Veggies and fruit. Health or flavour?
By marguicha
@marguicha (220925)
Chile
October 17, 2009 9:19pm CST
Do you eat fruits and veggies because you like them or mainly because they are healthy? Are there fruits you only eat because they are high in a special vitamin? What is your favorite fruit and vewggie? Why?
Please share. I eat fruits because they taste like heaven. There are just a couple of fruits I don´t like and those I don´t eat. It´s the same with veggies. For instance I love the crip type of lettuce but hate that soft leaved one.
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19 responses
@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
18 Oct 09
I eat fruits and veggies for both reasons, but I would not eat them at all if I didn't like the way they taste. I cannot say that I really have a favorite, I like them all. Well, that's not really true, there are some fruits and veggies that I have never even tries; such as asparagus and okra. I guess I can't say whether or not I like those.
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@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
19 Oct 09
I have never had okra (it´s not common here) but I would spend a day eating asparagus. They are wonderful. I like them with homemade mayo.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
18 Oct 09
I don't eat things i don't like whether it's healty or not. I LOVE STRAWBERRIES, PEACHES, APPLES, BANANAS,PEARS ,WATERMELON BUT I HATE PINEAPPLE, CANTALOPE & HONEY DEW. aS FOR VEGGIES I LIKE MOST ALL OF THEM BUT BRUSSLE SPROUTS.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
19 Oct 09
I have explained to my grandchildren the difference between a good witch and a bad witch. We witches have power. If we use our powers for good, we are good witches. My 8 year old grandson almost believes me. I did a witches´ trick when he was little to stop him from peeing his bed.. It worked.
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@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
18 Oct 09
I love you, Jo!!!. You are as near an ol´witch as I am. That´s EXACTLY my position, except that my tastes are different. I don´t like s lot of tropical fruits, except mango (I love it). As for veggies, I don´t like some types of lettuce (i like the crip ones)and I´m not very fond of those new things like alfalfa sprouts and so on.
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@mymelodake (1338)
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
My favorite fruit are apples, bananas, peaches, pears, and oranges. I love them for their flavor, but sometimes I don't eat them because I am lazy, and don't take time to prepare them. As for veggies, well, I've only started to eat vegetables, and it's mostly because I know they are healthy. I am not so into their flavor, though they don't really taste as bad as I imagined. For vegetables, I prefer broccoli and squash.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
26 Oct 09
I don´t usually "prepare" fruit. I just take one and eat it. As for veggies, try a cream made with spinach, leekes and cream. After you cook it, you put in in a blender. Top with grated cheese. It´s easy and yummy.
@suzzy3 (8341)
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19 Oct 09
Apart from being extremely good for you they taste lovely as well.I enjoy most fruits and veg.I grew up surrounded by orchads full of fruit my parents grew their own veg,so it is the most natural thing in the world to eat as much fruit and veg as I can get down.I cannot understand people who do not like all this natural food.How do they survive ,I used to work with this woman who hated fruit and veg.Full of vitamins to keep you healthy.I snack on fruit during the day ,veg every evening what could be nicer.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
26 Oct 09
Fruits and veggies taste SO different when you collect them and eat them. No apricot in the world tastes as good as the apricots from my tree in my garden.. No pesticides either: I prefer a worm once in a while.
@doglady112 (604)
• Canada
19 Oct 09
I like the taste of fruits, I don't care that they are good for me. Same with veggies, I don't what is good for me anyway. But I don't think it would change my mind. By the way my favourite fruit is bananas and my favourite veggie is the tomato. OOps I know the tomato is a fruit, I guess my second favourite veggie is broccolli.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
26 Oct 09
I wonder why tomatoes are considered as fruits. It´s not so in my country. For us they are veggies as you use them for salads, soups and main dishes. I think that in my country the difference in the vegetal kingdom lies on how you use it. Fruits are mainly for desserts. To use them otherwise is ok but not usual. I love to cook with apples, prunes and pears.
@doglady112 (604)
• Canada
27 Oct 09
I know, my favourite thing to do with apples is to bake them in a pie. I also love apple crisp too.
@GoGirl149 (152)
• Canada
18 Oct 09
I too love most kinds of fruit. But sometimes I find that it is easier to eat a bag of potato chips than to eat an apple, especially when I am not home. The cafeteria at work has a better selection of junk food than of fruits.
One of my favourite fruits are raspberries. Have you ever tried them frozen? They are like eating small red candies. And best of all, they are available year round in the freezer section of my local grocery store.
As for veggies, I'm not as big a fan of them. I love them cooked in my food, like in a soup or casserole. But it is rare that I will eat a raw carrot just like that ... and even rarer that I will eat a raw onion. ;)
@Milesxiao (104)
• China
18 Oct 09
i agree with you, fruit is necessary for daily diet, or alternative juice. although junk food is convenient in busy time, it is better to avoid have much like that, you could choose some nuts, which is also easily taken and there are many kinds to select, such as currant, cashew, melon seeds.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
18 Oct 09
Hi GoGirl,
I know it´s easier to eat a bag of potato chips. But I´m glad you can get raspberries too as they are wonderful AND healthy. Have you tried coarselly grated raw carrots? It has nothing to do with the simple taste of a whole carrot. And you can even put the dressings of your taste. I like them with just salt, lemon and a tiny bit of oil.
