The first big change I made was switching my regular soda to diet soda<\/a>. It was disgusting. I hated it. It tasted weird, it tasted like chemicals, I had to choke it down. But after a few weeks, I got used to that and didn’t mind it so much. After I got used to drinking diet, regular soda tasted strange! Eventually I made the switch to sparkling water because I didn’t like how the diet soda made me feel.<\/p>\n I had to retrain my taste buds, too. There were a lot of healthy foods I didn’t really like because I never ate them. I learned to like some things and eventually learned to love and prefer the healthier options.<\/p>\n Cottage Cheese<\/strong> – I hated this for years! It was so gross. I hated the flavor, or lack of, and the texture. Eventually I started liking it because I mixed it into salads and dinners. Now I can eat it plain. Cottage cheese is a great low calorie snack option because the high protein fills you up.<\/p>\n Cooked Spinach<\/strong> – As a kid I refused to eat spinach. My mom would try to make me and I’d gag and spit it out. That followed me into my adulthood and I avoided all spinach. What made me change my mind was meeting Michael. He made me a spinach salad and I really liked it. Then he made me a scrambled egg dish with feta and spinach and I shockingly enjoyed that too!<\/p>\n Plain Greek Yogurt<\/strong> – Yogurt for me was that super sugary crap like Yoplait. Sugar, sweet, fruit, it was more like a dessert than a healthy snack! I slowly made the change to Greek yogurt and liked the texture a lot. Chobani was my favorite and I stuck to the fruit flavors I liked. Eventually I switched to plain and added my own fresh fruit. My palate definitely changed and I prefer that now.<\/p>\n Brussels Sprouts<\/strong> – One word: BACON. That’s how I grew to love Brussels sprouts. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Onions<\/strong> – How I learned to like onions was French Onion soup. Who\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0<\/em>like\u00a0caramelized\u00a0onions?!? Now I can eat onions in salads raw, cooked, anything.<\/p>\n Squash<\/strong> – I hated all kinds of squash as a kid. It was both the flavor and the texture. I learned to like it when my friend Star baked some acorn squash with brown sugar. It was like a dessert! Yum! Then I tried spaghetti squash as a substitute for pasta noodles. Loved it! And it’s so low in calories.<\/p>\n Mushrooms<\/strong> – Yuck, yuck, yuck. Hate mushrooms and always will. The flavor, the texture, the smell, everything. I can’t even eat food that has mushrooms in it.<\/p>\n Green Tea<\/strong>\u00a0– I still don’t like the flavor. It’s bitter, I just can’t take it. I know it’s good for me, so I take green tea supplements instead.<\/p>\n Oysters<\/strong> – I know these are healthy and popular but I just can’t do it. The texture and size of oysters just gross me out. I’d rather eat clams or mussels!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/burger-300x200.jpg\" "\\"burger\\"")
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