Redditor daborabo asked:
"What healthy food tastes just as good as unhealthy food?"
Is wine healthy? It's made from fruits. Hmmm...
By the 5
ā'Cuties' mandarin oranges."
avauli
"I'll grab like 5 and just hide in my room and eat them and then come out and grab 5 more. They're good."
SexyPineapple-4
Happy New Year GIF by SitecoreGiphyPop Pop Pop
"Homemade popcorn. Get some kernels from the supermarket, pop them in a pot or something, and chuck some salt on. Heck, lump some butter on too, then it may not quite qualify as 'Healthy,' but it's still a heck of a lot better than packaged microwave popcorn."
quantummidget
"I love popping the corn at home! My favorite is to just pop white popcorn plain, then spritz it with some olive oil (just a little), then top with chopped chives and fresh Parmesan cheese."
ImParticleMan
Delish
"Tzatziki."
Macarogi
"I make some fresh every 2 days! I'm Greek so I eat it with almost everything."
djfine
"Agree! I love it as a dip for fresh vegetables - cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, bell pepper slices, baby carrots. I bring this to work for lunch occasionally and itās simple and delicious."
Changolango
"Being Armenian of course we have tangents to the Tzatziki!!!.... with Falafels... Yum!!!"
totallytotal2020
I'll eat all of them...
"Pistachios."
septagon7777777
"Oh God I cannot keep pistachios in my house because I'll eat all of them. I once bought a Costco bag. Never again."
aquanonymous
"Really depends on how you define healthy. Pistachios contain 50% more calories than sugar, so unless you eat very limited amounts of them they're extremely unhealthy."
evr-
"A couple of friends said pistachios taste even better when you freeze them, because they take on a creamier consistency."
je4nine
Yummy
"Dried mango tastes like hairy gummy bears... personally, I like it."
"Dried mango is amazing, but I feel that you described it in the worst possible way, lol."
EverydayObjectMass
Gillian Jacobs Love GIF by NETFLIXGiphyMangos I love. Dry anything, no thank you.
In the Sun
"Fresh picked berries, especially when they're still warm from the sun. I can eat a bowl of them like a bowl of chips."
t12aq
Season 9 Eating GIF by The SimpsonsGiphyDo it Right!
"If you do it right, smoothies."
CringeBOIXD
"I put tons of veggies in my smoothies (spinach, kale, carrots, beets, arugula, parsnips, etc). Seriously half my smoothie is veggies and I mask the flavor with fruits. I usually also add half an avocado, protein powder, turmeric powder and hemp or flax seeds.
"I usually eat it for dinner and call it the 'lazy salad.' Bonus round: adding cinnamon, pure cocoa powder, fresh ginger, or dash of vanilla will seriously up your smoothie game!!"
ShineInThePines
The Peak
"Fresh peaches. When they are just ripe is their peak of flavor."
double_kcik
"I had a fresh peach only once in my life right off a farm, thing exploded into juice the minute I took a bite, I still dream of that damn thing and finally get why people keep saying farm stand/market beats store."
"I had one of these in Italy. Our tour guide told the bus driver to pull over to buy fresh peaches... and as soon as I bit into it, the peach juices were dripping down my chin and arm. Best peach Iāve ever had. I think about it a lot... and this was back in 2011."
peacharnoldpalmer
Fresh
"Homemade fresh guacamole."
AzukyPanda
"I ate guacamole like it was nobody's business... then developed an allergy. Stomach cramps and itching. Apparently its connected to my latex allergy and I have sensitivity to banana, papaya, kiwifruit, celery, and sometimes even prepackaged salads because they wear latex gloves during packaging."
wasabi_gem
Family Size It
"Hummus."
JadedHoneydew
"I mean hummus is healthy if you eat it like a normal person. For some reason, I canāt help but eat the whole family size hummus in one setting."
needadvice1234554321
hummus GIFGiphyI love hummus! #Hummusforever
Yes, all of it.
Yes, wasabi mustard. Yes, fresh ground mustard. Yes, mustard powder in my curry. Yes, purple mustard. Yes, the greens too!
It's just ... it's gross, folks.
