i don't think that people "don't like vegetables" so much as americans LOVE processed and prepared foods. maybe it's not love but a habit and a lifestyle. growing up there were always vegetables at dinner, and sometimes breakfast depending, and lunch was usually a sandwich b/c i was in school. but we ate alot a vegetables b/c jamaicans eat a lot of vegetables and fish b/c such a small island can't really produce large quantities of meat. i never had steak as an entree or just a load of pasta as a meal until i started eating out w/ my american friends. i didn't really eat instant food [ramin] until i was in college. i didn't know kids were supposed to have an aversion to veggies until i saw that joke made on tv. i'm not saying we didn't have candy, chips, soda, and all that rot but they were supposed to be treats and treated as such. eating too many treats got me in trouble. i think most people [americans] "don't like veggies" b/c they've chosen not to, or b/c those add campaigns are way to successful.
i have a sweet tooth too. sometimes i'll go through a pound of gummy bears like they were pop corn, especially when i had my meal plan at college. when i felt my clothes were getting too tight, i'd stop eating candy and drop 5lbs. but sometimes i remember that a can of pineapple or a pomegranate is just as gratifying. and i've been actively not buying candy b/c i eat it like a fiend. i swear if you keep at it, looking at a triple fudge chocolate cake and thinking about eating it will seem gross, but one slice will seem perfect. i think it's awesome that you're changing your thought patterns along with your eating habits. eventually you won't be "eating healthy" you'll just say "i don't eat crap" yay for home cooked unprocessed foods!
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don't like vegitables?
Date: 2007-11-29 02:57 pm (UTC)growing up there were always vegetables at dinner, and sometimes breakfast depending, and lunch was usually a sandwich b/c i was in school. but we ate alot a vegetables b/c jamaicans eat a lot of vegetables and fish b/c such a small island can't really produce large quantities of meat. i never had steak as an entree or just a load of pasta as a meal until i started eating out w/ my american friends. i didn't really eat instant food [ramin] until i was in college. i didn't know kids were supposed to have an aversion to veggies until i saw that joke made on tv.
i'm not saying we didn't have candy, chips, soda, and all that rot but they were supposed to be treats and treated as such. eating too many treats got me in trouble.
i think most people [americans] "don't like veggies" b/c they've chosen not to, or b/c those add campaigns are way to successful.
i have a sweet tooth too. sometimes i'll go through a pound of gummy bears like they were pop corn, especially when i had my meal plan at college. when i felt my clothes were getting too tight, i'd stop eating candy and drop 5lbs.
but sometimes i remember that a can of pineapple or a pomegranate is just as gratifying. and i've been actively not buying candy b/c i eat it like a fiend.
i swear if you keep at it, looking at a triple fudge chocolate cake and thinking about eating it will seem gross, but one slice will seem perfect.
i think it's awesome that you're changing your thought patterns along with your eating habits. eventually you won't be "eating healthy" you'll just say "i don't eat crap"
yay for home cooked unprocessed foods!