13 health foods that aren't worth the terrible taste

13 health foods that aren't worth the terrible taste

Not worth it: Beets 

If people are doing dozens of articles on how to make a particular food more palatable, wouldn’t it be easier to just eat something else that is palatable? With Internet descriptions ranging from “earthy” to “dirt-like” to “beets taste like a basement,” maybe the beets should reserved for natural clothing dyes, because we all know they’re going to dye your hands, your counter, your children and everything else they touch.

less Not worth it: Beets 

If people are doing dozens of articles on how to make a particular food more palatable, wouldn’t it be easier to just eat something else that is palatable? With Internet descriptions

... more Photo: WIN-Initiative, Getty Images

Photo: WIN-Initiative, Getty Images

Not worth it: Beets 

If people are doing dozens of articles on how to make a particular food more palatable, wouldn’t it be easier to just eat something else that is palatable? With Internet descriptions ranging from “earthy” to “dirt-like” to “beets taste like a basement,” maybe the beets should reserved for natural clothing dyes, because we all know they’re going to dye your hands, your counter, your children and everything else they touch.

less Not worth it: Beets 

If people are doing dozens of articles on how to make a particular food more palatable, wouldn’t it be easier to just eat something else that is palatable? With Internet descriptions

... more Photo: WIN-Initiative, Getty Images

13 health foods that aren't worth the terrible taste

It's a time for new beginnings, when we're supposed to put down the assortments of smoked meats and switch to healthier fare.

A lot of people think that eating healthy means depriving yourself of delicious cheese and pepperoni and eating mostly things you don't enjoy.

And if you've been choking down any of these foods lately, you might be thinking, "Yeah, that sounds about right."

If you're one of the few people who actually likes to eat beets, good for you; you can have mine. But if you agree that they taste downright terrible, you don't have to eat them. There are lots of other healthy foods that provide the same benefits and taste delicious.

Sometimes, a healthy food just won't do, and that's OK. What's the point of eating healthy most of the time if you can't enjoy a glorious, uncompromising breakfast taco now and then? Nutrition is confusing even for nutrition researchers, and I choose to err on the side of food satisfaction.

Click through the slideshow to see 13 healthy foods that just aren't worth it.