Day One... changing habits.

I suppose first of all I should introduce myself. My name's Mel, I'm 21, a student... and I am a VERY picky eater.

For example, I don't like chicken. Whenever I say that I always get a chorus of "Noooo!" "What?!" "How the HELL do you not like chicken?!". Well... what can I say? I don't like most meats! Pork, lamb, beef, even duck, I just can't stand the taste (or the texture). To give you an idea of my eating habits: here's a graph.

I am heading to an early grave with my unhealthy, fatty and frankly boring diet. It's time for a change! So this blog will document all the new foods I am going to try, and hopefully encourage you to do the same. So bring on the steaks, the rabbit pies and the frogs legs. Eep!

I have found that there are several "groups" of eaters.
1) The "I know what I likers" - These people know what foods they enjoy. They refuse to try new things and often refer to anything green as 'rabbit food'. I am one of these people.
2) The "Anything goesers" - You will often find these people in obscure restaurants ordering the 'shark burger' or 'snails on toast'. One of my housemates is an 'anything goeser' and he actually has actually listed of all the different disgusting meats he wants to try. Bleurgh.
3) The "I am what I eaties" - Ahh these people are my favourites. They are RIDICULOUSLY healthy. Like... they'll go to Pizza hut and get a salad. And then eat half of it. I wish I was one of these people! They are often in great shape (or they're just starting a diet that they haven't given up yet).
4) "Veggies and vegans" - Self explanatory, and very restricting! Respect to the veggies :D
5) The "Norms" - People who are a perfect mix between number 1 and number 2.

My mission in this blog is to convert as many people to "Norms" as possible! (Apart from all the number 4's). If I can do it, you can do it! So... let's get started.