Why young people don’t like fruits?

@lkbooi (16070)
Malaysia
May 5, 2007 8:31am CST
My son is 28s and is working in out station about 2 hours ride. I usually visit him once or twice monthly. Every time when I tidy the frig I found that all the fruits I bought for him still remain there. I ask him why? He just grins at me and carry on busy with his computer again. But he will finish all the slices of fruits that I serve him every time. I did ask some young friends and colleagues (gals/guys) the same question, “why don’t you like fruits?” and most of the answers are the same “lazy to peel the fruits”. Is it true that all youngsters don't like fruits?
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@diansinta (7544)
• Indonesia
24 Oct 08
Hi lkbooi, Yup , they need it all to be practical. Just to eat the fruit, but doesn't like to peel of the skin. just like my brothers. He doesn't like to pell off the skin, specially mango. Happy posting always !! oxo'dian from bali island.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 08
Hi dian, quite similar to the case of your brother, my son and all my nieces and nephews actually like eating fruits, the fact is they don't want to take the trouble to peel the skin of the fruits. Sometimes, even the fruits are ready to be served, but they are too indulgent in playing games, or texting or chatting on phones and etc. They seem like don't have extra time to take the fruits. posting and take care.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
25 Oct 08
For the sake of health I prefer to take the trouble to prepare fruits for my kid. Anyway to peel fruits is always easier than to take care of a sick person, right? I do like playing simply computer games. I play almost daily before going to bed. I’m quite indulgent in Dynomite and Bejeweled 2 Deluxe earlier. Nowadays I have shifted to Zuma Deluxe. It's really challenging and fun and I could hardly stop from playing it until my hubby pester me. Happy posting
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@diansinta (7544)
• Indonesia
25 Oct 08
Yup! play station and computer are more important than fruits
@fengbo (731)
• China
7 Jun 07
Hi lkbooi.I very like to eat fruits especially banana.The banana was not peel husk,it's very convenience.But like the apple or pear i don't peel husk,i was lazy to peel it. I think in this society,the teenage youth are become very lazy now.They don't like to do some boiling water.As i was all so lazy,sometimes don't like to do something by myself.I think the younger person will get a good education.what do you think of?
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
7 Jun 07
Hi fengbo, nice to see you here! I know you like to eat banana because you are lazy to peel the skins of other fruits. Many young guys including my son are fond of taking bananas as they are quite convenient to be peeled. Not only young people I’m also lazy to boil water too as boiling water is quite time consuming so I prefer to take filtered water. I believe it doesn’t mean that young people are lazy to do daily chores but they prefer to spend the time for other things which they are interested. Do you agree? Happy postings!
@fengbo (731)
• China
10 Jun 07
yeah,I agree with you.The younger guys have otherthings to do.so they cannot spend so many time to deal with this.Sometimes i am in Internet about half a day,but i unwillingness to spend few time to peel fruits husk. I also very gald meet you in here. I wis you have a good time on mylot.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
10 Jun 07
Hi fengbo, Your story really shows what I had said before was true. Yeah, many young guys like you (won’t mind I said so?) are willing to spend lots of time in whatever things they are interested and yet reluctant to spare a few minutes for skinning fruits. My son managed to solve this problem by getting peeled fruits from the canteen in his working place. How about the canteen in your campus? What are the peeled fruits available there? Happy postings!
@yanstill (1490)
• China
6 May 07
i don't know if it is true,but i do not like fruits myself.my mother bought me a box of apples,and i can touch none of them in one month and finally forgot to eat.for me it is too complicated to wash the apple and peel it,just like you said,i am too lazy,i'd rather like open the bottle and drink it right away.so my favorite fruit is banana,it's easy to eat,and i dont need to wash my hands before and after i eat them.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
6 May 07
Oh, young charming gal forgot not the lovely fruits will bring much beauty to complexion especially for young lady like you. Though it’s quite troublesome to handle peeling yet it is worthy. Don’t take too many banana like me I scare we’ll become sunwukong very soon lol. Don’t you mind joking?
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@yanstill (1490)
• China
7 May 07
lol of course i don't mind. fruits can bring beauty,:)yes,so sometimes i do force myself to eat some apples or oranges,i only hope one day i will love to eat them.the summer is coming,and another fruit i like is melon,all i have to get is a spoon,lol,that's wonderful.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
8 May 07
You are right, it’s one of the best way to eat fruits with spoon. I do taking fruits like melon, papaya, apple, mangosteen and a lot more by using a spoon. In this way we can keep our fingers and mouth clean lol.
@youless (112582)
• Guangzhou, China
26 Oct 08
I can understand your son because I am the same lazybone:) If you buy him bananas, perhaps this situation will be better. I like fruits but I also feel it's so troublesome to peel them. And men may be lazier than women. If one day your son has a child, perhaps it will change. At least he has to make a good example to his children that eating fruits is healthy:) I love China
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
26 Oct 08
Welcome youless, happy to see you dropping by again. Though this is the second time you visit here, I believe mylot still would pay you, for the opinions you are sharing here now is much more detailed and descriptive than the previous one. But it’s a bit sad that your user rating number won’t go up. You are totally right, we, woman always willing to take the trouble to serve our loved ones especially our kid, right? Yeah, I’m sure he won’t be lazy anymore if he becomes a caring father later on. Lol ... I love kid very much, I hope I would be a grandma very soon. posting and take care.
