But I can't get mad. I feel the same freakin' way.
Julie is amazed that I'm able to relate to this nightly food fiasco. She simply cannot imagine what it's like to experience the gag reflex simply because some vegetables have crossed one's lips. In fact, she can't imagine any food causing such a negative reaction. According to her, even her most reviled food item, pickles, would be easy for her to eat -- she just wouldn't like it.
That's crazy talk. I can list all kinds of food, namely vegetables, that I have to choke down during meals. Just the other night she watched, amazed, as I gave a performance that actually rivaled Jameson's when I tried to set a good example by eating all my peas. Blech! I too had to reach for the nearest beverage to wash those peas down as they sent shivers down my spine. Pathetic, I know! I've been trying for years to like vegetables but nothing has worked. They're gross and I don't know how to get around it. Jameson is in the same boat and it appears that Truman has inherited the "vegetables are poison" gene, as well. Amelia, luckily, seems to like her veggies. Maybe it's a gender thing. I vaguely remember my younger sisters being vegetable eaters when we were kids. I'm the oldest of five kids and I may have been the pickiest eater of us all. And now I've passed this debilitating disease on to at least one of my children. Maybe there's still hope. Jameson loves eggs with soft yolks. I can barely stand to watch him eat those yolks and I'm cringing just thinking about it. So Jameson isn't as bad as me. And on those nights when he's stuck at the dinner table, staring down a plate full of peas, at least he'll have company. Me.
So what does a discerning eater like me actually like? Well, here's what my food guide pyramid looks like.
Maybe one day vegetables will make the cut.
4 comments:
Emily is just as picky as the two of you. She likes her vegetables, but she always has to know what people are serving because if she doesn't like it, she will stop somewhere and eat beforehand.
Sadly, James was worse than Jameson the night we had peas. At first, I thought he was kidding. Sorry, Jameson, even if you are destined to be a picky eater, you're going to try everything - many times.
Peas are the work of TEH DEBIL!!!1!
When Em was here, she commented that she wouldn't eat anything with onions in it. I told her I could not gainsay anyone's distaste in food because I am such a picky eater, and set the onions aside.
All plants are toxic to humans to one degree or another, which is why they taste bitter or nasty to us. Some people can't taste it, but it's a survival trait.
Forcing kids to eat things they hate will backfire; the best thing to do is tell them, "At least try it." Because you never know when they'll run across something they like.
At least you have some meat on there. Mine would be full of sugar and carbs. YUM!
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