Am I going to die of rickets? I never eat vegetables.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband hates vegetables too. Were you forced to eat them as a kid? He wasn't so he never developed a taste for them. As an aside, are you childfree?

Yes, I was forced to eat them every night with dinner. I never developed a taste for them.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband hates vegetables too. Were you forced to eat them as a kid? He wasn't so he never developed a taste for them. As an aside, are you childfree?

Yes, I was forced to eat them every night with dinner. I never developed a taste for them.

Oh, grow up! So were most of us.

I am assuming you don't have a lot of friends. I'd have to cook for someone like you.

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like OP I just don't have a taste for them...

What is the best way to sneak them in - mix into sauces? Throw into quesadilla?

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Anonymous wrote:My husband hates vegetables too. Were you forced to eat them as a kid? He wasn't so he never developed a taste for them. As an aside, are you childfree?

Yes, I was forced to eat them every night with dinner. I never developed a taste for them.

Oh, grow up! So were most of us.

I am assuming you don't have a lot of friends. I'd have to cook for someone like you.

Why so nasty? She was just answering the question a PP had asked her. OP I sympathize, I don't like veggies much either. I do eat a lot of fruit though, which I hope helps.

I have also found that I like vegetable soups better than most other vegetable preparations. Just steam the veggies or roast or saute them with some olive oil and onions, add them to soup stock and blend. I use a hand blender and blend in the pot. Super easy, fast, and relatively tasty -- to me anyway. You can do this with carrots, squash, broccoli, peas. I also add spinach to egg drop soup. Check out Mark Bittman's "How to cook everything" soup chapter, that's where I get most of my ideas.

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My husband & inlaws didn't like veggies either. They grew up eating canned or overly cooked vegetables. They come from a tropical island, where it can be difficult and expensive to grow or buy fresh vegetables.

Whenever I serve grilled, blanched or oven roast vegetables, everyone raves. A little sea salt (not Mortons) and olive oil, grill or roast on high heat. Blanche green beans varieties and asparagas to keep them from overcooking.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband hates vegetables too. Were you forced to eat them as a kid? He wasn't so he never developed a taste for them. As an aside, are you childfree?

Yes, I was forced to eat them every night with dinner. I never developed a taste for them.

Oh, grow up! So were most of us.

I am assuming you don't have a lot of friends. I'd have to cook for someone like you.

Why so nasty? She was just answering the question a PP had asked her. OP I sympathize, I don't like veggies much either. I do eat a lot of fruit though, which I hope helps.

I have also found that I like vegetable soups better than most other vegetable preparations. Just steam the veggies or roast or saute them with some olive oil and onions, add them to soup stock and blend. I use a hand blender and blend in the pot. Super easy, fast, and relatively tasty -- to me anyway. You can do this with carrots, squash, broccoli, peas. I also add spinach to egg drop soup. Check out Mark Bittman's "How to cook everything" soup chapter, that's where I get most of my ideas.

This is PP-- I first read her response that she was blaming her parents for her dislike of veggies--but that might been the PP's DH. My apologies if I sounded "nasty". Still, I think eating veggies is part of being an adult. I used to dislike most veggies as a kid. I read that your taste buds mellow out and you can handle more bitter tastes. Now, I crave veggies. I would agree with you re veggie soups. Also roasting veggies is a good way to bring out the sweetness in ceggies.

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No, you will not die of rickets specifically.

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Anonymous wrote:You'll die of something. That's for sure. I'd bet that 75% of the world (probably much higher) doesn't eat much vegetables. However, most of the world also has a lower, sometimes much lower, life expectancy than we do here in the U.S. If you hate veggies so much, I'd eat a lot more fruit and swap the gummy vitamins for something stronger.

Wow. I take it you have never left the States?

LOL, I know, right?

DH is Asian and when we are there -- pretty much 90% of every meal is vegetables. The other 10% is rice and maybe a tiny bit of fish or meat.

Americans have shit diets (I say this as an American) which is why we're so fat and everyone's on 10 medications as soon as they hit 50.

I was thinking of Africa and Central America... I found very few veggies in those places.

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In some places it's too hot to grow traditional vegetables.

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I was forced to eat frozen and canned vegetables as a child and I hated them. I was made to sit at the table until I ate them. I was very creative about not eating them (feeding them to the dog, spitting them out in the toilet, etc). We never ate raw vegetables but as I got older, I discovered that I liked them. Now, I will eat salads and eat them with dips, etc. My son hates all vegetables except corn on the cob but I don't force him. I just ask him to try a bite or two. I also take a multivitamin b/c I don't eat anywhere near the recommended amount daily. I might eat that amount in a week, not a day.

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Try exposing Yourself more to them. I developed a taste for veggies, sautéed spinach etc after working in a restaurant- I saw it all the time on plates. Eventually I started eating my shifT meal with spinach instead of fries, eventually I started liking it. Just keep trying them over and over. Eventually you will like them.

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Anonymous wrote:You'll die of something. That's for sure. I'd bet that 75% of the world (probably much higher) doesn't eat much vegetables. However, most of the world also has a lower, sometimes much lower, life expectancy than we do here in the U.S. If you hate veggies so much, I'd eat a lot more fruit and swap the gummy vitamins for something stronger.

Wow. I take it you have never left the States?

LOL, I know, right?

DH is Asian and when we are there -- pretty much 90% of every meal is vegetables. The other 10% is rice and maybe a tiny bit of fish or meat.

Americans have shit diets (I say this as an American) which is why we're so fat and everyone's on 10 medications as soon as they hit 50.

I was thinking of Africa and Central America... I found very few veggies in those places.

And India, not too many vegetables in India.

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I am curious, what do you eat?

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OP, I'm also curious what your typical food intake looks like. My advice would be different if you're more of a "salmon with a side of farro" person than "Big Mac, hold the lettuce" type.

Generally, though, I'd only suggest that you try to keep an open mind and try new things. Vegetables are a huge category of food and there are a ton of options. See if you can define specifically what you dislike:
- Certain textures? Crunchy (raw veggie, salad), soft (steamed), mushy (roasted eggplant)?
- Some people dislike bitter vegetables, other people hate sweeter vegetables with a passion (corn, sweet potatoes). If you can figure out which flavors are particularly offensive, we might be able to come up with some suggestions.

What about things like marinara sauce on spaghetti? Or shredded vegetables mixed into meatballs? Banana bread / zucchini bread / pumpkin bread?

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I'm not a big fan of vegetables either. Not something I'm ever going to crave. But, I know I should eat them and serve them to my kids so I do so. I like them best as soups (I have some kind of vegetable-heavy soup for lunch every day) or roasted. Just about any vegetable is better when roasted and properly salted.