| I have been preparing my own meals for
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| | basil to lessen its pungent flavor, use
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| many years. Like most people, I suppose,
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| | more carrot to boost its flavor and
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| I would fix only familiar dishes.That has
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| | texture. Other salad ingredients can be
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| changed. For health benefits, I began
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| | nuts, peanuts, coconut, cereal, baked
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| eating more fruits and vegetables. Trying
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| | beans, and fruit. Some ingredients I like
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| unfamiliar vegetables and fruits made
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| | are raw beets, raw potato and raw sweet
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| eating interesting and more enjoyable.
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| | potato.Watch out for raw greens and other
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| Many of those new fruits and vegetables
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| | raw vegetables that cause digestion
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| became favorites. I tried many other
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| | system upset. It only takes small amounts
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| foods that were new to me, for example,
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| | of some raw vegetables to cause a lot of
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| whole grains, various types of beans,
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| | discomfort. Use small quantities of an
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| seeds and nuts. Many of those became
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| | untested food to begin with until you
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| favorites. Using unfamiliar ways of
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| | know how well your body deals with it.
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| preparing food also made eating more of
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| | The body will adapt to some foods over a
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| an adventure. A few of my favorites are
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| | period of weeks or months but results
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| pesto (pureed greens and oil), raw foods
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| | vary from food to food and, I suppose,
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| that are normally eaten cooked, and
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| | from individual to individual. Some raw
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| unusual combinations such as bread with
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| | foods I avoid because of previous bad
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| peanut butter, covered with pizza
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| | experiences are green beans, asparagus,
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| sauce.The circumstances of my life
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| | and beet leafs. I don't eat more than a
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| encouraged more changes. Making do with a
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| | tablespoon of raw parsley pesto in a day.
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| small amount of money gave me a liking
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| | The same for kale. I don't eat more than
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| for oatmeal, beans, and other very
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| | the equivalent of 1/4-cup pesto of raw
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| low-cost foods. Growing up on a farm and
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| | Chinese cabbage.To develop a liking for a
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| having a garden each year provided new
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| | new food, eat it at the beginning of a
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| fruits and vegetables to try and enjoy.
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| | meal when you are most hungry. Being
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| Having been raised to 'waste not, want
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| | hungry greatly improves the ability to
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| not', helped me not to pass up unusual
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| | appreciate the taste of a food. Eat only
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| foods: gifts such as my sister's 'beans
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| | a small amount of the new food at each
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| 'n' greens', the landlord's parogies, and
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| | sitting. For some foods, a tiny bite,
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| my son's homemade deer jerky. The point
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| | just enough to sense its flavor, is
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| is: The changes in my diet gave me more
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| | enough to handle at first. Don't give up
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| foods to enjoy. I now know that I can
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| | easily on a food that at first seems too
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| like a great many unfamiliar foods. At
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| | strange to be enjoyed. Some foods will
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| first some of those foods may not be
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| | require dozens of 'get acquainted'
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| enjoyed because they are so different and
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| | trials.Other strategies for liking new
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| are unrecognized as a
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| | foods:- Read about nutrition and health
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| 'goody'. For me, that recognition is
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| | to know the benefits of a changed diet.-
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| typically made gradually by many small
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| | Be aware of how much time you spend
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| trials. Once that recognition is made,
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| | shopping for food and other food related
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| the food 'hits the spot' and can be
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| | tasks. Would you rather have some of that
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| nutritious, healthy and convenient. Then
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| | time available for other things?
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| I have yet another food to enjoy.The
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| | Non-traditional foods can use preparation
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| process of trying new foods and having
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| | methods that take less time.- Make a
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| them become enjoyed fare, makes eating an
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| | choice about the money you spend for
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| adventure. Eating becomes more nteresting
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| | food. Atypical foods may be less
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| and more enjoyed. Meals become more than
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| | expensive than traditional and popular
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| a time to enjoy what I have enjoyed
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| | food. Getting the most bang for the buck
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| before. Awareness is heightened by
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| | can add to the pleasure of eating.- Make
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| experiencing the unfamiliar. There is
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| | a decision to increase the pleasure in
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| anticipation of discovery of a new
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| | your life. Your success in developing a
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| enjoyment. Meals become pay-off times of
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| | fondness for a new food, will encourage
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| previous experimentation efforts. The
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| | you to try other kinds of new
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| food is more appreciated for having
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| | pleasures.Have reasons in mind to try
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| creative effort invested in it. Perhaps I
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| | unusual foods:- to be able to enjoy
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| have gained a health benefit, saved some
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| | healthy foods.- to enjoy low-prep-time
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| prep time, saved money that can be used
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| | foods.- to use what you can grow in your
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| for some other purpose, and have added to
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| | garden.- for the satisfaction of
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| my repertoire of pleasure.A cookbook
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| | acquiring new pleasures.- to increase
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| might help you get ideas about what new
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| | your enjoyment of eating.Know why liking
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| foods to try. A cookbook about a
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| | new foods is difficult. This is the
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| particular ethnic food or some other
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| | know-your-enemy principle. It seems to
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| unfamiliar category of food would be
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| | help me. People have an instinctive
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| particularly helpful. Buy one or get one
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| | protection against eating toxic foods.
