Re: Long type lurker...first time poster...

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I'm with you on not being a big fruit and veggie fan. My wife can

attest to that fact. I was raised on not just meat and potatoes, but

more like fast food and Pepsi. The only vegetables I could eat came

from a can and were buried in butter or cream sauce and fruit only

worked for me if it came in a sugar syrup like diced peaches or

pears.

So how do I eat buckets of veggies and 2 or more fruit per day now?

Just time.

I realized something interesting early on ... I HATED coffee when I

first tasted it, and thought beer tasted like sewer water. But,

somehow, because it was the socially acceptable thing or because I

needed that morning pick-up, I did something strange in my youth ...

I " acquired a taste " for coffee and beer. Now how the heck did that

happen? Peer pressure, society, a number of factors. I forced beer

down because it was the " cool " thing and then eventually began to

enjoy it. Imagine that!

You can train yourself the same way with fruits and veggies. I

started saying, okay, I know the sodium is bad, but I'm taking my

veggies from a can. Then, we started taking fresh veggies and

steaming them. My wife would make a sauce and I'd put it on the

veggies. Each time we ate, I tried to use less and less sauce until

I was just dipping my fork in the sauce before I took a bite.

Eventually, I learned to enjoy the veggies plain.

Raw veggies were similar - I'd dip in salad dressing, and just use

less dip until I became accustomed to the flavor. We'd also steam

the veggies less and less until they were crunchier. The BIGGEST

change was simply eliminating my free day. Without a full day of

junk food, my taste buds began to change and I actually began to

notice the subtle flavors in natural foods that the chemicals were

washing out ... until it got to the point I LOVE veggies and fruits,

and when I bite into something " processed " I gag from the taste of

chemicals.

It can happen .. just give it time! Sounds like you've had a

terrific start. Congratulations and we look forward to hearing more

success stories from you!

In health,

Likness

> Unfortunately, I am not big on " Fruits and Veggies " . I grew up in

a

> Meat and Potato family, so I struggle with getting enough. I have

> been trying to eat at least 1 Fruit and 1 Veggie per day...to

start.