To not understand how a fully grown adult..

[LifesLittleDeciders]

Doesn’t like any vegetables at all?
I was just watching a video about a man who wanted to find recipes he could eat that don’t contain vegetables as he doesn’t like any veg.

I mean come on.. there’s as many flavours in different vegetables as there are colours in the world.. yet he would proclaim to ‘hate all colours’

I just don’t get it. Kids I sort of understand; especially when they descend from fussy parents. But I just think ‘grow up’ when I read about adults not touching vegetables. I’m not talking about “I don’t like broccoli or carrots” - won’t eat vegetables at all.

And the “salad? Do I look like a rabbit?” Slur that comes from people

Who won’t eat anything remotely green or healthy, that saying really boils my piss. Just say no thank you?!

I know IABU as it’s none of my business but it just made me roll my eyes and would be interested to hear others opinions on it.

Frankly it soo childish to claim you don't like ANY veg at all.... We expect that of kids trying to make a point but adults???
For Gods sake some people need to GROW UP.

It's frankly immaterial if you dont like certain veg, eating just a tablespoon of whatever veg never hurt anyone and is likely to do more good than harm. Veg contain roughage and vitamins , elements your body needs to sustain cell wellbeing. That's really all that matters. Consider the body like an engine and put into your mouth what it needs..... plus a little extra choccie of course.

My partner will only eat one or two veg and my sons are the same, which is frustrating for me as I’ll eat almost anything 😁 but I’ll give them what I know they’ll eat and now and then I’ll try different veg presented in a different way, eg carrots can be given raw, steamed or roasted - and the same goes for most veg - textures and flavours change so much that they might actually find another veg they like! Even if it involves bribery to try it in the first place

RampantIvy

My twins decided they didn’t like peas when a friend said she didn’t like peas. They were in preschool. I said - fine, so which vegetable will replace peas, because you need X number of veg.

It was about them pushing the boundaries so I gave them options.

Also, when they were starting to feed themselves as toddlers I put new things on my plate. That caught they’re interest without making it a battle about you need to eat X / I’m not eating XY or Z.

My dad was like this when my mum firstly him. As a child he said he didn't like this or that veg - as kids do! - and his mum just never gave them to him again.
Over the years; my mum just gave them to him and he hated some, liked others.
He was the same with fruit. Give him an apple; he'd turn his nose up - make him a fruit salad and he'd scoff the lot! 🤷‍♀️

I don’t eat any veg and only touch fruit like raisins.
It is very narrow minded of you not to understand that many many people have food issues.

For myself it’s a combination of both taste and texture- makes me gag, throw up and I would literally eat nothing rather than eat any veg or ‘proper’ fruit. The upset and anxiety it causes are off the scale and it has immensely affected my life and relationships.

There is no support and most people think I am weird. That really hurts.
Your thread is actually quite upsetting.

Also, I’m vegan. For the animals, for the planet and because I won’t eat meat for the same reasons I won’t eat veg.

My mum always cooked meals from scratch as a child. I couldn’t eat any of it.

My partner will only eat one or two veg and my sons are the same, which is frustrating for me as I’ll eat almost anything

DS dietician reassured me many times that some veg is better than no veg and that while a variety of fruit and veg casts a wider nutritional net, you can still get good nutrition from a narrow variety.

Peas, for example, are full of fibre, protein, and vitamins A, K, and C. Carrots are full of vitamin A. Peppers have vitamin A, vitamin C, B6, antioxidants. Even a potato contains potassium, magnesium, and iron as well as vitamin C and several B vitamins.

In terms of veg, DS will only eat cucumber and red peppers, sometimes a little bit of potato. For fruit he will eat bananas, blueberries, and very occasionally an apple.

Wow only eating meat, how do you get your toilet pipes to work

Well to be fair, lots of people with IBS find certain veg moves things through too fast. I have to be careful with certain veg. My bowels work best with very small amounts of veg and what is considered a "healthy" amount of fibre causes my gut to bleed.

I can believe that humans can live solely on meat, but only if they eat variety of meat, including organs, offal etc. Whole communities do so.

I also believe one specific diet doesn't suit everyone, and some do better on large volumes of veg or vegan diets. Some are healthier when grazing, others intermittent fasting.

Well I’ll trust my friend who is a nutritionist (of 18 years) when she tells me how bad it is to not have a varied diet that includes 5 portions of fruit and veg at a minimum.

Let’s just say, no way would she allow her children to not eat fruit and veg, but instead full up in pizza, chips, pasta etc...every day.

I get sone people don’t like the taste of certain foods but to not like ‘all veg’ is mind over matter. You don’t eat it because it tastes spectacular, you eat it because it’s good nutrition for your body.

Kids are a different story because they can’t rationale why they need to eat it and fit adults with autism and the like of course it’s different, but the average Jo it’s just mind blowing to me that they would live on a diet without any fruit and veg.

I’m guessing if you done a health check on 2 50 year olds, one who’s eaten F&V for the last 30 years and one that hasn’t, the one who will be the healthiest will be the one who eats F&V. Too bad bottom of it is they’re likely to live longer!

I don't mind what people eat. But if they turn it into a spectator sport it's just boring and attention seeking. We all have our odd food quirks. Baked beans next to my bacon on an English breakfast would make me sobbut as an adult I usually keep my thoughts to myself. It's the drama I can't cope with. I serve every meal for friends and family in separate dishes so people can serve themselves. More washing up but less drama. I have 3 kids and they mostly eat everything.

