Seeking Vegetable Recipes for My 14 Month Old

My baby is 12 months. I have made virtually all of his food since he started solids at 6 months. I buy the Happy Baby frozen vegetables, and then if he likes them, I replicate them at home. His absolute favorite is spinach mango. It's about a 50/50 mixture of spinach and mango - I lightly steam the spinach & puree. He will not eat veggies that are not pureed, except occasionally he will eat a thawed green pea - sometimes - because of the novelty of the shape I think. He also likes pinach mixed with potato and parmesean cheese. The parm gives it a salty flavor. He really likes butternut squash, mixed with cream, butter, salt and pepper - must have the seasonings though, or it's a no-go. I have been trying broccoli for a long time, and can't get him to eat that one, though he loves brussels sprouts (roasted in a pan, carmelized) and cabbage. he also loves veggies mixed in his meat like a turkey burger (or a meat loaf).
Good luck!!

A couple things to try: a can of small dice or pureed tomatoes in the mac n cheese, zucchini muffins, cream of broccoli soup pureed-no lumps, chips and salsa (some reason kids like the dipping). Have you tried just raw veggies. Personally, I don't really like very many cooked veggies. My son loves to do "Smorgasboard". I put lots of healthy finger foods in bowls and he gets to choose what he wants. There are usually tons of raw veggies: cucumber (remove seeds if that might be an issue), cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, pea pods, carrots, celery, jicama, zucchini, summer squash etc. There is usually a dip (made w/ff sour cream), hummus (which is super healthy), cheese cubes/sticks/slices, deli meat. There is also usually a bunch of different fruits too. With the sensory integration it sound like texture is big issue. Maybe you can talk to your OT and ask her if in therapy they can play "loudest crunch" and he can try some of the crunchy raw vegetables?
Good Luck, B.

I have to sneak vegies in my sons diet also. I make ice cream using only fruits and vegies, and a little bit of rice dream instead of milk. I will put apples, grapes, pineapple, and banana. Then I put a handful of spinach and some cucumber. You can use a variety of different fruits and vegies just experiment. I usually freeze the fruit so it will be thick after putting in the blender. I have a great blender called Blendtec which really helps. Kids don't even know its good for them.

I kept giving my daughter "super smoothie' - Earth's Best stage 2 green beans - for a long, long time because it was the only thing green she would eat. My vote - give him whatever veggies he'll eat. My kiddo's getting a lot less green stuff now then back in the smoothie days. Although I have been making my own veggie smoothies, but it's a lot more work!

B.,
I found a great cookbook called "Deceptively Delicious", by Jessica Seinfeld. I got it at Costco for less than$15.00. The whole theme of the book is disguising fruits and veggies in normal everyday food by pureeing them. She did a great job. You really can't tell they are there. It is worth trying, especially if textures are an issue. Good Luck

I have not tried this with my daughter yet (she is 12 months) but these might be of interest to your son. We call them veggie fritters. You shred one small/medium yellow squash, zucchini, and carrot. Mix with 1/3 cup of flour, one egg, and 1 cup param cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. Take a large spoon full, fry in oil and brown both sides. They should look like little patties. They taste great and wont even look like vegetables. Please let me know if you try this and if he likes it :) Best of luck.