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I tend to think that kids preferring candy and preprocessed trash over vegetables is more an indictment of the state of seasonings than candy and preprocessed trash. Of course, that reflects on the kinds of worker units society is directed to produce as well, and their alignment with the economy as it actually exists and works.

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This is not as ironic as you think if you learn about plant defense chemicals in vegetables. The preference for something with usable sucrose over a pile of carcinogens and anti nutrients in undercooked leafy greens is understandable.

for sure; leafy greens don't "want" to be eaten. "Eat your veggies" is very understandable though. And the lack of seasoning and preparation is a big problem for why kids don't like their veggies. Soggy mash from the microwave with no salt? No thanks.

Veggies prepared well is great. So is education. Most of public school is simply mass market soggy, saltless, microwave veggie plates.

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