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Ocelot II

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3. Lima beans, of course. Nobody eats lima beans.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:27 PM

14 hrs ago

I always wondered why they were even there.

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When you were a kid or an adult, What vegetable/vegetables did you pick out of the mixed vegetables and did [View all] debm55 14 hrs ago OP

None RandySF 14 hrs ago #1

You ate them all???? You were a good kid, RandySF. debm55 14 hrs ago #2

Lima beans, of course. Nobody eats lima beans. Ocelot II 14 hrs ago #3

Thank you Ocelot II, And congratulations for milestone. debm55 14 hrs ago #5

I like lima beans. electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #17

Thank you for sharing with us. electric_blue68. Enjoy. debm55 7 hrs ago #46

I taught a whole group of daycare kids to love lima beans. I called them baby beans and doled them out as treats. tblue37 7 hrs ago #54

I only ate the Lima beans. LoisB 14 hrs ago #4

You ate them????? You are a brave soul LoisB. debm55 14 hrs ago #6

LOL. I guess I'm weird. I like Lima beans. LoisB 14 hrs ago #7

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I'm here LoisB as a lover of Lima beans 🫘 Polly Hennessey 13 hrs ago #14

Bless you, Polly. I love butter beans too! LoisB 13 hrs ago #16

HAHAHHAHHHAAHHAH. Great. I 'll take you up on that.You and Lois can have them Enjoy. debm55 7 hrs ago #45

Why?? They have no flavor and a weird gushy texture, like eating caulk. Ocelot II 13 hrs ago #21

LOL I don't know. It is one of those things my grandmother cooked that I really LoisB 11 hrs ago #23

+1 on lima beans and peas! AZJonnie 13 hrs ago #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us, AZJonnie. debm55 13 hrs ago #11

Lima beans! QED 13 hrs ago #10

Agree, Thank you QED for sharing with us.. debm55 13 hrs ago #12

Lima beans here JMCKUSICK 13 hrs ago #13

Thank you very much, John. I hid them under my mashed potatoes. debm55 8 hrs ago #44

Beans.... lastlib 13 hrs ago #15

Me too, lastllib and they have to be fresh. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 8 hrs ago #43

regular mixed vegetables? none Eugene 13 hrs ago #18

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Eugene. I don't know how to say it, but I love eggplant. debm55 8 hrs ago #42

🤔 I'm not sure my mom ever served mixed vegetables... electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #19

Thank you very much for sharing with us, electric_blue68. I liked corn, carrots and fresh green beens. debm55 8 hrs ago #41

LIMA BEANS... OMG. I have eaten all kinds of foods a lot of people find at least "questionable" hlthe2b 13 hrs ago #20

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, hlthe2b. for sharing. debm55 8 hrs ago #40

Never have liked my vegetables mixed. discntnt_irny_srcsm 12 hrs ago #22

Great. Thank you very much, discntnt_irny_srcsm. Perfect point debm55 8 hrs ago #39

Lima beans, of course! 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #24

YES! That is so true. Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 8 hrs ago #38

I Vote For Lima Beans ProfessorGAC 9 hrs ago #25

Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC and Mrs. GAC for sharing with us. debm55 8 hrs ago #37

Lima beans MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #26

Thank you very much for sharing with us, MustLoveBeagles. debm55 8 hrs ago #35

None PJMcK 9 hrs ago #27

Thank you very much, PJMcK. I have never been served Brussel sprouts as a child or adult. I guess I didn't miss anything debm55 8 hrs ago #34

The mixed vegetables I was always served was Bluestocking 8 hrs ago #28

That's funny, Bluestocking. I hid my lima beans under the mashed potatoes on my plate. debm55 8 hrs ago #33

I love mashed potatoes Bluestocking 8 hrs ago #36

I don't remember ever being served mixed vegetables as a child. surrealAmerican 8 hrs ago #29

Thank you surrealAmerican. beets and canned sweet potatoes rank very close to mixed vegetables. You were lucky. debm55 8 hrs ago #31

Tomatoes sakabatou 8 hrs ago #30

Thank you very much for sharing with us, sakabatou. debm55 8 hrs ago #32

Soul sister!!! I absolutely detest peas and lima beans!! Coventina 7 hrs ago #47

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA Thank you for sharing with us, Coventina. debm55 7 hrs ago #49

Usually broccoli and definitely onions and cauliflower if they even came into the neighborhood. Norrrm 7 hrs ago #48

Thank you for your selections, Norrrm debm55 7 hrs ago #50

Another Lima bean hater here. Diamond_Dog 7 hrs ago #51

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Diamond_Dog. debm55 7 hrs ago #53

Agree with the Lima beans, also cauliflower. CanonRay 7 hrs ago #52

Lima beans for me too. markodochartaigh 6 hrs ago #55