nothing green, please
December 23, 2014“Mee goreng taknak sayur.”
“Nasi lemak, ikan bilis dengan kacang saja. Yang lain taknak.”
“Snack plate, but can I replace the coleslaw with another whipped potato?”
“Vegetarian lasagna without the vetegables, please.”
Ok the last one was a joke.
But seriously, when you hear all these requests, you would turn around expecting a little child. But no, it’s just me, guys. A 27-year old adult who till this day, scrunches up her face at the mention of vegetables. Wow, it seems even worse reading that sentence even though I already know it.
Growing up, my parents forced all sorts of vegetable down my throat. But I was always naughty and somehow sneakily wriggled my way out of it. I remember, in a Chinese restaurant once when I was six. My dad would put a broccoli on my plate in front of everyone and gave me a You-better-eat-that look. When he wasn’t looking, I would quickly shove the broccoli under the table leaving it to drop on the floor. My dad was so happy to see me finish it, that he would put another on the plate. When he didn’t look, I dropped it again. We left that restaurant that night and till this day, I feel like apologizing to the waiter who had to pick up my seven broccolis on the floor. If I had money then, I would probably tip him my school pocket money.
My parents tried all sorts of ways to get me to eat vegetable but I had somehow already set in my mind NO. They even resorted to bribing motivating me with things like shoes and handbags. Being the ahem good negotiator I am (got it from my dadda!), I managed to walk out of that day without even touching my vegetables and with brand new items in my closet. How I did it? Even I myself don’t know how I managed to do that, let alone my parents!
Why I don’t like vege? I have no idea! I’m just not used to it, and I’ve lived my life so easy and simple without it all these years without having severe skin problems or bowel complications. I don’t like the texture, I don’t like the taste, I just don’t like how it changes how my food tastes. I tried eating it in my adult years, but my body just rejects it because I just puke them all out immediately.
At least now I take vege in the form of cold-pressed juice so that Baby M at least gets someΒ form of goodness! I hold my breath each time, constantly reminding myself no one has ever died from eating vegetables. Juice, I find, is not so bad. But chewing the actual spinach etc, ohhhh… I cringe.
You know how you hate when you parents say “Wait till you have your own kids, then you’ll know how hard it is!”?
Well, karma’s a pain in the butt because it’s so so true.
Daniel’s refusing to eat anything new and I can assure you anything green or foreign will just land on my forehead. He feeds on potatoes, rice and fish, but even then he much prefers his milk to proper solid food. It wasn’t like that before, but now that he’s almost 1 and a half, he’s got a mind of his own and with it also, an eating habit of his own. Little green peas are like torture balls, and fruits are enemies.
Stop being like Mommyyyyy, I would beg him at the dining table. Please eat your peas and carrots, please Daniel. They’re really yummy, I would add slightly ashamed that I myself don’t believe that sentence.
Begging, scolding, forcing, airplane movements with spoons, everything I’ve tried.
Knowing that it’s still not too late, I need to change Daniel’s eating habit NOW before he gets even more stubborn like me. So I’m in the midst of reading this book now.
In the hope of not only changing Daniel’s eating habit, but also mine. Hoping this book will open my eyes and my mouth too.
Wish me luck!
good luck! I have always been the ‘no vegetables & spicy/more spicy please’ .. booo me! I need that book too.
I hate veges too, up until I met my husband 3 yrs ago. He said for our
son to ear veges, I’ll have to
eat it
too. He basically forced me to eat them (he would put 2-3 broccolis and I have to finish them). Read that book as well, which says that after an average of 8-13 times (or somethinf like that), your palate will grow to like that food. Think it’s worked for me! Also followed the book’s advice on trying the same vege in different form, I discovered I like spinach raw (I know!) and broccoli boiled to the point it’s soft. I dont like carrots that are hard but love it if it’s boiled soft. Anyway, book is a recommendable read and hope you loving-vege journey becomes a success!
haha. yeah i read somewhere about how you can ‘cheat’ by blend the veggies and put em in your kids’ meal. they won’t notice it! π but thankful my baby daughter ate the veggies that i cooked. dia makan mcm mkn chips. lol. and hey there’s always a good supplement juice like monavie (or other brands) that gives you a healthy veggie+fruit nutrition! just few sips per day. superfood i could say. π
I have a friend like you V, who doesn’t eat sayer. But funny thing is, she did not order “mee goring taknak sayur” but instead she ordered the with sayur ones because she said mee without sayur is just tasteless. I guess she wants a taste of sayur but can’t resist the texture! Good luck with daniel. :*
Good luck too, as somesaid, what kind of our behaviors will reflects to our future child. hehe
My sister threatening her daughter saying that kalau tak makan sayur nanti sakit, masuk hospital, kena cucuk kat bontot and tak boleh makan aiskrim. And she believed it. Now she begging us to feed her sayur. But this only work when they 4y/o and above lah kan bila dah faham hehehe
I hate veges too. I never chew any type of veges in my life. Its simply because I dont like the crunchy, juicy texture and by just imagining, it makes me wanna vomit T_T. All my friends said, wait till you get a vege-freak husband then u’ll sure to cook and like it. But it didnt come true. My husband is also a hardcore NO veges. so we’re married with no vegetables in our fridge, just fruits and other stuff. I dont know what will happen to our children in the future.
Omg V! kita samaaaaaaaaaaaaa….
