I used to hate Cream of Wheat and similar grainy cereals, still do, I hate grits. You can't convince me that grits is not the same thing as Cream of wheat.
I used to hate egg salad but now I love it. I remember being told if I did not eat my egg salad sandwich I could not got the movies with my family that night. (I ate it).
I just don't get the point of forcing a kid to eat something they don't like. I vividly remember having to sit at the table long after supper to finish what I didn't like. And yet, I can not remember what that food was.
My sister hated lima beans and used to swallow them whole, like pills.