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When you were a kid or an adult, What vegetable/vegetables did you pick out of the mixed vegetables and did (Original Post) debm55 14 hrs ago OP
None RandySF 14 hrs ago #1
You ate them all???? You were a good kid, RandySF. debm55 14 hrs ago #2
Lima beans, of course. Nobody eats lima beans. Ocelot II 14 hrs ago #3
Thank you Ocelot II, And congratulations for milestone. debm55 14 hrs ago #5
I like lima beans. electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #17
Thank you for sharing with us. electric_blue68. Enjoy. debm55 7 hrs ago #46
I taught a whole group of daycare kids to love lima beans. I called them baby beans and doled them out as treats. tblue37 6 hrs ago #54
I only ate the Lima beans. LoisB 14 hrs ago #4
You ate them????? You are a brave soul LoisB. debm55 14 hrs ago #6
LOL. I guess I'm weird. I like Lima beans. LoisB 13 hrs ago #7
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I'm here LoisB as a lover of Lima beans 🫘 Polly Hennessey 13 hrs ago #14
Bless you, Polly. I love butter beans too! LoisB 13 hrs ago #16
HAHAHHAHHHAAHHAH. Great. I 'll take you up on that.You and Lois can have them Enjoy. debm55 7 hrs ago #45
Why?? They have no flavor and a weird gushy texture, like eating caulk. Ocelot II 12 hrs ago #21
LOL I don't know. It is one of those things my grandmother cooked that I really LoisB 11 hrs ago #23
+1 on lima beans and peas! AZJonnie 13 hrs ago #9
Thank you very much for sharing with us, AZJonnie. debm55 13 hrs ago #11
Lima beans! QED 13 hrs ago #10
Agree, Thank you QED for sharing with us.. debm55 13 hrs ago #12
Lima beans here JMCKUSICK 13 hrs ago #13
Thank you very much, John. I hid them under my mashed potatoes. debm55 7 hrs ago #44
Beans.... lastlib 13 hrs ago #15
Me too, lastllib and they have to be fresh. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 7 hrs ago #43
regular mixed vegetables? none Eugene 13 hrs ago #18
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Eugene. I don't know how to say it, but I love eggplant. debm55 7 hrs ago #42
🤔 I'm not sure my mom ever served mixed vegetables... electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #19
Thank you very much for sharing with us, electric_blue68. I liked corn, carrots and fresh green beens. debm55 7 hrs ago #41
LIMA BEANS... OMG. I have eaten all kinds of foods a lot of people find at least "questionable" hlthe2b 12 hrs ago #20
HAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, hlthe2b. for sharing. debm55 8 hrs ago #40
Never have liked my vegetables mixed. discntnt_irny_srcsm 12 hrs ago #22
Great. Thank you very much, discntnt_irny_srcsm. Perfect point debm55 8 hrs ago #39
Lima beans, of course! 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #24
YES! That is so true. Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 8 hrs ago #38
I Vote For Lima Beans ProfessorGAC 9 hrs ago #25
Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC and Mrs. GAC for sharing with us. debm55 8 hrs ago #37
Lima beans MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #26
Thank you very much for sharing with us, MustLoveBeagles. debm55 8 hrs ago #35
None PJMcK 9 hrs ago #27
Thank you very much, PJMcK. I have never been served Brussel sprouts as a child or adult. I guess I didn't miss anything debm55 8 hrs ago #34
The mixed vegetables I was always served was Bluestocking 8 hrs ago #28
That's funny, Bluestocking. I hid my lima beans under the mashed potatoes on my plate. debm55 8 hrs ago #33
I love mashed potatoes Bluestocking 8 hrs ago #36
I don't remember ever being served mixed vegetables as a child. surrealAmerican 8 hrs ago #29
Thank you surrealAmerican. beets and canned sweet potatoes rank very close to mixed vegetables. You were lucky. debm55 8 hrs ago #31
Tomatoes sakabatou 8 hrs ago #30
Thank you very much for sharing with us, sakabatou. debm55 8 hrs ago #32
Soul sister!!! I absolutely detest peas and lima beans!! Coventina 7 hrs ago #47
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA Thank you for sharing with us, Coventina. debm55 7 hrs ago #49
Usually broccoli and definitely onions and cauliflower if they even came into the neighborhood. Norrrm 7 hrs ago #48
Thank you for your selections, Norrrm debm55 7 hrs ago #50
Another Lima bean hater here. Diamond_Dog 6 hrs ago #51
Thank you very much for sharing with us. Diamond_Dog. debm55 6 hrs ago #53
Agree with the Lima beans, also cauliflower. CanonRay 6 hrs ago #52
Lima beans for me too. markodochartaigh 6 hrs ago #55

Ocelot II

(130,015 posts)
3. Lima beans, of course. Nobody eats lima beans.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:27 PM
14 hrs ago

I always wondered why they were even there.

tblue37

(68,388 posts)
54. I taught a whole group of daycare kids to love lima beans. I called them baby beans and doled them out as treats.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:41 PM
6 hrs ago

They were always my son's favorite vegetable. I love them, too.