Please find a better food seed for your faith to be measured by. Mustard is awful.
Reddit user anonmitya asked:
"What is that one food/drink/snack/condiment/whatever that is very popular but that you personally donāt like?"
Turns out I'm not the only one who is just DOES NOT VIBE with a food.
Too Sweet
"Most icing or frosting on cake (except for cream cheese frosting in small amounts)."
"Its too sweet! I'd rather eat cake plain or maybe with whipped cream."
- RetiredEpi
"This is the most accurate thing Iāve ever seen."
"My family, especially my mother, LOVES icing. I just canāt take it - I swear I can feel the granules of sugar in it and it makes me feel nauseous."
"Cream cheese icing, especially if itās homemade, I can enjoy in small bouts. The more it tastes like cream cheese, the more I like it."
- liveandletthrive
"I think you may not like American style butter cream icing, which is butter and icing sugar whipped up."
"Itās one note, but easy to use. People tend to put way too much on."
"Some grocery store cakes I have seen have an inch of icing, the corner or edge price with the piped edge on top."
- timesuck897
Disgusted New Girl GIFGiphyJust Ice Cream, Please
"Honestly not a fan of most 'too many additions' ice cream."
"You know the ones, they have 12 different things in them like raw cookie dough, chocolate bars, caramel, salted peanuts, and more... I like plain ice cream, I like ice cream with one or two additions, but the throw the entire sink of confectioneries at it really is just a sugar overload."
"When I want ice cream, I want ice cream. When I want cookies, I'll have them. When I want a chocolate bar, I'll eat one."
"I don't need to eat all of them together."
- VadPuma
"Lol I went to a 21 flavors and the person working there was talking about all these āamazingā flavors but when I just asked for chocolate she gave me the stink eye."
- getgnomedbtch
Ice Cream Cone Lick GIF by Katy PerryGiphyJiggy
"Coleslaw. Can't get jiggy with it."
- barito37
"See, it really depends on the coleslaw."
"When I was little, one of my relatives made this amazing coleslaw, I never knew his secret but it was the best coleslaw ever. My mom had told him over and over, I do NOT like coleslaw. It's true."
"Cause one day, I was eating a LOT of it and he laughed and said I must like it... I looked right at him and said: "Only this one."
"I hated all other forms of coleslaw because it didn't taste good."
"I don't know what he did to it to make it so light, but also rich, but also refreshing and peppery at the same time. It wasn't damp either, it was just... aaaa heaven."
"It was heaven."
"Anytime that family member was hosting a BBQ or invited us over for lunch he'd make it. Like, he and his wife loved me something fierce."
"I was technically their 'first' grandchild so they were like my adopted grandparents. They were my dad's aunt and uncle but I didn't call them that. They knew I loved some very specific things: His coleslaw and her strawberry shortcakes."
"The summer wasn't complete without going to one of their BBQs. This coleslaw tasted like summer and childhood happiness all in one."
"... Sorry this was a weird rant. I still hate coleslaw. I've never had one as good as his and while I've tried it... there just is something missing."
- Storm137
Andy Samberg Movie Awards 2016 GIFGiphyCheese Flavored
"Jellybeans."
"Iāve been traumatized by it when I had a friend offer me one. It tasted horrible because it was cheese flavoured."
"I can never look at them the same."
- PersonalityDifficult
"When they have those ones where two different flavours of beans look the same, but one tastes good and one tastes bad?"
"I don't like it, but I'll eat a grass, earwax or vomit flavoured bean. Sure I'll make a face, and a comment, but it's no big deal."
"I ate a "Butter Popcorn" flavoured bean once, it is the closest I ever came to throwing up from a food. And it was the 'good' one."
"To this day I will not eat white jelly beans with yellow dots, I don't care what you say it tastes like."
- keyringer
"I was the head of Marketing at Jelly Belly when we developed those weird flavors for the Harry Potter franchise (first sold as 'Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans'), and I can tell you the backstory about the Vomit flavor."
"It's actually a flavor that we had previously developed but hadn't released: Pepperoni Pizza!"
