anyone else) to eat something they truly hated. Give it a try--and try it again once in a while--but force yourself to eat something you find repulsive? Bad idea. – Kewpie Oct 23 2011 at 19:29

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I disagree. My tastebuds were shaped by a deficient diet growing up. They know nothing. – Bread-Eating Beelzebub Oct 23 2011 at 19:48

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I'm with Melissa - would live of cheese & crackers if I followed my yens. And I have cured taste aversions via repeated tastes (sardines, liver) to the point that I now like them. – Jessica G Oct 23 2011 at 20:29

Nice Melissa.... – majkinetor Oct 24 2011 at 6:40

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Bread-Eating Beelzebub · Answer 16 · 2011-10-23 18:50:43Z UTC

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I hated fish when I started out. I remember drowning salmon filets in sauce and eating them quickly by gulping bites down with water. I later learned that I like some fish and particularly I like shellfish. I also prefer raw fish to cooked fish for some reason.

I still kind of hate most liver. I've been to some restaurants where it tastes good, but I can't seem to get it that way. I have to drown it with sauce or gulp it down.

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Liver was one of those things that I HATED as a kid but found that I actually liked when I re-introduced it into my diet after all these years. – Anonymous Chump Oct 23 2011 at 18:51

Melissa have you ever tried eating little bits of liver raw? Besides occasional yolks liver to me is one thing I like better raw. – Edward J. Edmonds Oct 23 2011 at 19:09

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I love the raw marinated liver at this restaurant called Takashi, but I can never get it right when I try. Mine ends up tasting and feeling like how I imagine leeches taste. – Bread-Eating Beelzebub Oct 23 2011 at 19:22

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I can't stand beef liver. I've never liked it no matter how it was prepared. However, I like chicken liver so I eat that instead. – Kewpie Oct 23 2011 at 19:25

I've had liver in restaurants that I liked (not loved) but have yet to do better than a mediocre job cooking it myself. – David Rourke Oct 23 2011 at 20:22

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Anonymous Chump · Answer 17 · 2011-10-23 18:25:21Z UTC

I don't force myself to eat anything that I don't like. Interestingly enough, during my time as a vegan I did eat stuff I didn't like. Know what I learned? I learned that my taste buds change and adapt very quickly. I grew to like stuff that I didn't like at first.

Anyway, I don't eat foods that I don't like but I'm very lucky in that I happen to really, really enjoy real, whole foods. Maybe eating this way for over a year now has helped my taste buds modify to enjoy these things. Don't know.

Do you eat things you don’t like?

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