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Comment on How come most healthy food doesn’t taste good? by darracats

darracats — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:43:59 +0000

But it does. I love tofu,beans,spinach….all veg, fruit – you have to be open to it. I make my own pizzas on wholemeal pita bread with tomato,basil, low fat feta cheese, olives – they are delicious. Stir-fry tofu and veg is delicious. One of my favourite meals is mashed potato(no butter, just plain yoghurt) topped with an egg, and surrounded by wilted spinach – yum!!!
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Comment on How come most healthy food doesn’t taste good? by William R

William R — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:53:59 +0000

Everything that tastes good is bad for health, but not necessarily every food that tastes bad is good for health too. For me, it is a matter of how your brain thinks, if it thinks that grass is delicious, you would eat it anyway.

The reason why healthy food doesn’t that good is that it’s lack of spices, essences, and or oil / fat. These things are usually the problem-maker for our health. Healthy foods are not exactly taste bad, they are simply lack of flavor.

From we were young, we have trained and spoiled our tongue to accept only food that tastes good. That’s why it is hard for us to eat food that smells green, plain flavorless, fibrous, and sometimes look unfamiliar.

There’s one Chinese saying that I find it very useful:
"Your mouth is the source of problems"
Why?
First, it is the food that you eat that determines your health. You eat junk food, you get bad health. You eat good food, you get good health. If you smoke and drink…you know the rest.
Second, it is what we say that changes how people think of you. If you like to swear, people would avoid you. If you speak good and decent, people likes you.

Lastly, here’s an advice from my own.
"It takes only a few seconds to chew your food, once you swallowed it, you could immediately forget how it tasted"
No matter how good the food taste, it will eventually end up in the toilet.
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Comment on How come most healthy food doesn’t taste good? by curiousgeorge

curiousgeorge — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:10:59 +0000

We only eat healthy food here at home, and if we eat unhealthy food (let's say fast food), it tastes like cardboard and makes us feel braindead within an hour. With fresh organic fruits + veggies, whole grains, high quality meat and dairy (especially grass-fed) your tastebuds should pop and your energy levels should be high. So your question is hard to answer, because healthy food tastes better! Just eat real food. Maybe you need a cookbook for some ideas to start with. A "real food" cookbook, not a "health food" cookbook.
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Comment on How come most healthy food doesn’t taste good? by Ringading

Ringading — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:59 +0000

You’re gonna have different taste buds if you come from a diet entirely comprised of processed foods such as…

junk food, margarine, tv dinners, anything frozen, anything vacuum-sealed, anything canned, cured meats, fried foods, fast foods, carbonated beverages, non-dairy creamers, candy bars, etc.

When you make the switch cold-turkey (no pun intended) to healthier foods you’re gonna shock the body and introduce foods that it’s not used to. Your body may reject these foods altogether and it will be hard to get used to if you’re already weaned on the previous foods.

For me, it’s taken a lot of years to get used to whole wheat, edamame, seaweed salads, raw veggies and the like but it was a slooooow process and I still eat lean red meat just not in abundance. Just don’t rush into it. Like everything else, it’s all an acquired taste. I used to think mangoes were revolting but I eat them now like candy. Food tastes also change over the years so open yourself up to new things.
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Comment on How come most healthy food doesn’t taste good? by Tahls12

Tahls12 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:43:59 +0000

it isnt actually about the taste (although your question is very valid)

its your brain knowing that what your eating is healthy and since we have all eaten candy and chocolate and know how good it tastes but always think about how unhealthy it is we actually tune ourselves into believing that what we are eating should taste bad.

if your a physically thinking that your food is tasting bad then try spicing it up a little bit with herbs and sauces. the possibilties are endless.

best wishes
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Comment on How come most healthy food doesn’t taste good? by nino_agner

nino_agner — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:37:59 +0000

Because most of the "healthy food" doesn’t contain the preservatives, artificial seasoning, and taste enhancers that "unhealthy food" have…he he….
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Common sense..

Comment on How come most healthy food doesn’t taste good? by Thora S

Thora S — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:59 +0000

Organic food is much more tasty. Even tomatoes are so sweet and full of flavour. Tasty healthy food needs a bit of smart cooking, you have to know more recipes. And besides, taste must be educated to like the healthy food, but this is not difficult. And spices are healthy too, why not try to spice up your food more? Try some indian food, but not the kind of food with so much chilli and hot stuff, that’s not exactly the real every-day indian food. That’s what i heard I tried once indian food at a family, cooked by people from india, and the food was incredibly good, and healthy. It’s mostly vegetarian. There is alot of vegetable, rice, whole grains, and also very healthy spices like garlic, herbs, turmeric. A lot of antioxidants. Good luck, hope you don’t mind my advice
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Comment on How come most healthy food doesn’t taste good? by zola237

zola237 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:47:59 +0000

Healthy food can taste great, it just depends on whom are the cook.
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Comment on Healthy diet – About how many calories should a person eat everyday? by Vonnie

Vonnie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:32:59 +0000

2000 calories is too much or too little depending on the person.
A rough estimate is your current weight times 10 first
.I am 132# 1320 calories to maintain my weight for lying in bed all day. Add 10% (132) for digesting and eating food
S0 1452, next times your activity level
0.2 for sedentary
0.3 for moderately active (1452 x 0.3=435.6+1452=1887.6 calories per day to maintain my weight)
So 2000 would be too much.
You need to plug the numbers to find your needs. To lose weight remove no more than 500 calories per day (unless your caloric needs exceed 3000 calories per day) from what is needed to MAINTAIN your weight. With that you should lose roughly 1 lb per week (3500 calories = 1 # of fat)
0.5 for highly active.
Your intake should not be any lower than 1200 calories per day of highly varied foods, that contains
fruit, rainbow of fruits
veggies brighter=more vitamins
lean meats (or meat alternatives) skinless chicken pork loin, round ste, tofu, soybeans, legumes
a healthy balance of fats, canola oil, flaxseed oil, non-hydrogenated margarine or a small amount of butter,
whole grains
lowfat dairy lowfat yogurt and cottage cheese (also a meat alternative) lowfat cheese
and low in sugar. limit sodas, ban the sugar bowl.There is no dietary recommendation for sugar-
whole grains-wheat bread (3 grams of fiber per svg) brown rice, whole wheat tortillas

There is actually a more complex formula that uses your height, gender and age. But this formula is adequate enough and if you are looking the best way to lose weight, i suggest doing what this mom did

http://saraweightlossblog.blogspot.com/

Combining the best diets to get the best result
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I am a degreed nutritionist

Comment on How come most healthy food doesn’t taste good? by Susan

Susan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:27:59 +0000

Yeah, it's harder work to make it taste good. And even then it doesn't fill the addictive drive that the bad stuff does. Seems like a cruel joke on humanity.
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