This week’s Escape Plan challenge (aka our Tip of the Week) is #15: Taste Bud Conspiracy: Eat something you’ve never had before.
Jason and I are officially guacamole people now. Whoopty-do, you’re saying (especially if you live in CA), but
it’s a lesson in trying new things. Over the last year or so we have been in 3-4 social situations where fresh guacamole was the center of attention. Being in small groups, we tried it politely, even though we were sure it was going to taste how it looked- like baby “you know what.” The first few times it was hard to get past the visual bias, and the new chunky texture. By the third and forth time I found myself adding more and more of the green stuff to my chips. Jason did too. Mmm… not bad. We had begun to like it… so much so that we even ordered some at a Mexican restaurant when it was just the two of us. Over spring break Jason got daring and decided to make some homemade guacamole. It’s official… guacamole is now on our list of “likes,” all because we politely tried it a few times.
Think about the things you are surrounded by that others seem to really enjoy and ask yourself, why don’t I like it? Have I given it the ol’ college try? Trying something on 4-5 separate occasions is the key. So, have some fun trying something new this week. Remember, kids are trying new things all of the time… and just because you may have thought something was grody when you were little, doesn’t mean you will think that today… unless of course you’re a member of the Picky Eating Adults Group.
Leave a comment on the Escape Plan Blog to tell us what you tried this week. Bon Appetite!
Guac rocks! I had a similar experience recently with hummus and now it’s on my list of likes.
OMG, all I can think of is how much you’ve been missing! LOL – not only am I from SoCal, but there’s not much I haven’t eaten. I’m pretty adventurous with food.
I do have something in mind for this challenge, that I’m hoping to find this week. I’ve been on the lookout, but haven’t found it yet. . .
Baked banana cornbread, as my husband is addicted to cornbread and I wanted to expand his horizons… it was incredible!!!
When my sons were small I used to make 2 veggies and 1 fruit w/ dinner everynight, as part of the meal.. They had to pick 2 of the three and EAT it. I started off when they were little making a small amount of cheese sauce to go w/ the veggies. As they got older they didn’t need the cheese sauce and today they will eat almost every fruit and veggie!
Every once in a while I would make their meals an adventure.. the drinks served in bowls their food in cups. Food color added to milk or pancakes..Or,dinner served under the table. Backwards night was dessert first.. Their friends wanted to eat at our house all the time..