@youless (112582)
• Guangzhou, China
26 Oct 08
Just realize that I responded to this discussion again
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Jun 07
Not all of the youngsters don't like fruits. Some of my young colleagues in the office next to mine love to have fruits of different kind as part of their breakfast. I agree that it is troublesome for some youngsters to peel the fruits. I think your son will eat more fruits if you let him know how good it is to have fruits. Just try.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
22 Jun 07
Yes, I agree that not all of the youngsters repel fruits. It’s just because they feel reluctant for peeling them. I’ll try to let him know the benefits of taking fruits and hope that he would accept it when he realize the importance of vitamin c for healthy growth. Happy postings.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
22 Jun 07
Have a sound sleep! Good night!
• China
22 Jun 07
With his knowledge of the benefit from having fruits, for sure he will be more willing to have fruits. Thanks for your response. Good night, friend.
@kwenge (2487)
• Kenya
30 Oct 08
It not that they dont like, they always forget and they dont have time for fruits, mostly those barchelors who live alone. Even food they eat because they felt hungry. Peeling fruits takes their precious time they could have used on the computer or somewhere. I dont blame them coz I have been there and sometimes I do that with hubby. I have oranges in the fridge that have been there for more than two weeks but bcoz bananas are easy to peel and eat we eat bananas more.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
31 Oct 08
You are right kwenge, actually they love fruits but they prefer to spend their precious time for surfing net, playing games or other things which are far more interesting than peeling fruits. Yeah, as a caring wife and mother we don’t borther to take the trouble to peel fruits for our loved ones. Besides the banana you have mentioned, here we still have a few local tropical fruits, like rambutan, mangosteen, langsat which are delicious, and convenient to eat them as easy as peeling banana. Nowadays I don’t buy any fruits and keep them in the fridge for my son who works in outstation anymore. You know how lazy he is? I found the fruits he brought back from our hometown a month back still sitting in the fridge when we visited him. posting and take care.
@kwenge (2487)
• Kenya
31 Oct 08
Yes, mothers and wives are obliged to prepare for the busy boys some fruits and salad, put them next to the computer or play station with a folk, forget about servietts or towels coz they bother them. Thats what I do for my husband if i want to empty fruits from the fridge.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
31 Oct 08
Smart enough my dear! This is the best way to clear out all the fruits in the fridge. I believe all the boys are too indulgent in what they are doing and could hardly find out if there is any foreign object in the plate of fruits I suppose lol. .. I’m doing the same thing when serving the fruits or other food, a fork as well as a wet towel for wiping and no matter they like or dislike.
@magnet (2087)
• United States
15 Jun 07
I am 32 and I love fruits. My children are 1 and 5 and they love fruits also. It's hard for us to keep fruits in our refrigerator because they love it so much. They usually eat about 5 apples a day.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
15 Jun 07
Hi magnet, 32! What a pretty young age! I’m glad to know that you and your kids are fruits lovers as it’s believed that people who take fruits often are normally healthier. Have a good day and happy postings!
@subha12 (18441)
• India
31 Oct 08
actually the young generation is more inclined to fried foods and junks. they do not prefer taking fruits. I consider myself in thsi generation. but npotb always i take all these junks.i take fruits too daily
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
31 Oct 08
Hi subha12, you are very much different from those who tend to indulge in taking fast food and junks which are believed to be unhealthy if taken too often, for you, still taking fruits daily in conscious of your health. Keep it up, young buddy. posting and have a nice day.
• Malaysia
22 May 07
That right. I also too lazy to peel the fruits. So, I did not eat fruits every day. Actually, I am not dislike to eat fruits, I will eat the fruits after my mother peel the fruits. But I likes juice fruits, like juice apple, juice carrot milk and juice orange.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
22 May 07
Don’t be so lazy my dear gal, shirleylily. Fruits are good for your health and always make your skin smooth and tender. You can ask your loved one to ready peeled fruits for you lol:)
• Malaysia
27 May 07
"lazy to peel" although is one of the reason, my opinion is that:They still have the strong and healthy body even though they don't have fruits to give them the nuitrient.Another reason is because their loved mum or dad always serve them so.....:)They are waiting their parents to give them more warmhearted, loving acts!
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
28 May 07
You are right, nowadays children are too much pampered by their parents but personally I think when health is concerned children shouldn’t be given too much freedom to make their own choice.
@youless (112582)
• Guangzhou, China
30 Oct 07
I am afraid to hear that. My son is 3 years old and he also doesn't like eating fruits. I can't figure out why. Perhaps boys don't like fruits. Whereas I can't see girls are the same.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 07
Generally I believe that children do like fruits as they are mostly sweet and juicy. Your kid doesn’t like to take fruits, could be most probably due to the fact that he hasn’t come across his most favorite fruit. So you can try them out until you get the one for him. Or you could mix certain cut fruits with tasty ingredients like ice cream or chocolate which could make the fruits more palatable and attractive for your son.
