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On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:31:23 -0500, Omelet >
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>In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:01:58 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
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>> >I've hated raw carrots since I was 3 years old. Seriously. ;-)
>> >It's a texture thing.

>>
>> texture??? or do you mean crunch?

>
>Chewing them up, I can't swallow them.
>It's a lot like shredded coconut.
>
>Like trying to swallow shredded paper!
>
>The funny thing is, I think there there are others that really do feel
>the same way. For instance, my sister asked me to put raw carrots on the
>crudite tray for Thanksgiving one year, so I did.
>
>All the celery sticks, raw zucchini, portabello strips, broccoli and
>cauliflower got eaten. Only a few of the raw "baby" carrots got eaten.
>

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What raw crunchy vegetables do you like? I just don't call raw a bad
texture. Cooked carrots... that's a bad texture!

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