I have awesome friends/family

I haven't even had this blog up for a week and I have gotten such a response from it. My Facebook post with the link has 5 Likes and 5 comments (not including my responses). I even got a text from my cousin Karen and a message from an old friend Jessica.

All of the comments and messages have been very encouraging too. People have even offered suggestions for my (apparently obvious) disdain of vegetables, including variety and cooking them in different ways. I'd be willing to try it, though to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure how well it's going to work. When I was a kid, I had to cover up my vegetables up so that I couldn't taste them at all. I would eat zucchini and yellow squash with a mountain of Parmesan cheese on top. And I realize that our taste buds change every 7 years or so, or so they say. And I have seen this with some things. I still like zucchini with Parmesan cheese, but now it's just a dusting of cheese and not an avalanche. I also like tomatoes now too. Granted they still need to be on something like a sandwich or burger, but I won't pick them off like I used to do. That was thanks to Germany. (Yes, something good did come out of that trip - surprisingly enough) There was this bakery right down the street from the American Junior Year center on Hauptstrasse that had such good food. Of course, being a bread fiend like I am, it was an obvious place to go for lunch. Not to mention that it was cheap and I was on a budget. They had goodies like doughnuts and croissants, but they also had sandwiches and personal pizzas. There was one sandwich that had fresh mozzarella and tomatoes on it. At first, I would pick off the tomatoes and just eat the mozzarella. (I know, cheese and bread - not exactly healthy but not a surprise that I would eat it) Then I realized that I was paying 1.99 Euro for this sandwich, which was one of the most expensive things at the bakery, and I was only eating half of it. So one day, I tried it altogether and found out that it wasn't too bad. That is when I started eating tomatoes.

So long story short (too late!), while I have grown to like certain vegetables, I am sceptical about liking those notorious green vegetables like broccoli and green beans. I'll give it a try though. What could it hurt? There are already so many things I have done over the past year and a half that were "if I can do this, I can do anything" moments, so eating more vegetables shouldn't be a problem.

And I want to thank all of you who have made comments about this blog either on FB or here in the comments section. I really appreciate the support and hope that you continue following me on my journey. I can't do it without the support of my friends and family and it seems like I've got great friends and family, so I'm set. Thanks guys and gals! :)



And in honor of eating more vegetables, here is a blast from the past. Anyone remember this?