creative ways to give your children vegetables?

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  • SarahtheJillianfanatic
    SarahtheJillianfanatic Posts: 117
    Will he eat sweet roast veg (pumpkin, yams, spuds etc) with gravy? That's the only way mine will eat things that are obviously veggies.

    Otherwise, mine will eat loads of veggies chopped up very (as in, microscopically) fine (courgettes, peppers, celery, onions, peas, cauliflower, broccoli, corn, whatever) in a sauce of tinned chopped tomatoes and garlic, plus mince and finely chopped bacon. Smother it in cheese, and she doesn't seem to make the connection between that concoction and the hated veggies she without fail throws on the floor if I serve them to her undisguised.

    She's only just two, though, so I'm aware she may stop falling for this at any time. :sad:
  • HeatherBriggs1970
    HeatherBriggs1970 Posts: 59
    Personally... I don't like "sneaking" veggies so I make sure to include my kids in every process such as choosing the veggie, cooking it, and raving over my amazing delicious brussel sprouts (which I do seriously absolutely love)

    HOWEVER if you are interested and sneaking and have no issue with it, I own this book:
    http://www.amazon.com/Deceptively-Delicious-Simple-Secrets-Eating/dp/006176793X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1354671457&sr=8-2&keywords=double+delicious
    which has some really creative ideas in pureeing and adding veggies to dishes that kids already love and don't associate with veggies. There are two books and I like using the ideas because they are smart anyway... not necessarily because I want to sneak. Maybe you will like it too?

    Great idea....get them involved and not only are they loving what they eat but they are learning how to make healthy choices!!

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