"Thanks to the power of suggestion, if you eat one knowing that, the normal gag reflex isn't nearly as strong. Not that you should make any great effort to try it!"
- PeteHealey
Paris Hilton Reaction GIFGiphyBrew-haha
"Beer. Like literally any kind of beer."
"I tell people this and I always get the same 'it's an acquired taste' or 'you just have to find one that's actually good. Try my favorite beer.' "
"No. It's not going to happen."
"I'm 31 and I've tried beer countless times. I just think it's f*cking disgusting. It just tastes like old rotten garbage to me."
- bobthebobofbob
"Someone else who doesn't like beer!"
"I find beer is inherently bitter and so I hate it. I've tried so many different beers too."
"Only time I like beer is when it's been used to make stew because I can add sweet vegetables like carrots, boil off a load of the alcohol and maybe add some honey for good measure to get rid of that awful bitter taste."
"For drinking I'd much rather have something that actually tastes nice like cider or rum."
- MoonChaser22
Samuel L Jackson Beer GIFGiphyDaddy Issues
"Miracle Whip."
"I havenāt been able to eat it since I witnessed how my dad eats hot dogs."
"Itās a microwaved hot dog on a slice of white bread with American cheese, covered in miracle whip. I have never seen him eat a regular one on a bun with ketchup and mustard."
- dekuscrubber
"I'm not sure if that's better or worse than the sandwiches my grandfather enjoyed."
"He'd slather two pieces of white bread with Miracle Whip and stuff a thick round of raw onion between 'em."
- SEND_GLUTES
"I nearly downvoted this out of sheer reaction to the horror that is now in my mind, but then I remembered that we shouldnāt suffer for the sins of our fathers and now I weep for you."
- LousBlues2
miracle whip sandwich GIF by Lady GagaGiphyCoffee Conundrum
"Coffee."
"I love the smell of the beans, roasted and ground hell even brew the stuff I love the smell! But I won't drink a drop if it."
- Heykidsitsme
"I feel like you're the only other person I know who doesn't like coffee. I can't stand it, I've tried giving it plenty of shots and i just hate the taste."
"Looooove the smell though."
- dumbassliz
"You're not alone. I hate coffee."
- theconfather
Snow White Coffee GIFGiphyTakis
"There's a weird push for Takis in a lot of media lately."
"They're not that good, what the f*ck? It's obviously product placement."
- CircusStuff
"Takis have been around in Mexico for years. We are addicted. I personally crave them aggressively."
"I see why they are marketed, and why people love them."
"To be honest, Takis from Mexico taste better than those I find in the US. But US Takis are better than no Takis."
- aespin18
"Yes u become addicted."
"I'm from the US and couldn't imagine them getting any better. I need to try the ones from Mexico!"
- sjsRegime
Happy Love It GIF by The Drew Barrymore ShowGiphyHey We're Talking Cheese Again
"American cheese, cheap overly processed with no real flavour."
- Much_Committee_9355
"For the longest time I thought that I just didn't like cheese."
"Then I went to college and consistently ate at places that weren't my parents' kitchens. That's how I found out I DO like most cheeses; I just hate the Kraft singles that were the only "cheese" I had been exposed to."
- Ineedflavorice
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs Eating GIFGiphyAmbushed Through The Straw
"Boba."
"All these places start popping up like it's the cool new thing but these chunks take up space that could be more of my beverage."
- aguycalledkyle
"I feel like I'm being ambushed up my straw."
"There I am enjoying my tea, but at unpredictable intervals *BAM* sudden slime ball."
- AskMrScience
GiphyJim's dog treat
"Slim jims are dog treats packaged as human treats"
-coinsaken
"Not a fan of the Slender James, eh?"
-Anxiety_Potato
"I know this and yet I'm still fine with devouring them."
-Interesting_Ad5016
The disappointing rib
"The McRib. Tried it, donāt like it."
-Pickled_Taco
"Plus something about the formed meat into a fake rib seems gross."
"But yet Dino Chicken Nuggets (even if throwaway meat) are fucking delicious and a delight to bite their heads off"
-TheOnlyPepromene
"I read a thing that the real reason it's seasonal is to give people time to forget how disappointing it is. Then when you have forgot, they get you with the hype again and you fall for it and buy it."
