I know all experience is supposed to be just how you perceive it, so it should work that to enjoy "health" foods, all I need to do is perceive that I enjoy it. Sounds easy. I tried it this morning with the last of a fat-free split pea soup I had made; I picked a bunch of overwintered cress from my garden and imagined the spice of it complimenting the sweetness of the yams in the soup, how nice and warm it would be and how full I'd feel, priming the pump of my mind to enjoy it, even though the soup was pretty dull, and a bit slimy with added uncooked seaweed.
In my effort to keep the greens fairly "raw", I just added them to the hot soup, took it off the stove, and covered it to steam for a while. The little suckers didn't cook down at all, which I thought was great, hey look, I'm going to get the best of both worlds! What a positive frame of mind I was in, just like how it's supposed to work! Boy, this will taste good AND have the majority of the benefits of fresh raw greens. I can have this every day ... this can replace my cravings for blueberry pancakes ... sure, I can do high raw easily ...
Gaaaaaaah, it tasted like crap!! The cress, although nicely warmed and softened a bit, was so spicy that it hurt my mouth a little, and no amount of altering my "perception" could persuade me to enjoy the sensation. Yuck, my stomach still feels upset from it an hour later. It was a good experiment, and it works well with other greens, but this one that was so easy to grow and is so hardy makes me sick. Guess I'll stick with the expensive green smoothies for now.