@FancySomeChips, if you don’t eat any veg nor meat, I’m finding it hard to imagine what your meals consist of. It must be very difficult, especially if there is no support. I’m sorry this thread is upsetting for you. 💐

I was quite a fussy eater as a child. I WOULD eat most veg and fruit and meat and 2 veg type meals but would not eat normal things like rice, pasta, curries, pizza. Probably because in the 70s those things were not as prevalent as today. My mum used to feed me and my sister a separate "tea" at 5pm ish, so just easy stuff that she knew we'd eat and then cook a proper meal for her and my dad separately and we didn't sit with them so never learned to try new stuff really. I used to get stressed when I went to friends' houses after school and be expected to sit round the dinner table with the family and eat a spag bol or something.

Fast forward a few years to when I had to cook for myself, and then also eat at work lunches/conferences etc, choosing from plates of sandwiches where you weren't quite sure what was on them, or at wedding meals where there wasn't a lot of choice. I soon realised that trying something wasn't going to kill me and I wasn't going to gag, and even if I did feel like gagging I could either swallow it quickly and not eat any more of that item.

Then I got together with DH (who is still fussy cos he hates what he sees as "plain" food and prefers spicy stuff with everything. He'd have curry every day if he could) We slowly learned to cook fancier stuff and got interested in different world foods. This was in the late 90s and sometimes it was even difficult to get root ginger and lemongrass unless you went to a chinese supermarket!

DS2 turned out to be almost food phobic. He has a couple of allergies and nearly choked on a bit of toast once when he was very young so I put it down to those. It was a bit of a nightmare and DH used to hate my insistence at all eating together even if DS wouldn't want to eat most of what we were having. But we persevered and he started to try more stuff once the pressure was off.

He still won't eat fruit though and seems supersensitive to the smell of some things like oranges and sometimes has to leave the room when I peel one. I don't get it.

I'm afraid I don't understand adults who will only stick to the same low number of foods. For me a real treat is going to celebrate an anniversary or something at a nice hotel with DH where the restaurant has a couple of AA rosettes or something. You end up eating interesting dishes with lots of lovely foods and flavours that maybe you wouldn't put together yourself. eg we never buy beetroot as I'm not a massive fan, but I do enjoy it in a nice fancy starter at a special meal out.

If we had to stay at these hotels but get in the car and go and find the nearest chippy I would be so unhappy. I really would. For me, food is one of life's joys. We are so lucky to be able to have such a wide variety of food in our country and plenty of it. I do feel sorry for people who are stuck in the old stererotype of horrible "British food", and wonder what would happen if they cooked for foreign visitors. It would no doubt confirm the stereotype to them.

It's TRUE you can survive on animal products, take the eskimo but unfortunately life expectancy is under 70. Meat free is detrimental but in my opinion meat only is worse. Fruit, vegetables and small amount of meat is best, ie Mediterranean diet. Then again it's your body and you can do what you like with it and eat what you like.

I eat very few veg. The ones I do eat, I tolerate because I know I need to eat them. Apart from peas. I love peas.

The same is true of fruit. I just don’t like the taste/texture of most fruit/veg. The beauty is, as an adult I’m allowed to make those choices and the opinions about that of other adults are irrelevant to me. I’m secure enough in my choices as an adult to understand what I eat doesn’t make me any more or less superior than anyone else.

Baked beans next to my bacon on an English breakfast would make me sob but as an adult I usually keep my thoughts to myself.

It makes me sob as an adult (but quietly, on the inside) OH is wise enough to create a “bean dam” with the sausage to avoid it!

Love beans of every kind, I grow my own. Yum yum

CurlyhairedAssasin
Have you tried roasted beetroot, it's great I also pickle my own with chillies.

It's the drama I can't cope with.

Yes. I don't like veg. Some makes me very unwell. But as an adult I get on with eating it and when I absolutely can't because it'll make very unwell, I quietly leave it. No fuss, no drama.

Meat free is detrimental

I disagree. You can eat a perfectly balanced meat free diet. Any dietician would agree with that.

I'm struggling to get my head around what you do eat @FancySomeChips, other than chips. Where do you get your protein from? Nuts? Tofu? TVP? Vegan Quorn?

A vegan diet is not healthy for a human, especially children.

We are omnivores.

Ovolactovegetarian is fine.

I work in healthcare & often see vegans looking and feeling like shit - they usually have various combinations of low iron, low vit B12, low folate, low calcium

Ddot Inuit lifespan is partially due to lack of available routine health care and the harsh conditions in which they live, their diet has minimal impact.

There is an increasing amount of studies in gut genetics and gut bacteria and it's becoming increasingly apparent that not all humans are the same in terms of dietary needs. Certain populations do better on carb rich diets, others on protein rich. It's true that as a species we are generally healthier on a balanced diet rich in lean protein, vegetables, fruit and wholegrains BUT on an individual level it is much more complex and nuanced.

The traditional Inuit diet will often include the stomach contents of the animals they eat. So some plant matter.

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I have a meat free diet but I do eat fish. I struggle with fruit, i miss so much the crunch and tangy juice of eating a nice apple, damn their good. I sometimes eat one in bed and then lie down for an hour haha. I've even resorted to chewing and spitting. Yes its gross but when you can't have something you get obsessed. I never thought of all the food I'd miss, it would be a nice huge juicy aramatic red apple 😭😭

@FancySomeChips

I don’t eat any veg and only touch fruit like raisins.

Also, I’m vegan. For the animals, for the planet and because I won’t eat meat for the same reasons I won’t eat veg.

I'm confused, how can you be a vegan if you don't eat vegetables? What do you eat?