I also hate but have been eating dates. Easiest way I’ve found to hide them is in this smoothie:
Almond milk unsweetened
Dates ($14 huge bag from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mariani-Pitted-Dates-Natural-40-Ounce/dp/B0027YZBJC?pd_rd_w=YcOks&pf_rd_p=36d61c60-cdca-4e42-b656-127c2f922d8a&pf_rd_r=FTYX5D33K4CZM4QC7H9Q&pd_rd_r=d203282c-002c-4451-9729-3f3f23301a63&pd_rd_wg=c1CRg&pd_r...)
Frozen banana
Plain Greek yogurt
Almond butter
Optional: flaxseed meal, cinnamon, vanilla extract
Almond milk+dates in high power blender to get the dates super super tiny (I do this first because I add frozen ingredients later and the cold makes the dates seize up/unwilling to break into pieces small enough for my liking). Then I add half a frozen banana, plain Greek yogurt, and almond butter. I’ve also been adding in ground flax seed, cinnamon and a little vanilla extract.
It’s a lot of sugar so not a good option for everyone. Haven’t birthed baby yet so can’t report out on anecdotal helpfulness. Will say pooping has been a breeze.
Oh! Also I sometime trick myself into eating them with cherry pie larabars. Don’t even taste the dates.
I've decided to help all the single people on free talk, find dates
Eat more dates. Or if you don't eat any, eat dates.