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Can you imagine not eating fruit? Or not even liking fruit?
I can’t.
Of all the food groups, it’s got the most appeal. Like vegetables, it’s got variety, color, and flavor going for it. But what the other groups don’t have is fruit’s tartness, juiciness, and sweetness. My mouth waters just thinking about all the possibilities.
I recently heard about a kid who doesn’t like fruit. His parents said they can’t get him to try it. Not a strawberry. Not a banana. Not a sweet Clementine.
Wow. It boggles my wee brain. One of the first solid foods my girls ate was mashed up banana, and they’ve had one (unmashed) nearly every day since.
But this kid’s aversion isn’t uncommon. I once went out with a woman who didn’t eat fruit.
“Not even a slice of sweet watermelon on a hot summer day?” I asked.
“No.”
“A juicy peach?”
“Ugh, gag me with all that fuzz.”
“Grapes? They don’t have fuzz.”
“Nope. They don’t do anything for me.”
“So, you avoid the whole food group?”
“Yep.”
We didn’t have another date.
Now, I suppose I can understand not liking sub groups in the fruit family, like citrus, or berries. Or having some sort of texture revulsion. Or maybe one bad experience with a mealy apple would cause you to steer clear of them for a while. Or a run-in with an over-ripe mango (which can smell a whole lot like dirty socks) might be a turn-off. And I didn’t learn to appreciate cantaloupe until I was in my twenties. But there is so much variety. I can’t imagine not finding something to like.
The upside to food finicky kids is that most of them grow out of their picky phases and grow into well-rounded adults who appreciate a life of balance and variety.
But what a tasteless, boring world this would be without fruit.
(In the spirit of full disclosure, I am a vegetarian, which means I rarely, if ever, eat meat. So, I suppose you could argue that I’m no different than the kid who doesn’t eat fruit. And I have dear friends who would argue that this world would be tasteless and boring without bacon. To each his own eccentricity.)
I have a child that doesn't like most veggies and it blows me away. I mean, I love most items in the broad spectrum of the veggie world, and most fruit too. I have one that is has issues with textures/foods, but he can eats a bigger variety than his brother does. It is hard to understand sometimes.
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