I used to be like you when I was younger, my friend. But, I have seen the light!!! Hallelujah! I've been told recently by another good friend here, that a good strategy for acclimating carrots is to mash them up and mix it in with bolognese. Now, it's going to take some time to get used to it, but I'm sure you're going to be saying "What's up, Doc?" in no time ;)