I don’t think this is enough to explain it: that isn’t how vegetables were prepared in my house growing up, and I didn’t enjoy them. I was willing to eat some raw vegetables if prodded, but my preferred level of vegetable consumption was none. Over time, as an adult, I’ve gotten myself to eat vegetables out of a sense of them being good for me, and at this point I do like them some?
Our two kids, ages five and six, have very different views on veggies. The younger one is willing to eat a pretty wide variety, including most ones that adults will eat, as long as there is no sauce or other strong flavoring. The older one has never liked vegetables, though has had periods in which she was willing to eat cherry tomatoes or sweet peppers.
I don’t think this is enough to explain it: that isn’t how vegetables were prepared in my house growing up, and I didn’t enjoy them. I was willing to eat some raw vegetables if prodded, but my preferred level of vegetable consumption was none. Over time, as an adult, I’ve gotten myself to eat vegetables out of a sense of them being good for me, and at this point I do like them some?
Our two kids, ages five and six, have very different views on veggies. The younger one is willing to eat a pretty wide variety, including most ones that adults will eat, as long as there is no sauce or other strong flavoring. The older one has never liked vegetables, though has had periods in which she was willing to eat cherry tomatoes or sweet peppers.