As I was eating dinner my uncle comes up and asks my two younger cousins if they would like to eat carrots. But they threw a fit and said that they will not eat the carrots. Thinking back to all the times at dinner i realised something. Not once has my cousins willingly eaten any veggies, and that got me to thinking. What is the deal with vegetables. Everyone kid eats fruit no problem but when it comes to veggies most kids balk and try to hide. Why is that. If anyone can help me figure this question out it would be most appreciated

I've always loved my vegetables except for carrot because of there sweet taste but i've grown to like them. they probably just dont like the taste of vegetables expectially when there raw, i used to always pick out my vegetables just cause they either looked gross or I just didnt like the taste but I hate the taste of onions still.

I personally love veggies..

Except some.. LIek celury.. carrots..

Ugggh. -shivers- :roll:

I never liked the texture of vegetables.
But I always liked carrots, onions, and potatoes.
What's funny is that as a kid I didn't like fruits that much either and I still don't really.
I guess I prefer processed and not-real food... XD

Originally Posted by Carmen

I personally love veggies..

Except some.. LIek celury.. carrots..

Ugggh. -shivers- :roll:

omg! celury is the best D: my faorite vegetable! its great with cream cheese or peanut butter :D

I always loved veggies even when I was little. I always was a big fan of brussel sprouts, even if most kids didn't like them.
I believe that it's been found that small children taste things differently then adults and teens do, so maybe it's because they don't taste good to them. Also children tend to be picky eaters, they don't like trying things they don't know or have decided they don't like by sight. Plus if a kid sees one kid do something usually they follow suit. "Bobby doesn't like carrots so I don't like carrots." It's that trying to fit in thing.

Originally Posted by Lady Ariana

I never liked the texture of vegetables.
But I always liked carrots, onions, and potatoes.
What's funny is that as a kid I didn't like fruits that much either and I still don't really.
I guess I prefer processed and not-real food... XD

True most kids like processed food....or meats go figure

When I was younger I LOOOVED vegetables. =] I would always be eating some broccoli or something. But maybe I was a freak child >_>

Originally Posted by Aeola

omg! celury is the best D: my faorite vegetable! its great with cream cheese or peanut butter :D

-Shivers-

Maybe your parents cooks different from mine.. Because I've never tasted "good" celury..
Ugggh. x[ -goes to your house and tries it, then barfs it out-

Nope.. it's jsut plain bad.. xD

lol i dont cook my celury, i eat it raw but its even better when its cooked.

I like broccoli and potatos but when I was young I didn't eat a lot of vegetables because they way my mom cooked them made it look gross. I'm really more of a meat-eater. I love meat!

I guess people don't like to eat vegetables because they don't have an awesome and tastey flavor like fruits do. I quite adore vegetables. XD They are nice when my mom cooks them...or if they are put into a soup or salad. 8D

I've never understood why kids don't like vegetables all that much either, really... Then again, I've always been a big eater of fruits and veggies; I love them. xD I don't see what's NOT to like about them in the first place. There are a few that I don't... desire, but I will eat them. Such as asparagus (unless it's really good), and large tomatoes (cherry tomatoes are fine).

Carrots are delicious, though. D: Especially with dip. Why wouldn't someone like them~?


...Edamame are probably my favourite. <:

Originally Posted by Deadly Mango Kitty

I like broccoli and potatos but when I was young I didn't eat a lot of vegetables because they way my mom cooked them made it look gross. I'm really more of a meat-eater. I love meat!

Hehe, your mom's cooking was gross? x]

Mashed potatoes much? 8)

Originally Posted by Carmen

Hehe, your mom's cooking was gross? x]

Mashed potatoes much? 8)

Lol, yeah. Shh... don't tell her I said that.

i always love my momms cooking except for the fried squash she makes. its nasty, its all soft and crap.

I wonder that as well... I personally love vegetables. I had this one friend... every time I was at her house for supper she never ate the vegetables, I didn't understand why. I still don't get it. Do kids not eat them because... they're healthy? Because I don't understand why anyone would not want to eat something just because its healthy. Ahh... mind boggling. Lol.

I looove veggies, and i always have. I've always not understood why most people are grossed out by broccoli. Even adults. Broccoli is my favorite,along with potatoes, green beans and peas. XD

I also like the taste of onions.. well I like all veggies. Expect squash type ones, ew. Or are those fruit? They have seeds...but then cucumber is considered vegetable, huh? Or fruit? @[email protected]

I think there are a lot of different reasons that kids don't generally like to eat vegetables. One of them is the view of kids and vegetables that's presented to them by society. If you see a kid on tv, he's more likely to be grossed out by vegetables than to like them. And like someone already mentioned, kids like to fit in. So if one kid tells them that they are gross for liking vegetables, that doesn't really give them positive reinforcement for eating vegetables.

Also, most fruits are a lot sweeter than most vegetables. Even I like fruits 10x better than veggies.

I'm lucky. I have a Chinese chef for a dad, and my mom and grandma are both great cooks. Apparently, if you cook it the way my parents do, you'll be able to get a kid to LOVE to eat their Veggies.

The only time I don't eat vegetables is when it's cooked by the school... I don't eat out often, so I wouldn't know if I don't like how vegetables are cooked by other people. But from what I'm smelled, other cooks can't make good cooked beans, broccoli, and peas right. *yeck*

The only veggie my parents can't get me to eat are a lot of gourds... and cooked carrots and cooked romaine lettuce. I'll eat carrots raw though. And I have intense fear of celery and onions (cooked or raw)>.<
That's relatively few compared to other kids, right? My parents are proud of that.
Oh, and I don't like salads. A downside of growing up eating all veggies deliciously cooked.

I like fruits better because it's associated with Dessert and Snack time in my brain.

I think it's the texture. A lot of them have icky
textures that make me never want to look at them ever again.
Fruits are usually smooth and stuff. o__o;

All I eat is veggies, literately. My little cousin will eat a lot of what I eat so he normally will pick up my veggies and eat them with no problem. It’s all on how much variety a parent offers their kid and the attitude of the parents. If they let the kids get away with not even tasting the veggies then they’re going to throw a fit every time because they know they can get away with it.

I love veggies. They are amazing and when my father eats mine I have a fit. There are a few vegs I will not touch though. And it will stay that way till the day I die. Hm, now I'm hungry. Haha.

Anyways, when I was younger I hated them. To a high level. All I'd eat was potatos(that is a veggie right?) green beans, and corn. Then again when I was young I did not eat anything really for three years. Horrid eating disorder. But anyhow....

I think I'm just weird, the end.

It's a flavor thing I think... or a texture one. My little brother would never eat any vegies at all. Except corn on the cob... I think because that was more fun to eat. Some Adults don't even eat vegies... my grandpa hates salad and any raw vegies. He doesn't eat raw fruit either.

I've always eaten my vegies... Most baby food is made with vegies, and my mom says my favorite was always sweet potatoes and apples. I still love both and have a few recepies to cook both together.

It could also be a tv thing as well... there are a lot of shows where kids choose not to eat their vegies on tv... and kids may think that if that kid gets away with it I can too.

I only really eat Potatoes, Broccoli, Mushrooms, Carrot and Pumpkin not really a lot considering how many veggies there really are. I just can't eat something if I don't like the smell.