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Childhood is filled with numerous gos on swings, coloring books, Chuck E. Cheese, and junk food galore. Whether it be an artificially colored, sugar dowsed beverage, unusual shapes of chicken or the inexplicably yellow nacho cheese dip, these munchies are clamored into lunchboxes to become the envy of the cafeteria. On the other side of the spectrum, there were always certain food classification I was told to stay away from/"Yuck, that's gross!". But as I grew from adolescence, I realized just how amazing they tasted. It is in my goodwill to promote the messages of disregarded/shamed foods.We, kids, definitely did not have that great of a sophisticated palate.Urban Myth #1: Spinach
We've all seen it before, whether on television or sadly, in real life, the boiled pail of spinach which makes a SPLAT upon hitting the lunch tray (Lizzie McGuire, anyone?), but spinach is an absolutely nutritious (way more so than iceberg lettuce) and delicious alternative to be used in a salad. Add a little feta, dried cranberry, olive, and a drizzle of some oil-vinegar emulsion, and POW, it's magic.
Urban Myth #2: Anchovies
Yes, these fish have heads. But, isn't that just as gross as that high fructose corn syrup in your slurpee? Anchovies are fantastic as a salty snack alone, but added to pizza? Divine.
Urban Myth #3: Broccoli
Okay, I don't understand why kids avoid broccoli like the plague. A slough of broccoli on your plate highly resembles a forest, and who doesn't want to be a giant, attacking miniature replicas of trees? Raw broccoli is a different story, but steamed broccoli with a dash of salt is a masterpiece.
Urban Myth #4: Whole grain bread
Alright, so Freddy goes for the bleached "white" bread, but won't touch the more natural, browner cousin? This is bread discrimination at its worst! Whole grain bread is eaten for the conscience, basically more of an excuse to slather on a touch more of peanut butter and jelly without feeling guilty. Nevertheless, bleached and unbleached breads taste like mere reflections of each other.
Urban Myth #5: Exotic Fruits
I'm not talking about cherries or grapefruits, but about way edgy items such as dragon fruit, starfruit, pomegranate, and lychee. Forget the regular apple and banana, met their foreign counterparts! There's nothing wrong with getting your vitamin c from different produce. It's not cheating, by any means.
Hopefully, I've opened some minds in regards to trying "weird" food. Have you noticed that I left out a notorious item off the list? Brussel sprouts, anyone? No, that is one item I thank kids warn me away from.
