Cinny said:

Cinny said:

• cilantro
• floats (ice cream and soda)
• lemon cake
• cold Korean food
• chocolate creme eggs (Easter "treat")
• beets
• tuna

Do you all pretty much agree with me, or what?

uh...no...

I love cilantro and have a big pot of it growing in my kitchen window. I love the smell when it gets on your hands. It's addicting. I love anything lemon or lime. Key lime pie is my fave. I eat lemons alone. I liked root beer floats when I was younger. Not anymore because I don't touch any type of soda. I love tuna. Beets I CAN eat but rarely do. Something about the taste. I don't know. Maybe because my mom forced me to eat them as a child until I threw up.

tinaz said:

noimageatall said:

I am the only one in my entire family who loves black licorice. They always pick the black Jelly Bellys out and give them to me. Mmmmmmmm...

But I can't eat it as much anymore. I'm over 40 and it appears if you're over that age it's not good to eat a lot of it. Licorice is a low-growing shrub mostly grown for commercial use in Greece, Turkey, and Asia. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says the plant’s root has a long history of use as a folk or traditional remedy in both Eastern and Western medicine. It has been used as a treatment for heartburn, stomach ulcers, bronchitis, sore throat, and cough. Now they say you can actually overdose on it and it can cause arrhythmia.

Black licorice contains glycyrrhizin...the sweetening compound derived from licorice root. Glycyrrhizin can cause potassium levels in the body to fall. When that happens, some people experience abnormal heart rhythms, as well as high blood pressure, edema (swelling), lethargy, and congestive heart failure. Of course this is the FDA warning against it so I don't know how much faith I'm going to put into their advice.

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Id say its crap because I just ate an assload the other day, im 45 and still here!!

But I have heard this as well because they told my dad who had CHF, and a ton of other health problems you mentioned, and had a pacemaker, not to eat it

Oh, and he was on dialysis which depleted his potassium levels anyway, which in turn helped create his heart problems..


geez, on that sad note...

I love all kinds of licorice!! Allsorts are my FAVE!

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Sorry about your dad...

Yeah, the FDA is pretty much bought and paid for by corporate interests. So I don't put much stock in their warnings because the advice following usually involves some pharm company's new miracle pill.

noimageatall said:

Billmenever said:

Jelly beans. Licorice (sp)

Otherwise, I'm willing to try different feuds, lol.

I like to cook and eat.

I am the only one in my entire family who loves black licorice. They always pick the black Jelly Bellys out and give them to me. Mmmmmmmm...

But I can't eat it as much anymore. I'm over 40 and it appears if you're over that age it's not good to eat a lot of it. Licorice is a low-growing shrub mostly grown for commercial use in Greece, Turkey, and Asia. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says the plant’s root has a long history of use as a folk or traditional remedy in both Eastern and Western medicine. It has been used as a treatment for heartburn, stomach ulcers, bronchitis, sore throat, and cough. Now they say you can actually overdose on it and it can cause arrhythmia.

Black licorice contains glycyrrhizin...the sweetening compound derived from licorice root. Glycyrrhizin can cause potassium levels in the body to fall. When that happens, some people experience abnormal heart rhythms, as well as high blood pressure, edema (swelling), lethargy, and congestive heart failure. Of course this is the FDA warning against it so I don't know how much faith I'm going to put into their advice.

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You learn something new everyday. I always thought licorice was a candy

sexton said:

noimageatall said:

noimageatall said:

Cinny said:

Do you all pretty much agree with me, or what?

uh...no...

I love cilantro and have a big pot of it growing in my kitchen window. I love the smell when it gets on your hands. It's addicting.

Actually, there is a genetic reason for certain people to hate cilantro...to some it tastes like "soap" apparently.

I used to hate avocado. It grossed me out.
But I loved guacamole and the more guacamole I ate, the more I was able to stomach plain avocados.

So now I can eat them.

I was a really picky eater as a kid. Now my taste buds have matured and I can eat almost anything (except onions & green peppers).

HOWEVER...when it comes to popular foods that I can't stand;

Pumpkin Pie
Black licorice
lemon cake/cookies/pie
chocolate ice cream (I mean chocolate flavored ice cream)

aardvark15 said:

Rice & Gravy

Stuffing

Non-Flavoured Mashed Potatoes

Normal White Meat Chicken

Green Peas

You just named a whole meal that I would tear apart. lol

chocolate1 said:

Efan said:

I'm totally with you on this one. It's always flavorless, bland ice cream paired with a dry, crappy cake. The absolute worst of both worlds.

And those crunchy things in Carvel cakes?!

OMG.....THOSE ARE THE BEST!!!!!

PurpleJedi said:

noimageatall said:

uh...no...

I love cilantro and have a big pot of it growing in my kitchen window. I love the smell when it gets on your hands. It's addicting.

Actually, there is a genetic reason for certain people to hate cilantro...to some it tastes like "soap" apparently.

