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Depends on what you're picky about, but maybe instead of focusing on "healthy" maybe focus on one aspect like made from scratch or more protein or just more fresh food or things with more color? I have texture issues and figure since my food is generally made from scratch I can't be doing too badly.

@sorrycharlie: I think it's really good advice to start with one thing. Set mini goals for yourself. Big sweeping changes rarely take hold. But smaller changes are more likely to stick.

My husband is the same regarding fruit, he'll eat a bowl of fruit salad, but he won't just pick up a banana and eat that as a snack, for example.

One thing that works for us to eat more raw vegetables is for me to pick several and then cut them up and put them in trays for us to take to work. I do grape tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots and cucumbers. I wash, clean, cut on Sunday afternoon, takes me about 20 minutes to prepare 6 servings worth that we take to the office. I would do the same if I stayed home, because i don't take the time.

I don't eat fruits, veggies, or meat, so.... I hear you.

I have had some success with food-chaining. For example, I like tomato sauce and I like pizza, and so a couple of years ago I pushed myself to chunkier tomato sauce and pizza with chopped tomato. I also like oatmeal raisin cookies, and I recently discovered I can do dried cherries, so now I make oatmeal raisin cherry cookies. More about food-chaining here: http://mealtimehostage.com/tag/food-chaining/

I can tolerate raisins, and fruit juices, but not fruit. So I like the taste, not the texture. I went to whole foods and bought a little of each kind of dried fruit, and made myself taste them all! I discovered I can tolerate dried papaya and dried cherries, and I tried to keep little bags on hand at work and take them on hikes. I get tired easily of these foods though and I often would rather go hungry rather than eat them.

You said: "I'm much more likely to eat fruit, say, if it's already cut up and ready to go.....I have a texture thing as well." Being reflective about things like that will help you create routines that push you into eating more. If you want to create new habits, you must make it appealing and easy for you to do so, by little tweaks like buying pre-cut fruit, keeping a bowl of apples out in a central area, etc.

For what it's worth, I've had 4-5 doctors throughout my life, and NONE have been concerned. I take a multivitamin with breakfast and lunch. I get blood panels done every 2-3 years, and everything so far has come back good.

My husband is picky with healthy foods... I turn everything into a smoothie for him. He'd rather have a smoothie with spinach than a salad. As long as it gets into him somehow, I'm happy!