The battle of the solids

So as some of you know, we've been struggling to get Paige started on solids.  Nearly a month ago we tried her on rice cereal.  The faces she makes are hysterical and I can't really tell if it's the texture and the idea of this "food thing" that causes the grimaces or simply the fact that she just hates the taste of everything I give her.  We've tried both rice cereal and oatmeal and we get spitting, awful faces and gagging from both.  We also tried sweet potatoes for the last few weeks and she basically has the same reaction.  Tonight we moved onto peas...no improvement.  So I know that she'll probably take to fruits but I've been avoiding the sweet foods in fear of her never turning back to veggies.  I know there really isn't pressure to get her to do this yet but I'd feel better if I could find something she likes.  I've decided the next food on the list is avocado...I've heard many babies like it and if that doesn't work I'll probably cave and try a fruit.  I'm also thinking about making some foods as well if I can carve out some time on the weekends.  If anyone has any advice on any of this feel free to chime in!