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Originally Posted by funchy  I had never heard of anyone gagging on veggies, with the exception of a few rare people who have isolated food allergies.
It is not true 50% or 25% of the population have this problem.
A "supertaster" is not someone who automatically rejects vegetables. People who are supposedly supertasters often end up as chefs or somalias, able to eat a wide variety of foods and able to distinguish taste more accurately. Also keep in mind a good % of what you call "taste" is done through your olfactory system (smell).
How can you eat very healthy with no fiber in the diet? How do you get antioxidants? What about the other healthful nutrients found in food? How do you get healthy fats without it all being the yucky saturated-fat kind?
I also don't get the analogy. Vegetables aren't all one flavor, texture, or type. And they can be cooked, steamed,raw, fried, grilled, marinated, or mixed with other things. There are many different species of plant that give us vegetables. Some of the things we call vegetables (eg. tomatoes) are actually fruit.
It is true what they say about "acquired taste". If you grew up with no veggies in your diet then it's logical they taste foreign to you. And if you have it in your head people shouldn't eat them, of course you'll continue to reject them. |
Actually, yeah it is true, even if you say it's not. What problem do you think I'm referring to? That 25% of the country gags on veggies? No, sorry, never said that. That 25% of the country taste a very harsh chemical in veggies? Yes, that I did say. The chemical that makes it taste bad AND a lot of the nutrients goes away when you do any of the things mentioned above to the veggies. I'm only discussing RAW.
Do I really need to put down everything I eat? I get enough fiber. MORE then enough. Dietery and soluble. I get healthy fats and unhealthy fats. I get antioxidants. Honestly, the only thing I was lacking in my diet was RAW LEAFY veggies. That's it. And I know what a real vegetable is and what we "call" vegetables. I've said it many times on this forum. I am only talking about true vegetables.
A supertaster is someone that tastes a very harsh tasting chemical in many vegetables.
Actually, you know what. Never mind, I have plenty more but
When you get into "
supposedly" super tasters, that's where I'm done with this convo. Thank you.