I did not know that. (google research coming)

Coffee

Beer

Apple Pie

Barbecue Sauce

noimageatall said:

noimageatall said:

PurpleJedi said:

Actually, there is a genetic reason for certain people to hate cilantro...to some it tastes like "soap" apparently.

I did not know that. (google research coming)

another thing my stepmom made me eat! (for cussin')

Penis

Alej said:

Penis

*shifting weight* GURRRL THAT AIN'T WHAT I HEARD

psychodelicide said:

Nothinbutjoy said:

I've never liked coffee.

I never have either. People are shocked when I tell them that. They're like, "You DON'T like coffee????", like it's a sin or something. I will have coffee when I go out to brunch with my parents; but that's about it. I don't own a coffee pot, and I don't go to Starbucks to buy a coffee. My dad, on the other hand, LOVES coffee. He drinks it 24/7. I think if there was a way for him to get intravenously fed coffee whenever he wanted it, he would do it.

Reminds me of this asshole I dated a while back. He didn't drink coffee, but I do. He would insist that I drink some old ass concoction called "Postum." It's a "coffee alternative" made from wheat germ and molasses. I finally kicked his ass to the curb and resumed drinking my regular cuppa joe.

But to answer the question at hand, I will not eat brussel sprouts. I will eat just about anything, but I can't stand those little bastids. They look like cute little cabbages, but they just tast nasty to me. Give me asparagus any day!

chocolate1 said:

psychodelicide said:

Just thought of another one: pears. I love most fruits, but I just don't like the grainy texture in pears, for some reason.

Yes!

Also, eggs cooked anyway other than scrambled hard as hell...

And coffee nauseates me.

Ewwww! Girl, you remind me of an old boyfriend who loved his eggs fried hard. Look, he would cook his eggs so long they would stink! I had to open windows after he made breakfast.

Shyra said:

chocolate1 said:

Yes!

Also, eggs cooked anyway other than scrambled hard as hell...

And coffee nauseates me.

Ewwww! Girl, you remind me of an old boyfriend who loved his eggs fried hard. Look, he would cook his eggs so long they would stink! I had to open windows after he made breakfast.

I didn't mean like THAT!

jellybeans.

corn tortillas

beets

cranberry jelly or whatever people use on thanksgiving.

sherbert icecream

dr. pepper

chicken pot pie

tomato soup

any seafood thats slimmy like clams......

any kind of marshmellow candy like peeps...

undertheesea said:

any seafood thats slimmy like clams......

What about fried clam strips?

They're not "slimmy" after being battered & deep-fried.

LadyZsaZsa said:

Tomato soup. Not even if it's hidden under a grilled cheese sandwich.

me too, i hate tomato soup, i ate that everyday for a year when i was homeless with my parents as a child, and i swore i would never eat it again. and i haven't.

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SUSHI

Shyra said:

psychodelicide said:

I never have either. People are shocked when I tell them that. They're like, "You DON'T like coffee????", like it's a sin or something. I will have coffee when I go out to brunch with my parents; but that's about it. I don't own a coffee pot, and I don't go to Starbucks to buy a coffee. My dad, on the other hand, LOVES coffee. He drinks it 24/7. I think if there was a way for him to get intravenously fed coffee whenever he wanted it, he would do it.

Reminds me of this asshole I dated a while back. He didn't drink coffee, but I do. He would insist that I drink some old ass concoction called "Postum." It's a "coffee alternative" made from wheat germ and molasses. I finally kicked his ass to the curb and resumed drinking my regular cuppa joe.

But to answer the question at hand, I will not eat brussel sprouts. I will eat just about anything, but I can't stand those little bastids. They look like cute little cabbages, but they just tast nasty to me. Give me asparagus any day!

Glad you kicked that guy to the curb. I'm with you on brussel sprouts: I hate them too. I love asparagus as well, it's very tasty.

Alej said:

psychodelicide said:

That's a good point. I love going to farmer's markets; the food is grown locally. So, of course, the food is very fresh.

We only have a farmer's market once a month

That stinks.

tinaz said:

chocolate1 said:

Yes!

Also, eggs cooked anyway other than scrambled hard as hell...

And coffee nauseates me.

I can eat eggs ANYWAY you can think of cooking them...BUT... if they are at all browned forget it! totally changes the flavor!

I like to cook a fried egg until it's just a little brown on the edges. Gives it a nice crunch.

noimageatall said:

psychodelicide said:

Very true. I was just at a BJ's recently (for the first time) and noticed that they sell fruits and veggies in big packages (like they do with everything that they sell).

I did notice a health food store with loose mushrooms for sale by the lb. Mostly shiitake and portobellos...

co- I love portobellos in gravy on a nice, juicy steak.

PurpleJedi said:

I used to hate avocado. It grossed me out.
But I loved guacamole and the more guacamole I ate, the more I was able to stomach plain avocados.

So now I can eat them.

the funny thing is....I despise avocado but I like guacamole go figure,lol

Not sure if ketchup can be called a "food," but it is revolting. Also, I wish Satan would take back mayo and black licorice.

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uniden said: