A type of list I hope you never read from me

You know those posts or vlogs that are titled "10 foods I no longer buy," or "10 foods you should stop buying, " or "I stopped buying these 10 foods and why you should too." I couldn't in good conscience write a post like that. And here's why.

1) My list of foods that I can honestly say I will never, ever, ever buy (either again or for the first time) is too short to even reach 10 items. So let me think, what would I even put on such a list. Okay, here's one, caviar. I would put caviar at the top of my list. And not because it's expensive. But because it has a texture that I can't stomach. Three of my family members actually think it's good stuff. Not me. I won't be buying any. Two, offal with exception to liver. Some people say when done right, dishes made with offal are delicious. I'll eat liver, but not the rest of the organ meats. And that's my complete list of foods that I'll never buy. I reached two entries, and neither one had anything to do with frugal choices or nutritional benefits.

There are many foods that I try to minimize or even try to avoid. But I can't say with certainty that I'll never buy those again. If it's a financial thing (it doesn't make good sense to spend my money on a particular food), who knows? Our finances may drastically improve at some point. or our priorities on how to spend the money we have may change. Even a pricey food like Wagyu beef could someday make it into my shopping cart, if we had a special celebration and the financial circumstances allowed it. If it's a nutritional thing, telling myself I won't ever have a particular food again just sets me up for obsessing over it. And I can say with absolute certainty that that approach never ends well for me.

2) Just saying I won't buy something in a blog post sort of implies that I think you shouldn't either. Why else would I publicly write my list of foods I won't or will no longer buy, unless I thought you friends should jump on my bandwagon. Who am I to say what someone should or shouldn't buy with their own hard-earned money or what foods they should or should not consume for their good health? I'm neither a professional financial planner nor a dietitian. Although I've studied nutrition as a lay person for about 50 years, I've studied it for my own personal use, not to make suggestions for someone else's health and well-being. What I can do from a financial point of view is suggest ways to reduce the cost of foods someone may enjoy. I can also share garnered nutritional information, and you can see if that info applies to your own life.

Besides all that, those "10 things not to buy" titles to posts and vlogs remind me of click-bait. An irresistible headline that leads to negative and fear-based content, which may or may not be based in truth. When I think of it that way, it feels a little slimy. Frankly, I have too much respect for all of you to do that. 

But just out of curiosity, are there any foods that you can with certainty say you'll never buy?