What a Picky Friggin Eater

The key to veggies is seasoning! Some veggies are great by themselves ie sugar snap peas (sweet and crunchy) sweet potato's, corn etc....but for others, or ones you don't like, try various spices. Baby carrots are great sautéed with cardamom and allspice! The only way I can currently choke down cauliflower is roasted with olive oil, garlic, and curry! Good luck and be creative!!!

Ditto on the curry! Adding the right spice can make good veggies even better - plus many herbs and spices have their own health benefits. Look into Indian cook books - they are filled with tasty vegetarian dishes that serve as great vegetable side dishes.

Experiment. Get a vegetarian cookbook. Get a cookbook for toddlers. Try new stuff. Don't assume you hate something because your grandma made it once when you were ten and it was icky.

My best advice would be to grow up and learn to eat foods you think you can't. I don't really like vegetables, rarely think "wow, I wish I had some broccoli" but it's what adults do. We learn not to eat like 2 yr olds and nourish ourselves properly.

Weirdly enough I do occasionally CRAVE broccoli. I just love sauteed/steamed broccoli. By itself or with some meats, soooo good. Maybe with some silvered almonds thrown on them too

I am the all time picky eater, althought in a different way, I really dislike the texture and taste of just about every meat and fish I ever tasted as a kid.
So I turned vegetarian as soon as I left home.
From someone who likes pretty much every vegetable (especially sprouts!) can I also plead advocate for roasting (don't even need to be bothered with oils and sprays), curries, (especially with squash and cauliflower) and have you tried soups? Boil then wizz any veg that are cheap and then add spices and seasonings to your taste. I really like coriander, paprika and maggi seasoning. just experiment. Enjoy!:flowerforyou:

Keep trying. There are many vegetables out there so you may find more of them that you like as you experiment. Also don't dismiss one vegetable without having tried at least a different way of cooking it first (for example you like raw carrots but not cooked one so you already know different ways of serving them can alter the taste).

Endive for example is quite bitter if you cook it (that's part of its appeal, is you wrap it it ham and put a cheese sauce on top, the bitterness "cuts" the fatty texture of the cheese sauce), however if you eat it raw, it has a watery crunch instead which goes well with a mustardy dressing.

Lambs lettuce is very mild, you might enjoy it.

Pak choi is one of the mildest cabbages and it is very easy to prepare. You can microwave it slightly and drizzle it with soy sauce, or slice it and stir fry it quickly in a bit of sesame oil.

If you do not like the smell or texture of cauliflower when it is cooked, try it raw. Slice it very thinly with a mandolin and drizzle with lemon juice and a tiny bit of olive oil. It have a sweet after taste and again a lovely crunch to it.

Still going on the basis that you are ok with raw carrots, another contender is kholrabi. If you grate a bit of it, add a grated carrot and a grated sour apple like a granny smith you can make a nice coleslaw style side salad.

Have you tried butternut squash? It's a PITA to peel but worth it, it has a mild sweet taste.

Courgettes are mild too, they make a nice easy soup. Just grate them, sweat them with a chopped onion and some garlic in a little bit of butter (you don't need much butter, about a teaspoon is enough for 4 bowls of soup) or olive oil, on a low heat so it doesn't brown and let the liquid dry out. Ounce it has lost most of its water, add some milk and cheese if you are feeling decadent and there you have it.
If you don't like the texture of them when cooked try them raw. Thinly slice them with a peeler knife, add lemon juice, salt and pepper and there you have it. You can also add some carrot ribbons made the same way and some toasted sesame seeds and it makes a colourful side dish.

I have not met a vegetable I do not like yet so I am trying to spread the love :flowerforyou:

I promise that the way you grew up with vegetables is not the way it has to be. I had mostly canned veggies as a kid, but now that I am an adult I realize I love raw veggies, baked veggies, and steamed veggies. You are in charge now, so research recipes and ways of prepping. I promise you will find a lot of variations that make you fall in love with vegetables, too. GL!

It took me 32 years to like cooked veggies....LOL. I HATE them steamed, as they get too mushy. I've discovered roasting or grilling most veggies makes them so flavorful, and still slightly crunchy. I still only eat carrots raw, but I've widened my veggie eating to asparagus, broccoli, brussels sprouts, and so on. I NEVER thought I'd like Brussels sprouts, but I found that roasting them in the oven with a bit of garlic and pancetta or bacon makes them so tasty.

I still eat a lot of salads and raw veggies for snacks, but at dinner I've been experimenting to get at least one cooked veggie on the plate.

Also, greens like kale and spinach can be hidden in smoothies. Put enough strawberries in there and you don't even see the green color anymore!