How To Get Over Foods You Hate

We all have tasted something displeasing to our taste buds. Whether you're a picky eater or you have a short list of foods you stay away from, there are a couple ways to eat foods you think you hate.

1. Mask the food with other flavors. I, for one, am nauseated by even the smell of celery. Cooking it amplifies its pungent odor. Yet, somehow I can eat it when it's masked by carrots and onions in a delicious vegetable broth. Try this cream of potato soup recipe and you'll be surprised by how all the flavors come together to create a new aroma. Not to mention, the celery hidden in this soup will give you a healthy dose of vitamin C.

2. Cook it in a different ethnic flavor. If you grew up eating plain old boring steamed broccoli, chances are you don't love it. Fortunately, broccoli doesn't have to taste that way! Try stir frying it with your favorite bottle of teriyaki sauce or oyster sauce with some minced garlic and you will be absolutely amazed. My family has been making broccoli this way all my life and it is always packed with flavor. Just make sure the sauce soaks through the broccoli while you cook it so it gets rid of the bitter taste. If that doesn't impress you, try adding meat to the dish to deepen the flavor.

3. Eat it when you're starving. This will work depending on how much you hate this food, but give it a try! I have definitely moved some foods from my "dislike list" to my "like list" because I was desperate and had nothing else to eat. It's surpising when it works, and sometimes I end up even loving them. Weird, right? You have nothing to lose, so give it a shot.

4. Blend it into a fruit smoothie. I'm not even kidding. If you throw in most vegetables, you will barely detect it. Another method is to blend it into a peanut butter smoothie. The taste of peanut butter will overpower almost anything you throw in there. I suggest adding avocados for a creamier treat without having to actually taste them. They're packed with healthy fats that keep your skin looking young and luminous.

If you decide to be adventurous and try one of these methods, please just eat, be happy, and share your thoughts!