-penislovereater
āThat's a lot of ways of describing it
"I can't stand for raisins, always hated them. They look like pieces of mouse crap and taste awful to me"
-Strange-juice-2988
"Someone told me when I was a kid that they were flies with the wings pulled off. Havenāt eaten them after that."
-Ilovehushpuppy
"Itās not the taste but the texture that bothers me. Especially if theyāre in a muffin or cookie and get all plump and mushy, like a rotten frog testicle."
-Historicmetal
Yummy diabetes
"I live in the south and can't stand sweet iced tea."
"Tastes like pond water and diabetes."
-flyting1881
"I grew up making gallons of it for my dad. Certain water and low quality brands will give a pond water taste. And diabetes, duh, but thatās everything in the south."
"IMO- Luzianne steeped for 5 minutes plus cold well waterā¦ chefās kiss"
-tebeehughes
Happy Season 6 GIF by The SimpsonsGiphyPlayed out
"Nutella. Please stop putting it in every dessert. It's too much."
-GothicBeau
"Iām a fan of Nutella but Iām still with you here. Itās totally overused and itās like places have just given up when they rely on this. This product that I can just buy in a shop and eat with a spoon if I want to."
-SmeSems
Not holy mole-y
"I'm Mexican and I can't do mole. It just tastes like dry sadness sauce. I've tried all kinds, homemade and even restaurant ones. Just no."
-Dizzy__Mermaid
"Also Mexican. And I think mole is disgusting."
"BUT I have had a few people cook me some really good mole. They are generally sweeter/spicier than the stuff I've eaten before."
"The closest I can think to describe it is like chicken with a thick bbq sauce on it. It exists, but I still don't really crave it much even at its best."
-ydna1
Snot mud
"Eggplant. To me, it tastes like mud."
-notthesedays
"Honestly, itās not even the taste for me, it tastes good. Itās the texture, I just prefer not to eat congealed snot."
-go_kart_mozart
"Ugh...the texture too"
-taaarna
Olive without them
"Olives Iāve tried to like them but I just canāt"
-rfrost97
"Same. Literally the one food Iāve had I just canāt do. I try every year or so (even posted this same comment elsewhere recently), but just canāt get into em."
-PadKrapowKhaiDao
youtube lol GIF by Channel FrederatorGiphyAgressive water
"sparkling water"
-pocapeanut
"Iām a soda water addict but Iāve heard people say it tastes like static electricity."
"Ever since I quit smoking I crave that burning throat feeling so soda water and hot coffee are my best friends."
-MoreShoe2
"angry water"
-V3dotoh
OK so ... what absolutely grosses YOU out?
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Redditor ejsfsc07 asked:
"What simple snack should more people try?"
Hummus And Anything
"āChips and hummus, naan and hummus, celery and hummus, grape tomatoes and hummus, spoon and hummus. Hummus."
-Pad_TyTy
"Agreed. After trying hummus for the first time, I realized it is the best dip ever."
-leatherwolf89
"When I have left over dinner rolls I make mini hummus sandwiches for a snack. I always have hummus now it's so good on so many things."
-diiejso
Try New Combos
ā"Apples and cheese or apples and peanut butter. Also, oreos and peanut butter."
-Apocia
"I keep forgetting I can mix apples and peanut butter. Do you advise smooth or chunky peanut butter?"
-Alive-Reaction-7266
"I've always preferred smooth for a snack like this. The crunchy, imo, can overpower the apple, and I like to be able to taste both equally."
-Apocia
Toasted Is Amazing
"ācoconut shavings, its weirdly addictive and really good."
-BOBBLE8567
Not Just For 2am
"āShredded cheese"
-No-biggy
"In my bachelor days I would occasionally have a bag of shredded mozzarella for lunch. Normally resulted in me pooping a brick."
-blitzdakka
Only If You're Not Allergic
Mr Peanut GIF by Party LegendsGiphyā"Roasted peanuts, healthy, cheap and tasty."
-ALLIES_Coffin
Don't Knock It Til You Try It
"āCottage cheese as dip for corn chips."
-TomThe Movie
"Also, cottage cheese as a dip for nice crunchy blackpepper potato chips. Kettle cooked are best."
-Quillemote
Sweet And Salty
ā"Grilled cheese with blueberry preserves on top."
-strawberrychapstick
"Most types of jam, jelly, preserves go well on a grilled cheese. I like to open them up immediately when I take them out of the pan and spoon it inside before the cheese cools enough to seal the sandwich such. It's easier to eat with it inside than on top."
-diiejso
Blueberries And Yogurt, But Better
ā"Take a toothpick, insert into blueberry, dip in your favorite yougurt, place on sheet/dish and freeze."
-Skarface08
"This combines two of my youngestās favorite foods. And makes them like one of her other favorite categories, frozen foods. Definitely have to try!"
-ValhallaMama
"Put on some parchment paper before for easy removal. Its really good and healthy!"
-Skarface08
Keep It Simpleā
"āGrape or cherry tomatoes. I usually have a big box on the go."
-bandanasarebest
Or Get A Bit Fancy
focaccia altoadige GIFGiphy"āPimento cheese on foccacia bread. easy to make and f*cking slaps"
-iWasALazyDog
"I used to think pimento cheese was gross, but it's so good if done right."
-JimmyCheezSneez
A Bit More Work, But Totally Worth It
ā"Apple sandwiches. Cut up an apple and then sautĆ© in butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar, when thatās done set it on a plate. Get some bread, remove the crust and flatten it a little. Put some of the filling in the bread, fold in half and toast it in the pan you sautĆ©ed the apples in, top with powdered sugar or caramel sauce and enjoy."
-Ratchel1916
Yogurt Combos Are Always A Win
"āYogurt topped with frozen fruit and granola."
-pc0le
āPut It On The Ritz
gene wilder tuxedo GIF by 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentGiphy"āCream cheese and good Strawberry preserves on a Ritz cracker. Heavenly easy and cheap! Aldi has the best Strarwberry Preserves."
-HoosierBabe
Try With Wojapi
ā"Frybread"
-AllenLuck76
"If done right, it's the best thing ever. Not too greasy, with a fried egg and some cheese on top, absolutely incredible."
-JimmyCheezSneez
Dried And Delicious
ā"Biltong. It's a delicious south african snack that should become a lot more popular. Not vegan friendly, though(obviously)"
-onionboi007
Veggies All The Way
"āUncooked Cabbage, spinach, or broccolis, whaaaat can't help it you know."
-Jeremykyb
Leftover Love
"āCold baked beans and potato chips. Sweet and salty. My grandma always packs me the leftover baked beans after cookouts and such because she knows I love them."
-ValhallaMama
Spam, Spam, Spam, And Spam
monty python spam GIFGiphy"Spam sammich and mustard."
-KarenK1964
"Fried spam, egg and cheese sandwich."
-scoob922
"I just cut a piece of bread in half, put the spam on, cut up some mini tomatoes, place them, put some mustard on, and Iām set."
-KarenK1964
Everything Is Better With Bacon
ā"Mini sweet peppers. Cut in half, remove seeds stuff with cream cheese and bacon."
-maiqthetrue
A Childhood Classic
"Celery and peanut butter!!"
-UncertaintyVague
"add raisins and you have ants on a log! I love that snack ;)"
-ejsfsc07
āIt's easy to get in a snack rut, always going for the same old thing when the snacking urge hits. Try a few of these the next time you're looking for a midnight snack!
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Potato chips are a universally loved snack, and everyone has a favorite brand or flavor. Sometimes, potato chip companies think up a new flavor for the masses to enjoy. New things can be exciting, and customers flock to anything "limited edition" or brand new on the shelves. But with newness comes risk, and that new flavor can end up being the worst you've ever had.
Redditor u/eloncrustpizza asked people "What's the worst potato chip flavor you've ever tasted?" and many were able to recount times that their favorite snack disappointed them.
10. Leave it as a pastry
Giphy"Lays Cinnamon Roll. WHY!?
It tasted nothing like a cinnamon roll and was just a confusing experience all around."
