| I have been preparing my own meals for
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| | peanuts, coconut, cereal, baked beans,
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| many years. Like most people, I suppose,
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| | and fruit.
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| I would fix only familiar dishes.
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| | Use small quantities of an untested food
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| That has changed. For health benefits, I
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| | to begin with until you know how well
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| began eating more fruits and vegetables,
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| | your body deals with it. The body will
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| including some that were unfamiliar. I
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| | adapt to some foods over a period of
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| tried many foods that were new to me, for
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| | weeks or months but results vary from
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| example, whole grains, and various types
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| | food to food and, I suppose, from
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| of beans, seeds and nuts. Many of those
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| | individual to individual. A couple of
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| became favorites.
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| | years ago eating one spear of raw
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| I began to more often use unfamiliar ways
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| | asparagus was more than I could tolerate.
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| to prepare food. A few of my favorites
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| | Now I can cut up an ounce of raw
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| are pesto (pureed greens and oil), raw
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| | asparagus and add it to a salad without
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| foods that are normally eaten cooked, and
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| | any problem. Any food has limits; it's
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| unusual combinations such as bread with
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| | just that raw foods tend to have smaller
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| peanut butter, covered with pizza sauce.
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| | limits and more immediate penalties for
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| Eating became more interesting, more
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| | exceeding the limits.
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| enjoyable, and more of an adventure.
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| | To develop a liking for a new food, eat
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| The circumstances of my life encouraged
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| | it at the beginning of a meal when you
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| more changes. Making do with a small
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| | are most hungry. Being hungry greatly
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| amount of money gave me a liking for
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| | improves ones ability to appreciate the
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| oatmeal, beans, and other very low-cost
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| | taste of a food. Eat only a small amount
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| foods. Growing up on a farm and having a
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| | of the new food at each sitting. For some
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| garden each year provided new fruits and
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| | foods, a tiny bite, just enough to sense
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| vegetables to try and enjoy. Having been
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| | its flavor, is enough to handle at first.
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| raised to 'waste not, want not', helped
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| | Don't give up easily on a food that at
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| me not to pass up unusual foods: gifts
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| | first seems too strange to be enjoyed.
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| such as my sister's 'beans 'n' greens',
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| | Some foods will require dozens of 'get
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| the landlord's pierogies, and my son's
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| | acquainted' trials.
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| homemade deer jerky. The point is: The
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| | Other strategies for liking new foods:
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| changes in my diet gave me more foods to
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| | - Read about nutrition and health to know
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| enjoy. I now know that I can like a great
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| | the benefits of a changed diet.
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| many unfamiliar foods. At first some of
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| | - Make a decision to increase the
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| those foods may not be enjoyed because
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| | pleasure in your life. Your success in
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| they are so different and are
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| | enjoying new foods will encourage you to
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| unrecognized as a 'goody'. For me, that
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| | try other kinds of new pleasures.
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| recognition is typically made gradually
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| | Have reasons in mind to try unusual
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| by many small trials. Once that
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| | foods:
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| recognition is made, the food 'hits the
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| | - to be able to enjoy healthy foods.
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| spot' and can be nutritious, healthy and
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| | - to enjoy low-prep-time foods.
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| convenient. Then I have yet another food
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| | - to use what you can grow in your
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| to enjoy.
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| | garden.
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| The process of trying new foods and
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| | - for the satisfaction of acquiring new
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| having them become enjoyed fare, makes
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| | pleasures.
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| eating an adventure. Eating becomes more
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| | - to increase your enjoyment of eating.
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| interesting and more enjoyed. Meals
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| | Know why liking new foods is difficult.
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| become more than a time to enjoy what I
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| | This is the know-your-enemy principle. It
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| have enjoyed before. Awareness is
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| | seems to help me. People have an
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| heightened by experiencing the
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| | instinctive protection against eating
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| unfamiliar. There is anticipation of
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| | toxic foods. Nature has provided you with
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| discovery of a new enjoyment. Meals
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| | mistrust for new, unfamiliar food. If the
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| become pay-off times of previous
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| | food is enough different from what you
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| experimentation efforts. The food is more
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| | are used to, it will not be immediately
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| appreciated for having creative effort
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| | liked. This is a necessary instinct that
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| invested in it. Perhaps I have gained a
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| | keeps you from poisoning yourself by
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| health benefit, saved some prep time,
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| | eating the wrong mushroom, for example.
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| saved money that can be used for some
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| | Evolution along with chemistry eliminated
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| other purpose, and have added to my
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| | the gulp-down-anything individuals from
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| repertoire of pleasure.
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| | our gene pool. The little-by-little
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| A cookbook will give you ideas about what
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| | taste-developers survived.
