I was a corn and potatoes and raw carrots little girl, and only ate salad with iceberg lettuce (and cucs, carrots, tomatoes, croutons) drowned in dressing. I couldn't stand anything else. Except this pasta my mother would occasionally make, with chicken and spices and veggies and pineapple, and the sauce had to be, I think, just olive oil and white wine, or something like that. And trust me, my parents tried, I just couldn't get much past the gag reflex. By high school I could stand a bit more, but only mixed in with other stuff--like some kind of wrap, sometimes salad with more exotic things, or a pasta dish. But straight up veggies, any-which-way, I just hated.
And then, no lie, one day when I was 23, I was hit with a sudden need for just a bowl of cooked mixed veggies, totally generic and totally plain. I had to go out to the store that day. I never ate mixed veggies, because I didn't like anything in it except the corn, everything else was utterly disgusting to me. But that day, it was like my body flipped a switch and I craved veggies and they were delicious. Now I'll eat asparagus, Brussels sprouts, green beans, bell peppers, any variety of mushrooms, whatever. (Although, I'm still not crazy about summer squashes by themselves. If their flavor is a bit disguised, I'm fine with it.)
But, all in all, I definitely agree that the real problem is just not finding a way to make veggies taste good. I recall someone telling me about some guy from India, I think, who of course, like most of the world, wondered why on earth Americans have such a problem with veggies. Then when he moved here, he realized why, and he was astounded that most people just cook them so bland, by themselves, and they don't do anything with them! And he said, "No wonder you people hate vegetables! You don't know have a clue how to make them!" :)
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And then, no lie, one day when I was 23, I was hit with a sudden need for just a bowl of cooked mixed veggies, totally generic and totally plain. I had to go out to the store that day. I never ate mixed veggies, because I didn't like anything in it except the corn, everything else was utterly disgusting to me. But that day, it was like my body flipped a switch and I craved veggies and they were delicious. Now I'll eat asparagus, Brussels sprouts, green beans, bell peppers, any variety of mushrooms, whatever. (Although, I'm still not crazy about summer squashes by themselves. If their flavor is a bit disguised, I'm fine with it.)
But, all in all, I definitely agree that the real problem is just not finding a way to make veggies taste good. I recall someone telling me about some guy from India, I think, who of course, like most of the world, wondered why on earth Americans have such a problem with veggies. Then when he moved here, he realized why, and he was astounded that most people just cook them so bland, by themselves, and they don't do anything with them! And he said, "No wonder you people hate vegetables! You don't know have a clue how to make them!" :)