terrisus
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EDIT: January 17, 2014 update
So, I'm 30, and I think that vegetables are disgusting.
Now, I'll say upfront that I have a good idea of why I feel this way - when I was a child, I wasn't forced to eat anything really, since my mother had been forced to eat peas when she was a child despite the fact that she hated them. I would certainly imagine that, if I had been made to eat vegetables when I was younger, I would at least be alright with them.
But, anyway, I have horrible eating habits, I know that. (Pasta, chicken, and breads constitute the vast majority of what I eat). The thing is, I had a stroke earlier this year. And, while they didn't say that it was because of any health or diet-related thing, or tell me that I needed to do anything differently, my wife has been trying to get me to eat better (which she has tried to do before, and it's failed. But, trying again at least).
Anyway, yesterday she had me try to eat some broccoli that she had cooked. It tasted like mushy grass. She tried putting some melted cheese on it, and it tasted like grass mixed with cheese, and it tasted like grass mixed with cheese. Today we tried just having it raw, and it literally tastes like I'm eating grass. I keep gagging on it, and can't swallow it. Tried putting it inside a piece of cheese, and same thing. It's not like I'm not trying, I just can't do it.
Now, carrots and corn are alright, if those count, so that's at least something. But other than that, I'm just not sure how I'm going to do this. I've tried eating different vegetables before too, and same thing. And even, for an example, I don't like potatoes regardless of how they're prepared - don't like potato chips, don't like french fries, etc. Me and vegetables just don't get along.
Blech
So, I'm 30, and I think that vegetables are disgusting.
Now, I'll say upfront that I have a good idea of why I feel this way - when I was a child, I wasn't forced to eat anything really, since my mother had been forced to eat peas when she was a child despite the fact that she hated them. I would certainly imagine that, if I had been made to eat vegetables when I was younger, I would at least be alright with them.
But, anyway, I have horrible eating habits, I know that. (Pasta, chicken, and breads constitute the vast majority of what I eat). The thing is, I had a stroke earlier this year. And, while they didn't say that it was because of any health or diet-related thing, or tell me that I needed to do anything differently, my wife has been trying to get me to eat better (which she has tried to do before, and it's failed. But, trying again at least).
Anyway, yesterday she had me try to eat some broccoli that she had cooked. It tasted like mushy grass. She tried putting some melted cheese on it, and it tasted like grass mixed with cheese, and it tasted like grass mixed with cheese. Today we tried just having it raw, and it literally tastes like I'm eating grass. I keep gagging on it, and can't swallow it. Tried putting it inside a piece of cheese, and same thing. It's not like I'm not trying, I just can't do it.
Now, carrots and corn are alright, if those count, so that's at least something. But other than that, I'm just not sure how I'm going to do this. I've tried eating different vegetables before too, and same thing. And even, for an example, I don't like potatoes regardless of how they're prepared - don't like potato chips, don't like french fries, etc. Me and vegetables just don't get along.
Blech
