“You either eat this. Or you don't. Your choice.”
I has the extra "If you don't eat it tonight it will be in the refrigerator for you tomorrow!"
I've become pickier since then. I've had almost zero asparagus after childhood and absolutely no beef liver. Raw onions are something some jerks put on sandwiches just to annoy me having to remove them.
My wife feels the same way. She won't eat raw onions. But then she'll order and eat onion rings. I just roll my eyes at her. She says it's not the same. I get that.