Boy who ate tomato meals for ten years finally eats proper meal

Liam, a 14-year-old from Abbeymead, England, developed a phobia of vegetables after he choked on a pea when he was two-years-old, Mirror reported. Since then he had reportedly not been able to bring himself to eating veggies or any proper meal which is not tomato-based.

"For as long as I can remember I've always loved anything with tomatoes in it. If I couldn't get my hands on tomatoes I just had ketchup with everything. I did like it, but it wasn't just that - it was more like a habit. I was dependent on it, if I had anything I had to have it with ketchup. It meant I had to skip lunch at school, because I couldn't have sausage rolls or sandwiches like everyone else and I was teased for standing out. I told my friends about it, but no-one really believes you. They just thought I was being fussy and took the mickey, saying 'Oh no, a carrot!' if someone had one to eat. Whenever I see a vegetable I start gagging. In food technology at school I couldn't touch or be near any vegetables," he told The Mirror.

Finally, with the help of hypnotherapist David Kilmurry, Liam has overcome his fear and has managed to eat proper food.

"The therapy has really turned him around. Now he's had his first beef roast with all the vegetables, and had a subway for the first time the other day,” his mom Helen told the publication.