Why broccoli were such a big overrated meme in old-school television?

[Pr.Jitterskull - best bug fixer]

In 80-90 and earlier, promoting broccoli as some mega healthy food was almost put in every family show, and it kinda gets both annoying and curious at the same time.

After I googled this stuff up, all I found is that these thingies are used mere for garnish and ONLY after boiling them or steaming them for some where they lose their original taste completely. But in most of these shows the kids are forced to eat them mostly raw.

Where I live, broccoli are rather rare and can be very expensive. Funny, but in fact our doctors say that eating them raw is unhealthy and can cause at best diarrhea, at worst intoxication.

[Kamiyé]

You mean Broccoli?

[Pr.Jitterskull - best bug fixer]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Coda:

You mean Broccoli?

Ironically, I thought the same, tried to google it up and it gave me Brocoly instead. :/ Google is acting weird here, but gotta correct it.

[Alpha]

Personally I like how broccoli tastes. It tastes like cauliflower. They must be very similar and related genetically. They are very healthy, nutritious, and good for you.

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=9

[Dexious Emera]

Because almost everyone in their childhood hated broccoli



Me included

[mellow]

i ate brocoli raw allot, never got drunk
and its good xd

[WERElektro]

I like Broccoli and I've always liked it afaik.
But ...I'd rather not try to eat it raw.
Couldn't the possible intoxication come from the insecticides?
I don't think think broccoli on it's own is toxic...
But who knows... I'll go ask wikipedia.

[Alpha]

Also you can grow them as microgreens and eat them raw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W22OkFvf1zM

[Pr.Jitterskull - best bug fixer]

Opprinnelig skrevet av WERElektro:

I like Broccoli and I've always liked it afaik.
But ...I'd rather not try to eat it raw.
Couldn't the possible intoxication come from the insecticides?
I don't think think broccoli on it's own is toxic...
But who knows... I'll go ask wikipedia.

Doubt it's insecticides, I bet it's more because the uncooked broccoli have a lot of copper salts, nitrates and cadmium just like the white cabbage's cob.

Not that I'm all against vegetables, I myself eat carrots and white cabbage almost on daily basis (as long as I don't run out of them), but never it's cob and I smelt broccoli once, it smell awful, almost like dead body, even though it was looking fresh.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

it makes me yack sorry

[Chuuya Nakahara]

I actually liked broccoli as a kid. I would eat it with ranch.

[HLCinSC]

I would assume it was because back then they were less aware of how key nutrients begin to disappear from veggies after they are picked and even more so once they are cooked.

[laff]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Paradox:

Personally I like how broccoli tastes. It tastes like cauliflower.

Do you have ageusia?

[Azza ☠]

As a kid, my broccoli would of always been eaten...

By the dog. He loved the stuff. Always cooked, sometimes with some cheese sauce.

[Zubenelgenubi]

I don't remember brocolli being treated as some kind of super food in the 80's and 90's. I remember the meme being parents wanting kids to eat it and kids thinking it was disgusting.

Because of that i actually thought it was disgusting for a long time, but now i love the stuff as long as it's not boiled.

[baconborn]

Steamed broccoli is delicious. I like it with butter. If you cook it too much it becomes yucky.