8. Almost tartar sauce flavor
"In Finland there is a brand called Taffel and one of their chips has this flavor of pickles and mayonnaise. Needless to say It was the worst flavor I had ever tasted."
7. Off brands have no business doing this
"An off brand attempt at 'ketchup'. It took me a while to figure it out - it tasted like gasoline smells."
6. Doesn't sound so bad...
"bread flavour, a local producer thought it would go down well. it didnt"
5. Some would say brussels sprouts are the worst vegetable
"Brussels sprout flavour. I really like sprouts when they are cooked well, but I tried the crisps at Christmas and couldn't even finish one of them."
4. Does Lays still have the "Do Us a Flavor" contest?
Giphy"Lays Chicken and Waffle. The 'maple' smell is overwhelming and they taste vile."
3. Totally missed the nuance of wasabi
"Wasabi dorritos, made my eyes water and my nose burn, no true flavour just spice and pain."
2. They can't compare to a real cappuccino
"Does anyone else remember the Lays cappuccino chips? that gets my vote"
1. They just tasted like vomit
"The Lays Limon. It tastes like someone drank Limeade then threw it up in your mouth."
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Kids are strange, almost otherworldly beings. They get wildly excited about weird, often near-meaningless things to the point that they're frantic and don't know what to do with their bodies. They cannot be trusted with anything heavy and can manage their emotions about as well as an opossum.
But there is some charm in remembering that weirdness. And even if we all were strange kids, the different forms of that strangeness are usually far and wide.
u/Shoddydiscord asked, "What is something you loved as a child but you realized is awful now that you're an adult?"What is something you loved as a child but you realized is awful now that you're an adult?"
Even Drake in Degrassi??
Any TV show with a predominately teenage cast. So much bad acting that I'm amazed my parents could stand to let me watch them.
Full House. That was one horrifically bad show. I adored the shit out of it as a little kid.
Power Through
I used to bake scrambled eggs for myself and pour a lot of fu**ing salt on it and I'd take a while to eat it but I'd always finish it. I grew out of it when I realized it tasted like sh!t and that's why it always took me so long to finish it
GiphyBest Drinks at the Block Party
Lil hugs barrel drinks. For 10 cents those things were awesome. Recently saw them in the store and bought one. Absolute horrid sugar water. I cannot believe I ever thought they were good.
Party's Over
Snow. I miss being a kid and waking up in the morning to see the aftermath of a massive snowstorm and just being excited to go outside and play in it. Now as an adult, not only do I not get snow days but I have to leave for work earlier than usual.
GiphyKids are Really Weird
Eating entire sticks of butter. Don't ask me I don't know why I did it, but I did and they were delicious.
GiphyObscure Opinions People Are Fully Committing To | George Takeiās Oh Myyy
We all have a set of beliefs about even the smallest of topics. Like sandwiches should have structural integrity. That's something we can all agree on, right...Better When My Neck Was All CartilageĀ Ā
Sitting in the front row at a movie theater.
7 year-old me thought this was the greatest thing in the world.
Animal Testing
Animal Planet use to air this show called Animal Face-Off back in 2004. The premise was that they would take two large beasts (like say a lion or a bear) and then stack up their weaponry and physical attributes against each other using special machines to mimick their power before playing a 3D simulation of the two animals fighting. My 7 year old self absolutely loved this show and I was always so hyped to see a new episode. Curiosity got the better of me many years later so I decided to look up the episodes online and my god was it awful. The results were often skewed out of favoritism (they admitted they made the lion beat the tiger because they liked it more), there were many inaccuracies (in Great white shark vs Saltwater crocodile the shark was able to keep fighting after having one of its fins bitten off and turned upisde down, both would have incapacitated and killed the creature in real life), and the animation was pure drivel with graphics that would make a PS1 game shake its head in shame. I was legitimately shocked as just how horrible that show was considering how much I loved it as a kid.
Good to Have Around for Nuclear Winter Though
Tinned pasta. Especially Heinz tinned ravioli!
Lived on it as a kid, which in hindsight says a lot about my parents. Tastes repulsive.