I Hate Green Beans

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Greybeard, USA, I Hate Green Beans
I remember a frozen food product marketed to help Parents of picky eaters eat vegetables...They were called I Hate Green Beans, Corn, Beets and Peas. They were french fry type food I think made from those vegetables.

Does anyone else remember these or am I the only one

13 comments:

  1. I totally remember my mom buying these for my picky brothers. They actually tasted pretty good. I have also never been able to find anyone else who remembers them. I am now the mom of a picky eater and wish they still existed. I can not even find a mention of them anywhere or what company made them. Can anyone help????

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  2. I hated those too! I thought they also had, I Hate Carrots, and I Hate Peas.

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  3. I remember too, They wee advertised as french fries with the nutritional value of hated veggies. I wanted mom to buy them but she didn't. I remember from the commercial there was I hate peas, I hate carrots and I hate corn. As I kid I loved corn kinda like carrots and hated peas, except for the dried kind used for soup - the whole, not split- go figure.
    any how i remember the theme song from 30+ years ago:

    "I hate saying my ABC's , I hate washing my elbows and my knees, I hate saying thank you and please, but most of all I hate peas!"
    At the end of the commercial a little kid said "But I still hate broccoli!"

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  4. I remember too, They were advertised as french fries with the nutritional value of hated veggies. I wanted mom to buy them but she didn't. I remember from the commercial there was I hate peas, I hate carrots and I hate corn. As I kid I loved corn kinda like carrots and hated peas, except for the dried kind used for soup - the whole, not split- go figure.
    any how I remember the theme song from 30+ years ago:

    "I hate saying my ABC's , I hate washing my elbows and my knees, I hate saying thank you and please, but most of all I hate peas!"
    At the end of the commercial a little kid said "But I still hate broccoli!"

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  5. Even more scary, I think I can actually CORRECT the lyrics that you have!! It actually went "I hate saying my ABCs, I hate washing my elbows and my knees, I hate saying thank you and please, but MORE THAN ANYTHING, I hate peas!"

    My mom bought us the peas and the carrot ones - they were HORRIBLE!! Even dipping them in my at-the-time-favorite - ketchup - didn't help...

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  6. I remember them, too. According to CNN.COM/Food Failures, They were made by American Kitchen Foods,Inc in the '70's. We tried the "I Hate Carrots" even though I really ate my veggies as a kid. I was just curious as to how they tasted. I seem to remember they weren't that bad. I even remembered the commercial with the kid saying,"I still hate brocolli." to which the voice-over guy says," We're working on it."

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  7. I remember them. I found this forum by googling the term , looking for info. They were one of the very few convenience type foods that my parents would buy, although I don't remember them being around for very long. I liked them. But then I liked pretty much any of the things the 'rents wouldn't buy (sugary cereals, instant mashed potatos,etc...)

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  8. My voice was in the commercial when I was about 5 or 6. I was sick during the filming day, so they did a lip sink thing. Hilarious!

    Rob
    explore-change@blogspot.com

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  9. I totally remember them, and this was a trip down memory lane!

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  10. MY MOTHER USED TO FORCE FEED ME THAT DISGUSTING (at the time) CRAP. SHE AND THE CREATERS JUST DIDN'T GET IT. A BEET IS A BEET REGARDLESS OF WHAT SHAPE IT IS!

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  11. The entire song went:
    I hate Arithmetic and ABC's
    I hate washing my Elbows and my Knees
    I hate saying Thank You and Please
    But More than Anyhting
    I HATE PEAS!
    I was just talking about that commercial with my brother and we were trying to remember whatit was advertising. Thanks!

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  12. That is so funny, I was just eating a french fry that brought back memories of those fries. I asked my wife if she heard of them and she thought I was crazy. I remember them having crispy ridges that ran down the length of the fry.I don't remember really disliking the peas.

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  13. I still want them bad. I ate all the varieties in 1972. Later years, some restaurant served fries that looked and tasted like these. They have a special name for these fries that have like a slit down the middle like a french bread.

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