Ten highly nutritious foods that may be uncommon to many Americans because they are unfamiliar with... 
(Getty Images/AP Photos)Many Americans have an adventurous spirit, but perhaps not always when it comes to food.
People tend to eat what they know how to prepare, and they may be reluctant to invest in a new food if they're not sure if it tastes good, said Joanne Ikeda, a nutritionist emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley.
Lack of familiarity may also cause you to shy away from a new food -- a behavior that is at least partly cultural, as we tend to avoid things we have not been exposed to before.
"A lot of it is not knowing what to do with a new food when you get it home," said Beth Kitchin, an assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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So to steer you toward some new additions to your shopping cart that are packed with good nutrition and also taste good, ABCNews.com asked five nutrition experts for their recommendations. They came up with 10 foods not commonly eaten by many Americans that you might not be familiar with. All are worth looking into -- and they won't bust the food budget either.
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