Polly Hennessey

(8,743 posts)
14. I'm here LoisB as a lover of Lima beans 🫘
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:07 PM
13 hrs ago

We promise, Deb, to never serve you the Lima bean delish dish should you ever come to our houses for dinner. Heck, after Lois and Polly polished them off none would be left for you. Also love Butter
beans. 😍

LoisB

(12,703 posts)
23. LOL I don't know. It is one of those things my grandmother cooked that I really
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:08 PM
11 hrs ago

liked so I grew up eating them. It's all In the seasoning and cooking time.

AZJonnie

(3,422 posts)
9. +1 on lima beans and peas!
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:47 PM
13 hrs ago

I like peas just fine now, esp. whole, fresh sugar snap pea and snow pea which I use in stir fry ALL the time. I use frozen peas in Spanish rice when I make it, and have been known to throw some in soups but I still wouldn't eat like a bowl or side of just peas, cause they're boring.

Lima beans? Still not a fan

lastlib

(27,941 posts)
15. Beans....
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:13 PM
13 hrs ago

Lima beans, chili beans, baked beans......the only beans I really eat to this day are green beans.

debm55

(58,943 posts)
42. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Eugene. I don't know how to say it, but I love eggplant.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:39 PM
7 hrs ago

electric_blue68

(26,643 posts)
19. 🤔 I'm not sure my mom ever served mixed vegetables...
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:34 PM
13 hrs ago

I was such a picky eater as a kid. Maybe a little better as a tween, early teen. Finally changed around 15 hrs old.

I liked corn, carrots; that might be it.
Maaaybe onions in certain things.

debm55

(58,943 posts)
41. Thank you very much for sharing with us, electric_blue68. I liked corn, carrots and fresh green beens.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:37 PM
7 hrs ago

hlthe2b

(113,465 posts)
20. LIMA BEANS... OMG. I have eaten all kinds of foods a lot of people find at least "questionable"
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:40 PM
12 hrs ago

and other beans are fine. Other veggies are fine (as long as they aren't overcooked and slimy). But LIMA BEANS. No way!!! I detest them. The smell, the texture, the horrible feel in the mouth. Umm, no. I'm with you debm55.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,752 posts)
22. Never have liked my vegetables mixed.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:10 PM
12 hrs ago

Reminds me of the Republican party...mixed up vegetables...most of them anyway.

2naSalit

(101,608 posts)
24. Lima beans, of course!
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:48 PM
10 hrs ago

To me they were the vegetable equivalent to liver and onions!

ProfessorGAC

(76,373 posts)
25. I Vote For Lima Beans
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:08 PM
9 hrs ago

Still not a fan, and there aren't many veggies I don't like.
My wife says both of your veggies would be what she said.
I'm ok with peas. She is not.

PJMcK

(24,968 posts)
27. None
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:16 PM
9 hrs ago

We had to eat them all.

When I moved out on my own, I was startled to discover I didn’t have to eat Brussel sprouts or cauliflower.

Oddly, I always liked Lima beans. Haven’t had them in years.

debm55

(58,943 posts)
34. Thank you very much, PJMcK. I have never been served Brussel sprouts as a child or adult. I guess I didn't miss anything
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:19 PM
8 hrs ago

Bluestocking

(595 posts)
28. The mixed vegetables I was always served was
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:51 PM
8 hrs ago

Peas, carrots, corn and green beans. I like all of them. If there lima beans or any bean other than green beans they would have went on the floor.

debm55

(58,943 posts)
33. That's funny, Bluestocking. I hid my lima beans under the mashed potatoes on my plate.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:16 PM
8 hrs ago

Bluestocking

(595 posts)
36. I love mashed potatoes
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:21 PM
8 hrs ago

There would have been no mashed potatoes at the end the meal to hide under

surrealAmerican

(11,820 posts)
29. I don't remember ever being served mixed vegetables as a child.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:01 PM
8 hrs ago

There was probably no way my father would have eaten them.


As far as what I hated as a kid, beets and canned sweet potatoes would probably top that list.

debm55

(58,943 posts)
31. Thank you surrealAmerican. beets and canned sweet potatoes rank very close to mixed vegetables. You were lucky.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:06 PM
8 hrs ago

Coventina

(29,540 posts)
47. Soul sister!!! I absolutely detest peas and lima beans!!
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:07 PM
7 hrs ago

They are an affront to decency!!

Norrrm

(4,619 posts)
48. Usually broccoli and definitely onions and cauliflower if they even came into the neighborhood.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:14 PM
7 hrs ago

Diamond_Dog

(40,237 posts)
51. Another Lima bean hater here.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:37 PM
6 hrs ago

And I like most other vegetables except for beets and kale.

markodochartaigh

(5,336 posts)
55. Lima beans for me too.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:47 PM
6 hrs ago

But any food waste at all was extremely frowned upon in my Mother's family. Finally she just started making lima beans with tomatoes, onions, and peppers, and spices. That was much better, but it seems like when she got us to eat that, we went back to pinto beans.

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