• epyon22@programming.dev
    16·
    3 days ago

    Media and society tell you it’s bad. Just feed your kids everything in an unbiased way to see what they like. Grandparents, friends and other people will say things and it will bias them.

    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
      72·
      3 days ago

      That’s fair. It’s also very important to listen to your kids when they tell you they don’t like something. Broccoli literally smells and tastes like human waste to me - even if it’s hiding in something. That’s clearly not bias.

      • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
        61·
        1 day ago

        This is arguable. Lots of kids will reflexively tell you they don’t like something they don’t want to try, and it often takes several tries for them to develop a taste for something and they suddenly love it. A better option is to ask them to eat one bite of something less favorable in order to access several bites of something more favorable. Whatever broccoli trauma you have is highly atypical, I’m sorry you’re dealing with that. I hide broccoli everywhere

        • TheSlad@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          3 days ago

          There is no actual rule about this. In my experience children are liable to one day decide that they no longer like a thing that they used to enjoy eating all the time.

          Wtf am I supposed to do with all these string cheese stickes now? I literally buy them in bulk and she suddenly decides she doesnt like them anymore right after I restocked!

          The other one has also declared that balony is gross, after enjoying a balony sandwich for breakfast several times a week for over a year. But thats fine I guess, balony isnt healthy and it is indeed kind gross, but also I still like it and will eat what he doesnt. The problem is that he instead wants avocado toast for breakfast. Hes only 7 and already ruining his chances of ever owning a house.

        • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          2·
          3 days ago

          It’s probably better not to assume they’re just making it up though. Children have more sensitivity to bitterness etc. because they are more vulnerable to dying from poison, it’s not just an arbitrary psychological thing.

        • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 days ago

          At the same time though- ask kids about why they don’t like it. I was in my 30s before I realized bananas don’t burn everyone’s mouth. I literally thought burning and itching was part of the flavor profile and most people just like it…? Or like bananas enough to not mind that?

        • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
          22·
          3 days ago

          Yet another person who doesn’t believe me when I say that I have a physical reaction to broccoli.

          Edit: and even more with the downvotes. Honestly, what is y’all’s problem? What is so difficult to believe about a simple factual statement?

          • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
            51·
            3 days ago

            Not saying that at all, just saying the overwhelming majority of children are not having that reaction, and taking “I don’t like it” at face value every time is not going to be productive in developing healthy eating habits

      • The Menemen!@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 days ago

        I also don’t like it. Do you like cauliflower? I have a theory that many people either love broccoli or cauliflower , only some like both. Just like cats and dogs. I only like to eat cauliflower and cats.

    • MuffinHeeler@aussie.zone
      2·
      3 days ago

      My 4 yr old refused to try lettuce and by extension spinach. Had a bite of my spinach and ricotta pastry roll one day. Now demands them at the bakery. Also will try anything if I say it has spinach in it.

      Also stole some of my ceasar salad I had on the bench for lunch, now loves (home made only) ceasar salad. Won’t eat a bowl, but I make a double batch as she’ll sit there and demand constant forkfulls of my bowl.

  • Crewman@sopuli.xyz
    7·
    3 days ago

    I remember the Kids Next Door episode about the Spinach Inquisition, and thinking the spinach quiche looked good. It helped that everyone who ate it in the episode was like, “You should try this, it’s good.”

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Your parents probably roasted vegetables (which is delicious) rather than steaming everything (which is pretty gross). If you had baby boomer parents then everything was steamed, and no salt, pepper, or other flavorings were ever used. There’s also a pretty good chance that it came out of a frozen bag, or a can. It’s amazing that an entire generation of parents didn’t know anything about cooking flavorful food. I mean, I’m sure some of them knew how, but not a single one that I knew.

  • oshu@lemmy.world
    2·
    3 days ago

    I grew up kinda poor and so we ate more vegetables than anything else because my grandpa grew them. Still love broccoli (and potatoes and carrots) because grandma was a good cook. Thanks to my grandparents for making sure I always had something to eat!

  • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 days ago

    My mother worried (still worries?) about how she wasn’t a good cook but she was fine. She knew how to steam veggies instead of boiling, she knew what a spice was. I have no memory of hating her food. Also broccoli and asparagus and (the new) brussel sprouts are delicious.

  • Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    I’ve heard of someone here on Lemmy for whom broccoli genuinely tastes vile. So, they don’t just dislike the taste that I presume the majority experience, but it actually smells like fecal matter to them.