Bookworm120,
Honestly, I think popular culture tells kids not to like vegetables.
Yes, exactly! We have a board book for toddlers that ends with (I’m going by memory), “…morning snack is here for you! Milk and cookies, and broccoli stew (eww!), for the bunny, not for you! (phew!)” My wife and I change the words when we read it, but it’s hard to change the facial expression of the character on the page. And that’s just one example. When I was growing up, the anti-“healthy” food messages coming through the sewage pipe (sorry, cable) to the television were numerous and unmistakable. With these constant messages going to our children, is it any surprise that they think they’re supposed to hate vegetables?