What food do you really love to eat, but you can't eat for one reason or another?

[Archae]

For me, it's buttered corn on the cob. (I have teeth problems, and have to cut it off.)

[hippywife]

1. Popcorn.

My first and last diverticulitis attack followed on the heels of eating popcorn. It was so awful, no matter how much I crave it, I'll not do that again.

[WCIL]

5. I can't have popcorn anymore, either

The last time we fixed it, my husband broke a tooth on a kernel and I had to have a particularly stubborn hull removed from my bleeding gums by the dentist. Our "cheap snack" cost us serious money.

[hippywife]

12. That's a real drag.

I used to get a hull caught up in my gums once in a while but I was usually able to dislodge it by gargling pretty hard with Listerine and then finessing it the rest of the way out with a toothpick.

Every time I smell popcorn, I want it so badly. Oddly enough, I don't have a problem with actual corn or any other type of seeds or peels. Seems it was just the popcorn.

Have you tried the hull-less variety yet? I haven't. Doesn't seem like it would be the same.

Welcome to DU. :hi:

[CTyankee]

2. Broccoli. I get tremendous gas pains.

I'm uncomfortable for HOURS, even when I douse it with Beano.

[hippywife]

13. I've never used Beano but

I thought it was something that you take rather than put on the food. :shrug:

[CTyankee]

16. You can take it as a pill or you can get a liquid form and squeeze drops

on the food that you think will "offend." I squeeze 10 to 12 drops on food such as beans. I don't eat broccoli or radishes any more. No point to it...

[blondeatlast]

3. Steak. Thanks to lifelong insulin dependence, I already have a touch of heart

disease.

[Madrone]

4. Sausage.

I don't crave it or anything, but it's probably the meat I miss the most after going pescitarian almost 9 years ago.

[Archae]

7. Pescitarian?

You mean you only eat Joe Pesci? ;-)

[Madrone]

9. Um...ew.

:)

Nope - means that if it weren't for the occasional fish and/or seafood I'd be full on vegetarian. Sometimes I call it "fish-itarian" to paint a clearer picture for people that have never heard of the technical term. So - I will on occasion eat fish or seafood, but I NEVER eat beef, pork, chicken, turkey, etc...

The largest part of my diet is veg and/or vegan though.

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. ice cream - lactose problem

[mix]

8. i am touch and go

with jalapeños
(awesome topic!)

[REP]

10. Cherries; very, very allergic

I can have one with a lot a of Benadryl and a rescue inhaler bur my throat will still itch for hours. Any more than that is Not Worth It. I can have them cooked, though.

[cwydro]

11. Popcorn.

I'm a real addict and just recently it seems to upset my stomach something awful.

And people are ALWAYS making it around me!x(

[CTyankee]

17. Do you drink lots of water along with it?

When I have popcorn I make sure I have a big glass of water nearby and I drink it down to counteract the popcorn. It's great. I never have a problem (I used to have diverticulitis).

[Kali]

14. king crab, lobster, other sea food

can't afford it:rofl:

[NightWatcher]

15. fried chicken does a number on me

[Brigid]

18. Big Macs.

Waaay too much fat and sodium for someone with heart disease.

[MrScorpio]

19. Only food I can't afford

If I can afford it, I can still eat it

[Forkboy]

20. Ice cream...the real stuff.

Not that frozen yogurt debacle.

[rockymountaindem]

21. Bacon. I mean, who doesn't love bacon?

But, when I was about 14 I stopped eating pork to be more religiously observant, so no more bacon for me.

[femmocrat]

22. Any kind of creamy dessert. n/t

[fizzgig]

23. fried stuff like chicken strips or fish and chips

i feel sick to my stomach for hours afterward :(

[femmocrat]

26. Same here.... even if I bake it in the oven.

Can't get rid of that queasy, greasy feeling! x(

[Mist]

24. Baba ganoush. LOVE it, but have to avoid the "nightshade" foods. nt

[flvegan]

25. Swordfish.

Loved it. Was my very favorite food. Don't eat it now for the obvious reasons.

[HopeHoops]

27. Pepperoncini dipped in the garlic butter sauce from Papa Johns.

For some reason, that combination gives me the screaming shits the next morning. I can do one or the other with pizza, but not both. Go figure.

[blonndee]

28. I really love to eat Toxic Hell (Taco Bell) even though I know I will be sick almost every time.

It's so astoundingly bad, I love it. It's like McDonald's for me, but 10X worse. My crack. I haven't eaten it for months...but I know I will eventually. Heh.

[Red State Rebel]

29. A lot of fresh fruits and veggies

I had bariatric surgery and because of the malabsorption, too much of fresh fruits and veggies really cause me bathroom problems. I miss all the watermelon and cantelope I used to eat in the summer! Losing the 130 lbs. was worth it tho - I knew the trade off I was making when I did it.

[KamaAina]

30. Beignets

Reason: I'm 4,000 miles from NOLA, and no prospects to get back in any time soon. :(

[dixiegrrrrl]

31. Wheat, therefore sandwiches, pizza, etc.

I miss real whole wheat sandwiches the most, when the missing mood hits.
gluten thing.

[triguy46]

32. The reason: wife of 32 years does not like these things, cannot bring them to the house:

1. Corn dogs
2. Spam
3. Bologna
4. Salami

Other than that, I can eat whatever I choose, (and whatever she allows):cry:

[enigmatic]

33. Liver and Onions

I have it once in a blue moon but because of my gout, that's all. One of my favorite meals, too..

[Moondog]

39. Are you aware of a drug called Allopurinol?

[BarenakedLady]

34. Cooked onions

I eat them anyway because they are so yummy, but I'd prefer not to be around others after...if you know what I mean.

:blush:

[greenbriar]

35. hubby loves pizza but can't eat it because he is allergic to wheat

he desperately wants to find a good pizza

[midnight armadillo]

36. Big glass of cold, fresh whole milk

Lactose intolerance, even with lactase pills, will punish me severely for this act.

[Forkboy]

37. I thought of a better answer, but probably shouldn't say.

:rofl:

[Enthusiast]

38. Beef liver sauteed in onions

It will cause a gout attack. Asparagus, it will also cause a gout attack. Split pea soup will also cause a gout attack.

[Moondog]

40. Are you aware of a drug called Allopurinol?

[Enthusiast]

41. Oh yes, I take it.

Still. Thank you.