The poll highlighted that during his or her lifetime, an individual has more than 4000 servings of foods he or she dislikes, in order to gain the nutritional and health benefits that they offer.
One-third of the people regularly have something that they have an extreme dislike for, at least once in a week, thinking it may enhance their health.
On top of the list of most hated health foods were spinach, oily fish and brown bread. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, lentils, muesli, liver, mushrooms and onions also got a mention in this list.
Nutritionist Priya Tew was quoted as saying, “We are all aware that some foods are better for us than others but I’m astonished at the amount of people forcing themselves to eat food they don’t like, especially when it doesn’t have to be this way.”
She added, “With a little bit of research you can usually find an alternative food to provide the nutrients you need - for example, beef or dried apricots are a great source of iron instead of forcing yourself to eat spinach. And if oily fish isn’t a favorite food, flax seed or walnuts are a good alternative.”
“You can even sneak some foods in you’d like to eat for their health benefits but don’t like the taste of without realizing it - for example, spaghetti Bolognaise makes a great cover for carrots and celery.”
This poll of above 1000 shoppers was conducted by Tesco. It has also shown those foods that Britons don’t eat despite being well aware that they are good for health. Britons would never go near Japanese Sushi. Also, around 30 percent of them steer clear of avocados.
The study has also brought to light a few peculiar food choices that certain people make. They gobble down salami, black beans and coriander assuming them to be healthy.
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