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| from the library. Some ethnic categories
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| | Nature has provided you with a mistrust
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| are Middle Eastern, Southeast Asian,
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| | for new, unfamiliar food. If the food is
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| African, soul food, Southern, and
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| | enough different from what you are used
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| Mexican. Other categories are health
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| | to, it will not be immediately liked.
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| food,
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| | This is a necessary instinct that keeps
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| quick and easy recipes, weight loss
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| | you from poisoning yourself by eating the
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| diets, vegetarian recipes, and using food
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| | wrong mushroom, for example. Evolution
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| from the garden. You might even enjoy
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| | along with chemistry eliminated the
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| some obscure categories such as pioneer
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| | gulp-down-anything individuals from our
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| food, early American/Native American
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| | gene pool. The little-by-little
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| food, wild food, early European food,
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| | taste-developers survived.If it's the
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| food from storage, and low cost food. I
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| | sugar, salt and spices you depend upon to
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| particularly like quick and easy
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| | enjoy food, other flavors will go
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| cookbooks.If you need help becoming
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| | unappreciated. To help your fondness for
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| comfortable with trying new foods, try
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| | new foods come easier, ease up on spices,
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| small changes:- Eat breakfast foods at
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| | salt, and sugar. That encourages your
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| lunch or supper.
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| | taste to appreciate a greater variety of
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| Or try a vegetable at breakfast. If you
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| | flavors. You then can more appreciate the
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| normally have a sandwich at bedtime, have
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| | sweetness of cherry tomatoes, the
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| a salad instead.- Try different brands
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| | sweetness of raw pumpkin, and the
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| from the ones you normally use.- Leave
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| | sweetness of sweet potatoes, for example.
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| out one or more ingredients from your
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| | You can enjoy the mild flavor of raw
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| standard recipes. Or change the
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| | chestnuts, the richness of nuts, and the
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| proportions - a little more of this or a
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| | subtle starchiness of cereal grains. Your
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| little less of that.- Substitute a
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| | palate will be more adept at experiencing
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| similar ingredient for a usual
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| | the pleasures of subtle flavors. A great
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| ingredient, for instance, orange juice
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| | many foods that previously seemed mostly
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| concentrate or lemon juice instead of
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| | tasteless, can then be enjoyed for their
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| vinegar on a salad.- It may help to eat
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| | unique flavors.Your enjoyment of stronger
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| smaller portions but include a greater
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| | tasting food will be helped by reducing
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| number of foods at each meal.
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| | sugar and salt use. You will be switching
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| That may help you develop a liking for
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| | from depending on saltiness and sweetness
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| variety.- Try unusual combinations such
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| | to getting pleasure from other
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| as cooked chicken and raw fruit cut in
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| | flavors.Finding new foods:- Browse at a
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| small pieces and mixed together...or
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| | health food store, a farmers market or an
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| pizza sauce on a peanut butter open-face
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| | ethnic food festival.- Take the time to
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| sandwich...or a teaspoon of honey or
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| | look at all the items at a local
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| pancake syrup on a dark green, leafy
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| | supermarket.- Browse at local ethnic food
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| salad.Salads are great to experiment
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| | markets: Middle Eastern or Greek, for
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| with. Many vegetables can be enjoyed in a
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| | example.- Try raw foods and whole
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| salad. Try various amounts and
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| | grains.- Use native plants and foraged
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| combinations of carrot, tomato, cabbage,
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| | plants. Know what you are doing, there
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| broccoli, bell pepper, cucumber, or other
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| | are poisonous plants that resemble edible
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| vegetables you enjoy. Use other types of
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| | ones. A few plants are toxic even when
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| greens: romaine lettuce, bibb lettuce,
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| | eaten in small quantities.- Do your own
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| collards, mache and basil. Dressing can
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| | cooking and gardening, if you have the
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| be just oil, pesto, syrup, tomato sauce,
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| | time and space.A few unusual recipes can
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| ketchup, fruit juices,
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| | be found at
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| mayonnaise, peanut butter softened with
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| | recipes unusual recipes.htmAlan
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| oil, and even jam or jelly.
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| | Detwiler started the web site
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| Dressing can be used to soften the
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| | Leisureideas. Visitors to the site are
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| strong flavor of raw cabbage, basil, or
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| | encouraged to use imagination and
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| dark green lettuce.The subtle flavors of
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| | whatever happens to be available to
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| many vegetables are easily hidden with
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| | discover new ways to enjoy
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| anything more than tiny amounts of
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| | themselves.Alan writes books on how to
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| vinegar, lemon juice and tomato sauce.
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| | pursue playfulness and a sense of wonder.
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| Try a salad without any dressing to enjoy
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| | His books are available in digital format
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| the full flavor of the vegetables. The
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| | and can be purchased and downloaded on
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| vegetables can be proportioned to subdue
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| | the eBookMall web site. Go to Then do a
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| or enhance particular flavors - use less
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| | search for Detwiler.
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