@hillock (749)
• Qatar
25 Oct 07
i think thats quite true."lazy to peel the fruits" sometimes i dont eat fruits especially the one that needs peeling..hehehe. but im really not into fruits cause i got amoebiasis. i cant eat banana and if u ask me why cause i got diarrhea when i do. so i just cant it fruits that easily.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
25 Oct 07
Hi hillock, many young guys are just the same as my son, love to eat fruits but lazy to peel the skin. Yeah, I am sorry that you couldn’t take fruits easily especially banana, as you got amoebiasis. I think it might be a type of gastroenteritis that causes by diarrhea. So taking banana might make your stomach worse still. Take good care, my dear friend.
@darkaeon (465)
• Portugal
29 Oct 07
i dont think that young people i think thats the opposite, when i was young i loved fruit!!!
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 07
Hi darkaeon, I am afraid that my discussion didn’t convey my idea clearly earlier. What I was trying to say in my discussion was that, young people liked to eat fruits, but they wouldn’t like to take the trouble to peel even the fruits they favorite. Both my husband and I love fruits very much ever since from childhood. I believe fruits are the main sources of natural vitamin C which is essential for health.
@naseefu (1607)
• India
26 Oct 08
Hi Ikbooi, I am a young one.I like fruits.I eat most of the type of fruits like apple, mango, orange, banana, pineapple, strawberry, grape, butter fruit... But if there mango juice and mango then i will select the juice!! Why i like juice is because it will be more sweet one. Thanks for staring this discussion and have a nice day.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
27 Oct 08
Yeah naseefu, you are very young, even younger than my son. My kid does love fruits of all kind very much except grapefruit. He seems reluctant to take it though I have peeled for him. Is there anyone to serve you with peeled fruit or you prepare it yourself? Hehe ... the juice of mango tasted sweeter, may be a little bit of sugar is added to it. I like mango too for its unique fragrance and the nice texture of its delicious flesh which always gives a wonderful mouth-feeling. posting and have a great day.
@balasri (26537)
• India
30 Oct 08
Simply because they do not walk,swim or fly.If they do any of these things children will be fond of hem.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
31 Oct 08
Yeah balasri, children dislike staying still, but like to move around. Those animated and fantastic objects or toys always would arouse their great interest instead of those objects of still life. posting and have a nice day.
@cheongyc (5072)
• Malaysia
12 May 07
I think the younger generations are becoming more lazy and pursuing of luxirous lifestyle. I am lazy to peel the fruits too and would rather drink fruit juice or peeled and sliced fruits. I am lucky to have a mother who prepare the fruits for me when she visit me :) I usually drink blended fruit juice in my company cafeteria duing lunch hour, that's more costly but more efficient (without the need to buy and prepare the fruit). It's really time consuming to visit the local store to buy the fruits because of the traffic.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
18 May 07
Yeah, drink blended fruit juice is much better than don't take any fruits. Keep on doing that. Lol I live in small town never face the problem of traffic congestion.
@Perry2007 (2229)
• Philippines
8 May 07
I think children loves fruit, they just want them ready to eat. lol... what is happening to the world. That is why food supplements are there for instant intake... have we as parents failed in teaching our children to be at least responsible enough to prepare their own food and take them in their natural forms as possible?
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
8 May 07
I prefer to give children natural fruits rather than vitamin c supplements which are not as good as the natural one. Of course the best way is to train our children to be industrious and not to be lazy to prepare their own foods.
@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
10 May 07
No, it isn't true that all don't. My children love fruits, especially grapes, strawberries, apples, oranges, clemetines, banananas and kiwis. I bought them a watermelon today as a special treat. I know some picky eaters that don't like much but they do like fruit. I also know some picky eaters that won't even eat strawberries! HOw could you not like a strawberry?
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
10 May 07
Yeah, I agree that generally children are fruits lovers but normally they don’t have patience to peel fruits like apples, grapes and pineapples.
@PsychoDude (2013)
• Netherlands
5 May 07
It's not that we don't like them, but as mentioned, we are too lazy to prepare them :P. As little time it takes, it is much easier to simply grab some snacks out of a plastic bag instead. Especially stuff like kiwis, pineapples and such can be quite annoying to prepare.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
5 May 07
Me too, to take bananas is easier than to take grapes or pineapples.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
28 May 07
Hai, honeybee, recently I had learnt the skill to peel pineapple and I found that it’s quite interesting. It’s quite pleasant to see the lovely appearance of the peeled pineapple. Lol you can ready one pineapple and let me show you the technique how to do it.:)
• Malaysia
27 May 07
Nowadays if we like fruits and know how nutricious they are, we can buy from the fruits stalls which are ready to serve and of course we have to pay more:)I agree with you that pineapple is the fruit which make me "stop" to eat it when I am busy and lazy!
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• United States
5 May 07
*laughs* I'm young... I love fruit, but yes often times I am way too lazy to peel the fruit. It's a lot of trouble just to eat something. It's a lot easier just to pop something in the microwave...
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
5 May 07
Oh! unlucky that we are human beings, the only animal that eat peeled fruits lol:)