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Grown Ups Eat Their Veggies

written by Nana Adwoa Sey March 30, 2016

Even though I consider myself an adult (well, almost), I have a confession, a deep dark secret. I hate vegetables.

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I have tried to eat salads many, many times. I convince myself that today is the day I get healthy, and that eventually I will get used to the taste. But no matter how much dressing I drown them in or how much bacon I add, I cannot make myself like them.

Eventually I just gave up and admitted defeat. Well it turns out, I spoke too soon.

If you, like me, are interested in becoming a better person with a more grown-up and healthy diet, give this article a try. The author describes her struggle with eating her vegetables, the science behind picky eating, and shares a pretty interesting way of tackling the problem in just 14 days.

As the days passed, I started to dread my daily tasting menu less, with the texture of the fruit and vegetables becoming much easier to tolerate. I made another change suggested by a randomized controlled trial by Cooke and her colleagues that found a reward of a small sticker increased kids’ intake and liking of a disliked vegetable. My reward was a dose of Netflix.

Maybe there’s hope after all!

Do you think it’s possible to become #TeamVeggies in just 14 days? Let us know in the comments and on Twitter.

Grown Ups Eat Their Veggies was last modified: March 30th, 2016 by Nana Adwoa Sey
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Nana Adwoa Sey

Nana Adwoa Sey is an adult in denial, expert procrastinator and Netflix connoisseur. She works as a graphic designer and marketing professional and writes about food, health, and getting your life in order. Her superpower is being able to smell soft, perfectly cooked fried plantain from up to 5km away.

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Abbie June 14, 2016 at 2:51 pm

Rotfl. I’ll try this because the sugar example is true, at least for me so I too may be considered a grown up. Juicing is probably, literally, the easiest way to swallow the problem.

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Hacking Adulthood June 15, 2016 at 2:33 pm

Yes, juicing is a really great way to get those veggies in!! Let us know how it goes!

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