Memory lane has many fond thoughts of gooey, sticky, sweet treats awaiting my taste buds. I can recall demanding the last Popsicle in the freezer and lamenting to my mother: “Do I have to eat my vegetables?”
Fast forward to a mature palate and those vegetables that I despised as a child are now a staple in my refrigerator. My favorite foods today differ from my favorites as a child. But now I believe that if I am craving a specific type of food, such as broccoli, that my body is trying to tell me something as well.
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