Of course the last one was a joke! What is “vetegables”? Hehe..
Anyway, you know what? I think it’s a conspiracy of sorts that we need to eat vegetables. You don’t eat it, I don’t eat it, a number of your readers don’t eat it… aaaand we’re all fine (Insya’Allah)! I also think no one has ever died from NOT eating veg… Right? π
I used to have my greens but now I’m ok…..
I can’t believe it myself, but sometimes my colleagues and I would have salad over lunch! But I just pick and choose stuff that i like.
tomatoes? yuccckk!
but my colleague said “it’s good for your skin”
okkkkk finnnneeee…
sama! 30 years old, still no vege in my plate.
and good luck to you vivy!
I dont eat vegetables too except that my parents didnt try to bribe… I mean motivate me by buying me things and instead, they just leave me alone.
I dont like vegetables to this day but I have few dishes that I have learnt to eat. Not liking it but I can eat it without puking.
i replace veggies with multivitamins. selesai masalah hehe.
Good luck Vivy. Better late than never =D
try spirulina, it’ll help baby M get nutrients frm the veggies without consuming veggies.. hihi. thats what i did when i was pregnant, and my baby hair is sooo thick!
I love my veggie! I can eat the whole field!.
My parents never forced any of us to eat our veggie. She had a good way of getting us to eat our greens. I still remember when i was 3, my mom ate her crunchy cucumbers like it was the best candy in the world. I would watch her eat and she (knowing that i was watching her) didn’t even offer any.
This carried on until i picked it up myself and started eating those crunchy cucumbers! Now, my mom calls my me and my siblings kambing!
I HATE veges n im 24 now. But lately macam da boleh makan asparagus dan cabbage sehelai dua. Maybe because i da set in my mind sebelum makan that vege is tasteless, vege is delicious, vege is good! And it works. Da boleh makan vege sikit2. Maybe u should try change ur mind set
i love greens! hehehehe.
still support you kak vivy!
As a young girl, I remember that I only eat three kinds of vege (or was it two? Hahaha can’t remember); kailan and cabbage. And also cauliflower. Idk why I only like these kind of vegetables when I was younger. But as I grow up, I found out that actually as a baby, my mum told me that I actually “tepis” the green vege she put in my food. Maybe I just don’t like green stuff on my food hahaha. Then again, my mum is one smart lady. She knew that I don’t eat vegetables, so she will blend the carrots and cabbage and whatever vege she decided to feed me and call it a soup. Guess what? I fell for it hahaha. Maybe you can give it a try for Daniel. Good luck!
U kecoh sangat la vivy
Apa mslh mkn sayur or tak
What is the issue now
U setakat anak datok nk hdup asyik show off n membangga diri boleh la
Moreover bila everybody is adore u lah, kagum dgn u lah when they hv their comment at your ig or which ever your medium social broadcasting
Dulu freehair a bit sexy, daring
Bila dh hijabing pun still nmpk tayang tetek besar u to
So whats the point fucking u are?!
Just because wanted to promo shit your duckscarves perhaps am i right
Ala setakat nk cite semua u yg paling bagus perfecto kt dunia ni, u sorang saje yg layak ke syurga heaven jannah paradise u, anak u sorang yg tahu solat allahuakbar etc, u sorang yg tahu more quran time when u was preggy your bastard daniel, dont ever think u are won!!!
Cuba makbpk bukan datok datin, your in law fam not wealthy level, i tanya u
Boleh u capai semua kemewahan kesenangan u tu ke?!
So tak baik membangga diri or menunjuk2 setiap hari u know!
dear marissa irdina…cantik nama u tp tak secantik komen awak…klu x suka vivy knapa baca follow dia???..awak ada mental problem
Marissa has some points there, admit it vivy does like to show off and some facts mentioned are spot on. But Marissa, the language omg… nak tegur orang biar sopan sikit lah. u pun sama teruk lah kalau macamtu
hv u tried spinach at nandos? taste better than spinach cooked malaysian style
vivy, my husband (33 yo) until now orders mee goreng tak nak sayur, burger daging tak nak sayur.. everything tak nak sayur.. hahaha.. but i am the opposite, everything extra sayur.. so usually i will just take his when his food still came with sayur..
btw, marissa irdina ni whats yr problem? tak suka tak yah follow, tak yah baca blog dia.. vivy just happen to be a blogger yg ramai followers.. something is wrong with u.. jealous much??? try to be more grateful with your own life k..
Oh my God, we must be sisters. My body genuinely rejects veges presence.
vivy!
same as me. i tak minum susu. anything with milk or look like milk (soya) i takkan minum. taste weird for me. hahah.
i tak kahwin lagi but my boyfriend said ” for the sake of our kids, pls drink milk” lol.
maybe i have to replace that milk with a tonne of calcium pills. hopefully. haha.
its still a no-no to me. drink milk is a big no!
π
Marissa Irdina’s comment scared me. How aggressive, how harsh! It’s okay, we all know Vivy has a heart of gold, and only people too warped up in their own negativity would fail to see that. π
tapi tapi…sayur sedappppppp aperrrr.. π
I hate vege too at young age till now I still throw some veges from my plate, it just a matter of time, now I enjoy vege more than before but still I just cant tolerate like sawi & timun yuckkk, the rest I think ok la, and I love broccoli so much, good luck vivy, take a baby step, maybe u can start with potato heheh, that sayur too