When I was a kid, I was very picky. I always had a choice, here and there, and if I ever had to eat something or do something I didn't want to, but had to, then very mixed emotions would spur up from that. I never liked being forced to do things. Roller coasters were a biggy as well. My opinion on them never changed to this day though. I don't like them, but their an example where I'm usually put on a guilt trip to ride them or even sometimes forced to ride them. Even through I don't like doing things that I'm forced to do, there are some things I turn out liking when I try it. Green beans made a great change in my eating habits and it's because I was forced to eat them.
There was a dinner sitting in front of me, and I had everything in front of me that I loved. Mashed potatoes, corn and fried chicken. I finished it all, but once I was about to leave the table, my dad stopped me. He noticed I didn't eat any green beans and told me to sit down and get some. I was about 6 years old and, being of course that kids generally don't like vegetables, I just sat there staring at it. It took me a few minutes to actually do anything. Once I took a bite though, I couldn't handle how "healthy" it was and sat there for minutes again. With a lot of time waisted, my parents started to put anything on it to try to get me to eat it. They put butter on it, mashed potatoes, chocolate, but being stubborn, I never "enjoyed" it, but I did finish. Afterwords though, about a year later, I remembered that moment where I couldn't eat the green beans, and, having practically the same meal in front of me like before, I went in and got some green beans. Funny though, they weren't as bad as I had recalled. I don't know why, but for some reason when I ate it, I grew to like it. Then in turn, I started to actually enjoy eating squash and broccoli because they weren't "as bad" as green beans. I now eat my vegetables because of my change in opinion from the green beans.
This was a little weird for me because I guess my taste buds adapted to the taste of green beans faster than I thought. I'm not complaining at all, in fact, I couldn't be happier that I like vegetables and stayed out of the stubborn, child phase.
Haha, I can't believe they tried to put chocolate on it. I had the same issue as you, but my thing to avoid was peas.
ReplyDeleteAll of us at one point were very stubborn when it came to veggies. Vegetables really aren't bad as we used to think when we were kids.
ReplyDeleteI hated green beans as a child too. I still won't eat them to this day. Once my dad told me I had to sit at the table until I ate them... I sat there for three hours, until my parents finally gave up.
ReplyDeleteThis so reminded me of my childhood. I also hated eating vegetables as a kid especially broccoli.
ReplyDeleteI felt the exact way bout being pushed to eat veggies I didn't find appealing.
ReplyDeleteEvery time my grandma would babysit me she always had something new. It all worked out for the best, because I am vegetarian now.
Its funny how many kids go through what you went through? My kids were just like that, when it came to eating certain vegetables like tomatoes. It is good that you like to eat healthy.
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