When I was a kid, I was a good eater. I’d eat things that kids typically won’t even put in their mouths, like fish, eggs, and cottage cheese. I even ate hibiscus flowers that grew in my childhood backyard, fresh off the vine. Back then, my parents thought it was so weird, but little did they know that hibiscus would eventually become a commonly used ingredient in teas, punches, and even enchiladas.
Yet, the one thing I couldn’t seem to stomach were vegetables. I scoffed at the sight of spinach, leafed through salads, picked at peppers, and fed cauliflower to our dog (who didn’t particularly want to eat it, either), and always left evidence of my no-good not-eating vegetable ways.
But one day, during a family outing to the local zoo, a zookeeper informed my mom and I that baby giraffes love to eat asparagus, which gave my mom a brilliant idea: That night she went out, bought asparagus, served it for dinner, and when I outright refused it, she took a risk.
“Let’s play a game,” she said. “I’ll pretend to be a mama giraffe and you be the baby.” I liked games, so I was up for the fun. She then put one end of a piece of asparagus in her mouth and fed the other end to me. I loved it! And you know what, the asparagus wasn’t that bad.
From that day on I ate my veggies. My mom had to be creative about it, but with a little imagination, I can now proudly say that I eat a salad a day.
But if my mom had learned this trick, she could’ve added this genius move to her repertoire.
What it is? Find out in the video below! The end result is almost like art. I couldn’t believe my eyes!
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