Whilst watching Wimbledon this year, Mr C questioned what those tennis players were consuming when they squeezed little gel packets into their mouths. I assumed they were some kind of gel thing for top sportspeople, but then I realised they sell them in the supermarket. We decided to try some. Eww. I mean, I wasn’t expecting a sweet treat or anything but this was not good. It tasted like medicine, and as a gel it was all gooey and gross.

I love sandwiches. They are one of my favourite foods. I love perusing the new and exciting fillings that shops and bakeries come out with. I’m not all that adventurous though. I tend to stick to chicken, tuna or cheese, with the odd extra ingredient here or there to make a change. As it is Wimbledon week, Tesco came out with a celebratory Strawberries and Cream sandwich. Amy pointed it out to me, desperate for someone to try it.

I remember when Goji berries were the brand new health craze and all the serious doctors were coming out and saying there was nothing proven about the health benefits. I’ve never had them before but figured it couldn’t hurt to try, and I found a pack of dried berries. Initially, it was like eating raisins with no flavour, but then the aftertaste kicked in and it was like soap. Gross. I tried two and then threw them away, I don’t care how healthy they are.

Now, I’m going to have to be upfront and honest here, it’s not proper whisky. It’s a whisky and cola, pre-made and sold to me in a can. I’m sorry in advance. I was browsing in the supermarket and stumbled across this whole section of alcohol that I hadn’t noticed before - the sort of pre-mixed cans as pictured above. There’s everything from rum to Jack Daniels to gin and tonic, and I was impressed.

My mum said: “Try it. It looks like it will be sour but that’s just because it is green. It’s basically just like a plum.” That is exactly what it was. Just a small green plum. Even if it does have a name like… greenhouse? rain gauge? Greengrass?

If you remember back to the first brand new food I tried as part of my New Year Resolutions, it was a fruit that did not go down very well. Slippery slimy thing that lives on in my memory. For the second two new foods I tried, I went for something I had at least heard of and understood what to expect when it came to the eating. Goat’s Cheese

One of my personal resolutions for 2010 was to try and eat five new foods. It sounds stupid, I know, but it’s harder than you might imagine. I’m not all that adventurous when it comes to food. I don’t mind trying new things, but it turns out I’m quite picky about what I eat. I either like something or I don’t, there isn’t really a middle ground, and I can be a bit precious about textures and other things.