slo’s TUESDAY 2/11 poll - Peas & Carrots

[slo]

I’ll honest with you all…..I didn’t know peas & carrots was something people ate (in regards to the vegetables being together) until the movie Forest Gump - that was in 1994 and I was 23 years old. My mom never made peas & carrots, so it was not something I was familiar with. Flash forward to 2025, and I’m now 53 years old and I still haven’t had peas & carrots. I’m curious today…..am I alone with this?

Have you had peas & carrots?
What is your opinion of this?
(multiple choice)



For Me……As I mentioned above, I have not had peas & carrots and I honestly never will. I absolutely hate peas - hate them! . I can choke them down if mixed in a recipe, like a pot pie, but to eat a bowl of them ain’t ever going to happen . I tolerate carrots, but to have them tainted with the flavor of peas make me instantly not want them When my girls were little I’d make them peas or carrots and told them how special they were to have a vegetable just for them. It made them so happy and would happily eat them

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I’ve never had them both served together as a vegetable together nor would I want them together I don’t like my vegetables mixing together unless they’re in a pot pie then I’ll leave them together otherwise my vegetables are segregated and they’re the stay that way
I will only eat fresh peas as in you know shell peas and cook them otherwise I don’t like peas
I like carrots just fine but I don’t want them mixing with other other vegetables again unless you put them in a pot pie and most the time I’ll pick the peas out of it
If you served me mixed vegetables I would politely eat a little bit of it not to be rude it would be hard but I would do it but it’s nothing I would ever serve in my house

Is it a southern thing I’m just asking since my house was an eastern house Is peas and carrots something that’s southern???

 

[lanejudy]

I use them in casseroles or tossed into a beef stew. The combo is not typically a veggie I serve straight though we do have each separately fairly often.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I’ve had peas and carrots served together for most of my life. I like them together, but I have never combined them fresh. It’s always been a bag of frozen peas and carrots.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

It's just an every now and then thing. I usually put them in rice or something kind of going for a Chinese food vibe. The carrots are good, the peas I could take them or leave them.

 

[Kitty 34]

I think they are both in my frozen Banquet chicken pot pies. So I like them.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I'm not sure it was a "thing" where I grew up or if I also first heard it in Forrest Gump. But I like both and have bought the frozen bags with the two mixed together as an adult fairly often.

 

[Schneewittchen37]

I've had peas and carrots. I like them but don't serve them at home because DH hates peas. I love peas. I will make peas just for myself sometimes. Basically I can sneak them into pot pie or cottage pie sometimes.

 

[Dan Murphy]

We had them on somewhat of a regular basis when I was a kid, maybe a few times a month. Marie has made them but seems like not for a long time. They're OK.

 

[Skywalker3]

Except for pot pies and stuff like that , never thought of them together. And I'd pick them out of pot pie. I love every other type of pea out there, except those, or carrots.

 

[Moliphino]

I'm also not a fan of peas. Don't really like mixed vegetables, either, and neither did my mom so we never really had them.

 

[TippyThomas]

I've never eaten them as a stand alone side dish, but my mom used them in many dishes she cooked.

 

[soccerdad72]

Really dislike peas - carrots are ok, but not my favorite either.

 

[Meriweather]

I've had them all my life. Frozen never fresh.
They are okay....I would rather have mixed vegetables....the corn added.

 

[sarahann77]

I've always had them. I like them. Most of the mixed vegetables have them so it's hard to get around them. They're one of the few mixes I can have. I'll use it for a chinese dish. Rarely on it's own.

 

[mjkacmom]

I’m not a fan of peas, I’ll eat raw carrots or carrots cooked in recipes. I don’t eat frozen or canned vegetables, just fresh, although I do keep frozen corn in the house for recipes like chicken tortilla soup.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

I've never had just peas & carrots mixed together like that. The mixed veggies around here are usually peas/corn/carrots and maybe green beans. We'll typically mix the mixed veggies in with a saucy chicken type dish (ie the simmer sauce type meals). If it's a veggie side, we might do peas or carrots (or other) but not mixed like that.

 

[Micca]

I've certainly had them, moreso as a kid, and they're ok.

 

[lovesmurfs]

I’ll honest with you all…..I didn’t know peas & carrots was something people ate (in regards to the vegetables being together) until the movie Forest Gump - that was in 1994 and I was 23 years old. My mom never made peas & carrots, so it was not something I was familiar with. Flash forward to 2025, and I’m now 53 years old and I still haven’t had peas & carrots. I’m curious today…..am I alone with this?

Have you had peas & carrots?
What is your opinion of this?
(multiple choice)



For Me……As I mentioned above, I have not had peas & carrots and I honestly never will. I absolutely hate peas - hate them! . I can choke them down if mixed in a recipe, like a pot pie, but to eat a bowl of them ain’t ever going to happen . I tolerate carrots, but to have them tainted with the flavor of peas make me instantly not want them When my girls were little I’d make them peas or carrots and told them how special they were to have a vegetable just for them. It made them so happy and would happily eat them

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I totally agree about peas. Maybe it's a texture thing because I hate lima beans as well. But I like other beans, so, dunno. I got through childhood by swallowing them whole.

I didn't allow my distaste for them affect my kids when they were young -- they LOVE them.

I finally decided (now that the kids are grown and gone) that I'm a freaking grown adult, and if I don't like something, I shouldn't force myself.

I can tolerate them mixed in stuff -- like shepherd's pie, pasta primavera, etc. But bleah.

 

[ronandannette]

Yes, I’ve had them. This is a place where frozen vegetables are a staple through the winter months and in my world I can’t imagine anyone not having had them. And they do look pretty together in a bowl. Nowadays though, I never buy the peas-and-carrots mix. I prefer the mixed vegetables that also include corn, green beans and Lima beans. There’s a bag in my freezer right now.