I have recently overcome my dislike of beets and discovered what I have been missing, both as a veggie and as borscht. Pea soup, when properly prepared, will thicken up to make a very acceptable spread. [See my cookbook, "Very Basic Cooking with Captain Clumsy," in preparation.]

I have tried B Sprouts at various ages and stages (and we get them from the farmers' market here) and can state authoritatively that they are an acquired taste and I probably will never acquire a taste for them.