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| new foods to try. A recipe book about a
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| | If it's the sugar, salt and spices you
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| particular ethnic food or some other
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| | depend upon to enjoy food, other flavors
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| unfamiliar category of food would be
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| | will go unappreciated. To help your
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| particularly helpful. Buy one or get one
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| | fondness for new foods come easier, ease
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| from the library. Some ethnic categories
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| | up on spices, salt, and sugar. That
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| are Middle Eastern, Southeast Asian,
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| | encourages your taste to appreciate a
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| African, soul food, Southern, and
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| | greater variety of flavors. You then can
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| Mexican. Other categories are health
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| | more appreciate the sweetness of cherry
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| food, quick and easy recipes, weight loss
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| | tomatoes, the sweetness of raw pumpkin,
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| diets, vegetarian recipes, and using food
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| | and the sweetness of sweet potatoes, for
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| from the garden. You might even enjoy
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| | example. You can enjoy the mild flavor of
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| some obscure categories such as pioneer
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| | raw chestnuts, the richness of nuts, and
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| early American food, Native American
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| | the subtle starchiness of cereal grains.
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| food, wild food, early European food,
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| | Your palate will be more adept at
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| food from storage, and low cost food. I
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| | experiencing the pleasures of subtle
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| particularly like quick and easy recipe
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| | flavors. A great many foods that
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| books.
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| | previously seemed mostly tasteless, can
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| If you need help becoming comfortable
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| | then be enjoyed for their unique flavors.
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| with trying new foods, try small changes:
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| | Your enjoyment of strong tasting food
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| - Eat breakfast foods at lunch or supper.
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| | will also be helped by reducing sugar and
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| Or try a vegetable at breakfast. If you
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| | salt use. You will be switching from
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| normally have a sandwich at bedtime, have
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| | depending on saltiness and sweetness to
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| a salad instead.
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| | getting pleasure from other flavors.
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| - Try different brands from the ones you
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| | Finding new foods:
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| normally use.
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| | - Browse at a health food store, a
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| - Leave out one or more ingredients from
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| | farmers market or an ethnic food
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| your standard recipes. Or change the
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| | festival.
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| proportions - a little more of this or a
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| | - Take the time to look at all the items
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| little less of that.
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| | at a local supermarket.
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| - Substitute a similar ingredient for a
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| | - Browse at local ethnic food markets:
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| usual ingredient, for instance, orange
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| | Middle Eastern or Greek, for example.
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| juice concentrate or lemon juice instead
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| | - Try raw foods, whole grains and other
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| of vinegar on a salad.
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| | unprocessed foods. Typically, they have
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| - It may help to eat smaller portions but
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| | more texture and flavor. These foods are
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| include a greater number of foods at each
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| | higher in fiber and so produce more
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| meal. That may help you develop a liking
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| | intestinal gas. Limit portion size to
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| for variety.
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| | reduce gas production. Load up when gas
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| - Try unusual combinations such as cooked
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| | will not be a problem. I allow myself to
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| chicken and raw fruit cut in small pieces
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| | pig-out at a before bedtime meal. If the
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| and mixed together...or pizza sauce on a
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| | meal is low in calories, that large meal
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| peanut butter open-face sandwich...or a
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| | doesn't keep me from having a good
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| teaspoon of honey or pancake syrup on a
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| | night's sleep.
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| dark green, leafy salad.
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| | - Use native plants foraged from lawns,
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| Salads are great to experiment with. Many
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| | fence lines, woodlands and growing as
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| vegetables can be enjoyed in a salad. Try
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| | weeds in gardens. Know what you are
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| various amounts and combinations of
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| | doing, there are poisonous plants that
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| carrot, tomato, cabbage, broccoli, bell
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| | resemble edible ones. A few plants are
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| pepper, cucumber, or other vegetables you
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| | toxic even when eaten in small
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| enjoy. Use other types of greens: romaine
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| | quantities.
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| lettuce, Bibb lettuce, collards, mache
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| | - Do your own cooking. Restaurants have
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| and basil. Dressing can be just oil,
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| | menus that appeal to a majority of
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| pesto, syrup, tomato sauce, ketchup,
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| | people, not to people wanting something
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| fruit juices, mayonnaise, peanut butter
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| | different. Even the person who cooks for
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| softened with oil, and even jam or jelly.
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| | their own family may be unlikely to
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| The subtle flavors of many vegetables are
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| | prepare other than familiar and popular
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| easily hidden with anything more than
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| | food.
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| tiny amounts of vinegar, lemon juice and
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| | - Have a garden, if you have the time and
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| tomato sauce. Try a salad without any
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| | space. Every year I can try out new
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| dressing to enjoy the full flavor of the
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| | recipes and a new vegetable or two.
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| vegetables. The vegetables can be
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| | Otherwise, take advantage of the variety
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| proportioned to subdue or enhance
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| | the large supermarkets offer.
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| particular flavors - use less basil to
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| | A few unusual recipes can be found at
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| lessen its pungent flavor, use more
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| | encourages people to discover new ways to
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| carrot to boost its flavor and texture.
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| | enjoy themselves.
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| Other salad ingredients can be nuts,
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