Trying new food is hard for me, not because I don’t like trying new food, but because I like what I already eat so much.
Take, for instance, what I eat at TCU: there are hundreds of options in the student union, but I almost always gravitate towards the salad bar. I attribute part of this to the fact that I used to be a vegetarian, the other part I give credit to how good a salad tastes.
With the right dressing, a salad can stimulate every taste bud while filling you up. We cannot, however, forget the health benefits of a salad.
Even at the salad bar, I get the same mixture of flavors from day-to-day: romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, carrots cut julienne, green peppers, sliced mushrooms, and red onions all topped with croutons and French dressing.
I am the person who everyone hates standing behind, because I load my salad up with so many things. The normal salad-eater will get one or two veggies, while I leave only one or two out.
As I write this, keep glancing at my empty salad bowl, trying to decide if it would be distasteful if I went back for seconds.
