Getting Kids to Eat Veggies

I read this somewhere and it worked: Dip it.
Set up raw veggies with a dip- cheese, ranch, anykind of dip, kids love it but try to avoid ketchup

Also my husband and I dice veggies so small that they cannot tell what it is.

Lastly we add it to the mashed potatos, the kids favorite is "Frankenstein potatos" where we mashed the peas in with the taters

Keep trying and most importantly, start eating veggies yourself.

My son is seven now and he eats eveything! I wouldn't eat any of that but my son never realized I wasn't eating it! I gave him tooth picks and let him eat his greens with that and he loved it!

I made veggie pancakes which helped and gave him brussle spouts too. Maybe I got lucky but I really think the toothpick and not forcing him and applauding him on what a good eater he was helped!

Good Luck!

My son used to be a great eater, even veggies, until he turned one year old. He is now almost 2. It is important to know that toddlers will eat when they are hungry. All though it is very important that they get their veggie intake, don't force food on them. I am a lot like you. I am not a very good eater, especially when it comes to my vegtables. We never forced our daughter to eat anything that she did not want to. Using that concepts does help improve their eating habbits. Simply make the healthy food available for them. My daughter will be 14 in a few months and has great healthy eating habbits. As of now, my son goes back and forth with his eating habbits. I do offer him veggies on his dinner plate. Sometimes he will eat them, sometimes he won't. Don't get frustrated though. The more you offer it without forcing it, the more likely it will be that your kids will give it a try. Also, my pediatrician told me to give him 1/2 of a vitamin, such as Flinstones. He doesn't like the taste, so I cut it up really fine and mix it in his cream of wheat or other warm food.

It is not recommended to give children under the age of 3 celery, peanut butter or raisins. The celery is too stringy, the raisins can get lodged in their throat and the peanut butter can cause an allergic reaction. Check with your pediatrician before offering these type of foods. If you offer you kids grapes, make sure that you cut them into small pieces to prevent choking.

Finally, I found a recipe in a parenting book that I check out from the library. It said to stir, dry finely chopped spinach and one jar of baby food butternut squash into brownie mix. I have not tried this yet though. It is just a sneaky way of getting them to eat something healthy. Give it a try and see how they like it.

Hi D.!
Well apparently it is VERY important that they start their early eating habits this early. (i'm just guessing from all these darn article I'm being bombarded with everyday about obesity and what not)I have never struggled with this issue because I was raised on A LOT of veggies and they weren't forced down my throat. I always WANTED to eat them, I can't tell you what made me like them so much. So i guess that's why my three year old sometimes only prefers veggies than to anything else. There are some things that I do everyday to I guess promote more fruits and veggies. For snack time I always make a fruit platter, doesn't matter what time of day it is, I just cut up three or four fruits into bite size pieces and he gobbles it all up. Another thing is that before dinner or while I'm cooking, I cut up a bunch of crunchy veggies and some YUMMY grape tomatoes and leave it for him to dip in ranch dressing. He loves it. Also, veggies can be lots of fun. Last night I made mini candied yams for desert, and with the marshmallows he couldn't wait to dive in. So sometimes you have to be creative and keep it simple. Give them a try yourself, I'm sure your palate will change as well as your children. Best of luck!

I was advised by a nutritionalist to not worry so much about getting kids to eat the veggies, but to give them liquid vitamins. Here is what she emailed me....

"Nature's Way Berry Aloe Vera juice (has a berry flavor) or George's Aloe Vera juice (taste just like clean fresh water) Adults (100 lbs) is min. of 32 oz. Child weighs 50 lbs, 16 oz, etc. These aloe products detoxes everything as well as nourishes all the cells.
Other ways of feeding every cell in the body for children include RAW fresh apple or orange juice or any vegetable juice. "

What I do that works is.....
Hi D.. Fill up a muffin pan with cut up veggies and fruit. For example put celery sticks, peanut butter, and raisins in three seperate spaces. Sliced carrots in one and ranch dressing in another. Strawberries, kiwi, grapes, broccoli sprouts (dip in dressing) Put it on the table and watch the kid's eyes get big and they will devour it until it's gone. At least mine do. If I were to put the same stuff on their plate, I can forget it. They won't eat it....go figure........kids! I hope this helps. Deborah

My daughter is the same way, she doesn't like veggies. So I usually use the blender to blend or the juice maker and add it to the meal of the day...she'll eat the veggies if she can't see them! And the best part is that she actually loves it and complements me on my cooking!

Hello D.,
Try thesneakychef.com she has some great advice. Also, try harvest surprise juice or v-8 fusion or the veggie chips. My children won't eat veggies either unless I get creative.

Good luck,
J.

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