Thai kids not eating their veg! The parents don't educate them, say perplexed Japanese

[webfact]

Daily News Thai  Caption: The Japanese are perplexed!

 

Daily News reported that comment was rife online between Japanese and Thai Twitter users after a teacher tweeted about Thai kids not eating much veg.

 

It was suggested that parents in Thailand don't educate their children about the goodness in vegetables. 

In fact they let them do as they please, unlike the rearing of Japanese children.

 

The Japanese wondered why Thais weren't constipated all the time.

 

Though it was noted that most Thais have great figures and some of the loveliest fruit on the planet.

Maybe they get their veggies in smoothies, some netizens posted.

 

Thais meanwhile responded mostly that the way veg is cooked in Thailand is not as delicious as the way it's done in Japan.

 

Others said their get their five a day from eating SomTam (Papaya Salad a ubiquitous food in Thailand).

 

It all seemed like good natured viral ribaldry, notes ASEAN NOW.

 

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[Hellfire]

Is hot pepper a veg? If yes, then Thais eat more vegs than anybody else on the planet.

[HuskerDo2]

"The Japanese wondered why Thais weren't constipated all the time"

 

Really!?!? Do Japanese people need a hobby? Why would such a thought pass thru one's mind?  

[HuskerDo2]

"Though it was noted that most Thais have great figures and some of the loveliest fruit on the planet."

 

How could anyone disagree with that statement? 

 

"Loveliest fruit"...... translation - a bodacious set of ta-ta's.

[ikke1959]

Kids should eat everything or at least try to taste. They have indeed to be educated by their parents. Let them to do as they like will only make uncontrolled kids..

[300sd]

Who is going to educate the parents?

[kotsak]

Rights, if only the parents educated their kids about anything else.. 

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, Hellfire said:

Is hot pepper a veg? If yes, then Thais eat more vegs than anybody else on the planet.

Biologically I think it s a fruit.... but I expect it deals with the constipation concerns.

[IvorBiggun2]

Like most kids my 3 don't like eating vegetables. Comes with time. In place of the vegetable loss I make sure they always eat fruit as an after instead. The choice is then there as to their preference. One or the other in our house. 

[Sparktrader]

Veges arent much good for you. You can live just fine without them. Carnivore diet gives you the runs.

 

Beef, oysters and eggs contain all the nutrients you need and far more than any veges.

 

Dont people read anymore?

[jacko45k]

Just now, Sparktrader said:

Carnivore diet gives you the runs.

When I was doing a job in Argentina, vegetables were scarce, it was meat meat and more meat... I certainly did not have the runs......

[Sparktrader]

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

When I was doing a job in Argentina, vegetables were scarce, it was meat meat and more meat... I certainly did not have the runs......

Meat only? No. Normally other things.

 

Cheese stops the runs.

 

 

Edited November 21, 2022 by Sparktrader

[jacko45k]

5 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Meat only? No. Normally only things.

 

Cheese stops the runs.

 

 

Might have got potato or pasta with it!

[Hanaguma]

2 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

"The Japanese wondered why Thais weren't constipated all the time"

 

Really!?!? Do Japanese people need a hobby? Why would such a thought pass thru one's mind?  

Constipation is always on peoples' collective minds in Japan. Lots of medicine for it advertised on TV, cures, etc.  Having a starchy diet with white rice is part of the problem, plus as people age here they get less fibre.  Also, whole wheats and grains are not as popular as they should be. 

 

As for kids, I am not sure the situation in Thailand, but in Japan all kids eat a prepared school lunch until they are in high school. There is no choice of menu, everyone (even the teacher) gets the same food and should be prepared to finish it.  It is a way to prevent kids from being too picky, to introduce new foods, and to promote locally grown produce/meats/fruit.  Brown bagging or going home for lunch is not an option. 

[Sparktrader]

Just now, jacko45k said:

Might have got potato or pasta with it!

Heaps of carbs in those.

 

Steak, fish, oysters, onions, mushrooms, eggs, almonds, berries, bananas, coffee, fermented milk or yoghurt, salt and water is just about the perfect diet for nutrition and weight control.

 

Complete myth you need lots of veges.

[Sparktrader]

1 minute ago, Hanaguma said:

Constipation is always on peoples' collective minds in Japan. Lots of medicine for it advertised on TV, cures, etc.  Having a starchy diet with white rice is part of the problem, plus as people age here they get less fibre.  Also, whole wheats and grains are not as popular as they should be. 

 

As for kids, I am not sure the situation in Thailand, but in Japan all kids eat a prepared school lunch until they are in high school. There is no choice of menu, everyone (even the teacher) gets the same food and should be prepared to finish it.  It is a way to prevent kids from being too picky, to introduce new foods, and to promote locally grown produce/meats/fruit.  Brown bagging or going home for lunch is not an option. 

Too much fibre makes you constipated.

[BritManToo]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

a teacher tweeted about Thai kids not eating much veg.

Most Thais I've encountered eat nothing but veggies, and that includes the kids.

Bags of greens from the market consumed every day.

[Sparktrader]

50% of Thais are overweight now - sugar galore.

[jacko45k]

17 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Complete myth you need lots of veges.

Back to my original comment.... I needed something to move all the meat through... was getting awful cramps.

[Sparktrader]

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Back to my original comment.... I needed something to move all the meat through... was getting awful cramps.

You need magnesium.

[Purdey]

The Japanese are always amazed that Asians don't do the same as them. 

One Japanese chap told me seriously that Japan is not in Asia. 

Edited November 21, 2022 by Purdey

[Lacessit]

Most Thais I know load up their meals with enough chili to make any Westerner's eyes water. Chili is a laxative, as it irritates the stomach and intestinal tract.

The most common constituent of Thai meals is rice, at least in the village I live in occasionally. Protein usually comes from eggs, frogs and rats. Rice binds up the digestive tract, the chili is there to get it moving.

It is also useful as a bactericide.

[BangkokReady]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

It was suggested that parents in Thailand don't educate their children about the goodness in vegetables. 

In fact they let them do as they please, unlike the rearing of Japanese children.

Both these statements appear to apply to more than vegetables... ????

[BangkokReady]

6 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

"The Japanese wondered why Thais weren't constipated all the time"

 

Really!?!? Do Japanese people need a hobby? Why would such a thought pass thru one's mind?  

They're repurposing online comments as news.  Chances are "The Japanese" mentioned above were one or two Japanese people commenting on a forum.

[3NUMBAS]

less farts then better for the planet

[AgMech Cowboy]

My son would not eat vegetables nor spicy foods. He's 20 now.  We didn't have to give him enemas or laxatives. He wouldn't even eat fried potatoes. He didn't eat sweets or drink sodas (sugary or sugar free).  Was he a 'stick'? No, fat from it, but not a fatty either.  He really liked noodles... Still does, but eats a lot of pork and beef.

[kidneyw]

Gave up reading through all the comments.

Just force feed the little Shih tzus, like geese and foie gras and be done.

In 40 years time they will love you again.

Edited November 21, 2022 by kidneyw

[IvorBiggun2]

4 minutes ago, kidneyw said:

Gave up reading through all the comments.

Just force feed the little <deleted>sus, like geese and foie gras and be done.

In 40 years time they will love you again.

Not a parent are you?

[kidneyw]

3 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Not a parent are you?

Sure am and still trying to make them eat vegetables. Although no force feeding and it is entirely up to them.

Love beats all.

[thailand49]

Easy solution pour sugar over the veg it be gone ????