@BlueGoblin (1829)
• United States
18 Oct 09
I have no problem with eating vegetables. OF course there not as good as other food like fruit. I couldn't imagine not having vegetables every meal though. I eat a lot of salads. There is so much you can do with them to spice up your food.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
26 Oct 09
You are right. And I´m using now fruit to cook since I have been told not to use too much salt.
@uicbear (1900)
• United States
18 Oct 09
I eat fruits and vegetables that I think taste good. I would not eat them if I didn't like how they tasted, no matter how rich in vitamins or how good they were for me. There are actually a few fruits and vegetables that I don't like the taste that I do avoid. I figure there are plenty that I like to compensate. Knowing that fruits and vegetables are good for me is just a bonus and makes me feel better about eating them whenever and as often as I want.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
19 Oct 09
I completly agree with you. There is such a wide variety that you don´t have to eat just what you don´t like.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
18 Oct 09
Hi marguicha, I love vegetables so eat a lot but not as keen on many fruits.
Basically I don't eat anything I don't like just because its good for me but I eat plenty that is good for me. I must be a bit strange in that I don't like apples unless they are cooked with pork or inside a crumble or cake.
My favoutite fruits are seasonal though, we've got fresh pomegranates at the moment.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
19 Oct 09
I cook a lot with apples. I don´t like them so much raw either but I love a baked apple.
@nijolechu (1842)
• Canada
18 Oct 09
I do like to eat vegetables and fruits because I have heard from many health experts that they are healthy and good for you. I do like to pick them ones that have a lot of flavor and are tasty to eat. I also like to experiment with some too to see what I may like. My favorite fruit is the peach and vegetable would have to be broccoli.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
19 Oct 09
I like broccoli, but I prefer it´s cousin, the cauliflower. I eat both of them cooked (al dente) and raw.
@goldiegold (285)
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18 Oct 09
There are certain types of vegetables & fruit I eat to be healthy like broccolli, sprouts & bananas.
There are certain types of fruit & veg I eat because I like them. Like apples, berries, spring onions.
So for me it just depends.
@Baluyadav (3643)
• India
18 Oct 09
Hi,marguicha,i don't like to eat fruit as it is,but i take in the form of juice.pomegranate is my favorite fruit.In the case of vegetables,i don't like all gourds and others o.k.But tomato is my favorite and i can eat fresh tomatoes by slicing them and top up with sugar.
All the best.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
19 Oct 09
I make fruit juices in the blender all summer. In summer I do gardening and need to drink something fresh. Fortunatly in my country there is a wide variety of fruit and most of them are quite cheap. Fruit juices are more refreshing and healthy than beverages.
@marguicha (220925)
• Chile
18 Oct 09
I love apple juice! I am not very fond of raw apples as there are so many other fruits that I like better and are as cheap in my country. But I use apples a lot for cooking, specially since I´m using less salt on my meals.
@rhycolez (81)
• Indonesia
19 Oct 09
Yes friend. I often eat fruit like mango and orange because of the tastes. I like sweet taste. Moreover, my mother regularly order the fruit everyday for my family. I really enjoy that. Talk about veggies, I like cabbage. But, I don't ate that regularly.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
19 Oct 09
I love fruits and veggies and eat them because I love them plus it has an added advantage that they are healthy for you. My favorite fruit would have to be a toss up of mangos or grapefruits. My favorite veggie is brussel spouts and carrots.
@celestialbloom (204)
• United States
18 Oct 09
I eat tons of vegetables because I love the taste of them and my body loves the healthiness of them. The only vegetable that I know of that I absolutely hate and will not eat is hominy. Blech. And I have to admit that I eat broccoli and carrots mainly for the nutritional benefits. It's not that I don't like them; I really do. They're just not my favorites and I get a little tired of them, because they are mixed into nearly all of the frozen veggie mixed that I buy. I eat vegetables from my garden, the produce stand, and the produce section of the grocery store when they are in season, and buy the rest frozen.
I'm less enthusiastic about fruit, but I think it's probably because I'm not a big sweet eater. I like oranges the best, bananas the least, and all the rest somewhere in between. I love all types of fruit juice, though!
@magistical99 (34)
• Indonesia
19 Oct 09
I definitely love fruits. But I have to admit, I hate veggies. I eat veggies for health only. I like veggies when they're cooked in shabu2 style. Since I really love japanese food. Anyway, no matter like it or not, we have to keep the balance between fruits, veggies, and other meals.
@deepasubramani (1074)
• India
18 Oct 09
Hi marguicha,
I eat fruits and vegetable beacause its good for health.
@Robboz (6)
• Australia
18 Oct 09
I eat fruit and veg as I like them although I am really picky about fruit - I will not eat tropical fruit!! I live in the tropics and it is mango and pineapple season but I will not buy them as I cannot stand the taste or the smell of them. I love melon and grapes with natural yoghurt - it is one of my favourite things.
I love all vegetables with the exception of okra - cannot understand what is so tasty about it.
I have learnt how to introduce veggies to my kids, cut it up tiny and hide it in their dinner!