Do not eat....

[Nanci]

I used to hate lima beans, but love them now. HATE ripe bananas. Once they lose that greenish cast- forget it. Love the grittiness of pears. HATE cillantro. Like gels. Can get Clif Bars down, but would rather eat something else. Like Luna Bars, Love Mojo Bars. Love cantelope. Pulpy orange juice grosses me out. Like spinach with lemon juice on it, even as a kid. Don't know what a fijoa is. I would probably like it, though. Don't like organ meat- liver, kidney, entrails, (but do like turkey giblets in gravy) or tongue, or feet, or necks of anything. But I will eat raw beef and fish. Usually prefer salt to sweet. Mixed is good, though. HATE wasabi peas. Thought I would like them. Don't like Cabernet Sauvignon. And I gave it a fair chance. Maybe I just couldn't afford the good stuff. Didn't used to like Chardonnay, but now I do!

[SadieKate]

V8 - ick at the best if times. On a ride?

[winddance]

HATE cillantro.

Ooh, me too! It's so overpowering.

[Beth-Ro]

I'm just gonna say it out loud for the world to hear...

Coffee. Bleh!

Coffee invokes my gag reflex in a way no other food or drink substance even comes close to. And no frappa-lappa-whatchamacallit can cover up the nasty flavor of coffee! It just can't be doctored up enough to make my mouth happy about it. Of course, that whole Starbucks $5 bucks a cup has just completely passed me by, so I've saved some money there.

OK, I said it...throw tomatoes if you like. Actually, I like tomatoes, so throw away...

-beth-ro

[maillotpois]

V8 - ick at the best if times. On a ride?

Sorry, you're just wrong!

That's the fun thing about this thread. Someone likes the stuff that makes you gag. I bet someone even likes the banana crunch bar that made me start the thread...

[snapdragen]

V8 - ick at the best if times. On a ride?

Oh, I dunno, over ice, add a little vodka, a celery stalk..........

[JoyfullySo]

Okay, ladies.... Here it is...
Okra... I will not ever eat okra, I don't care how you make it.
Boiled, fried, in gumbo... it is just to nasty for words.

Also, chitterlings... I grew up in Augusta, GA and across the river they would have this festival called the Chitlin' Strut.. ate pig intestines all d@#* day long. That is just wrong..

Catfish is also one of those do not eat foods... iiiccckkkk

Can you tell I live in the South???

[Beth-Ro]

Mmmmmm.....okra! I'll trade you all your okra for all my coffee!

[SadieKate]

Okra, fried or pickled. Oh yeah.

Eggplant - blech.

[SadieKate]

The talk of okra rang a bell.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...highlight=okra

[SadieKate]

By the way, I had brussel sprouts for dinner two nights in a row now. Yummmm.

[Lise]

Raw whole carrot gives me hiccups.
Our factory's very intelligent, very sexy, x-th dan black belt in something exotic Food Technologist gave me a technical explanation for this; but I have forgotten what he said. (Probably something hormonal)

Grated is ok tho'

That's wild. Me, too. I had no idea there was a reason for it. I just have to eat them slowly and mindfully. If I chomp 'em down, hello hiccups.

Now let's see: LOVE cilantro. LOVE strong, dark, black coffee. Pulpy OJ, the best. Banana, there's about a 5 minute window when they're right for me. Love those Mojo bars. Love Lara bars. Hate the rest of the "bar" world. Liked the Cliff Shot Bloks, Cran-Razz flavor.

Despise olives. Barf. Loathe beets. Raw tomatoes--thin slice, good. Chopped, good. Big slice or whole tomato--puke. Can't explain that one. Texture.

And that's your nightly report on "Foods Lise Does and Does Not Like".

[sarahkonamojo]

Hard to think of foods that make me gag. Tequila and whiskey will. (Although, a margarita goes down too well.) And those green olives with pimentos. Ugh.

There are lots of foods I thought I did not like, i.e. green pepper raw, but have learned to appreciate them. And while some foods I don't go out of my way to eat (okra), I can handle the foods in limited quantity/occasions.

What is it about that short banana window?

Oh and foods I like... too many that's the problem. Cran-Razz bloks are my new ride food pick me up.

SKM

[KnottedYet]

Love Clif Snot Razz and Clif Blocks Cran-Razz. My tummy handles both of them sooooo well. Lara bars and Clif Nectar bars; very happy. Clif recovery drink, much happiness. Clif electrolytes.... not so much. And I have two huge cans of the powder!

I think it tastes like sweat. Warm sweat. When I tried it at Seattle Bike Expo it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. I've tried mixing it at different concentrations, no go. It doens't mess with my tummy, but it tastes icky when I make it. I think I'll try adding some lemon juice tomorrow and/or maybe a bit of honey or sugar.

The whole Clif line is peachy-keen with my occaisionally fussy gluten-enteropathic digestive system, so I'm eager to find a way to bump-up the taste of the electrolyte.

[BikeMomma]

frappa-lappa-whatchamacallit

Ha! Too funny, Beth. I'll call them frappa-lappa's for short.

Well, my mom's English and so I grew up drinking tea a billion times a day, so coffee was the natural next step. Now I'm a fiend for the stuff.

~BikeMomma