Eat Your Vegetables Day

Today is Eat Your Vegetables Day.  When I was young I didn't like to eat vegetables.  Mind you, I grew up on a farm, toiling most weekends from morning until late afternoon.  Aside from the farm animals and the major crops we grew, we also had all kinds of vegetables in abundance.  I liked planting, growing and selling them.  They were fresh as, grown organically and free of chemical fertilisers.  But I just didn't acquire the taste for them and would often leave most of my vegetables either untouched or shared with others on the dining table.  The few occasions I did eat them I almost always followed it with a big glass of water.

When I was in my 40s, I began to appreciate the health reasons associated with eating vegetables.  Slowly I began to revisit the vegetables I used to hate or dislike, and much to my surprise, I found them to my liking!  Nowadays, I can live with at least a side vegetable dish or fresh salads to go with the main meal.  I see my 15 and 7 year-old boys showing their dislike for vegetables and I often speak up about the health benefits of eating vegetables and how I missed out on most of them when I was growing up.  Seems like it's effective because my sons are now beginning to eat more vegetables than the usual.