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Get the green in
Parents around the country lament picky kids’ unwillingness to eat their veggies. You can help prevent nutritional deficits by sneaking in a little green stuff in creative ways. Today, challenge yourself to try some of the following tips:
• Freeze pureed kale into ice cube trays. Use the squares in smoothies and pasta sauce.
• Grate zucchini and incorporate it into fritters, muffins, and breads.
• Sprinkle minced kale or other dark leafy greens over pizza, pasta, and quesadillas, or into burritos and burgers.
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Sautéed kale with olive oil and garlic to go with dinner tonight. It was a great way to get some leafy greens.
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I have to say that I was (and kind of still am) the kid that didn’t like lots of vegetables. My father didn’t like them either, so I was never really offered or forced to eat too many. But I forced myself to eat broccoli and now really like it. Maybe I can move on to spinach now.
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I’m the only one in the house that likes squash – other than pumpkin. I defrosted the last of my in-law’s home grown summer squash and made bread with it. A winner with everyone in the family!
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I have started keeping a bag of fresh spinach and challenging myself to come up with clever ways to use it, before it goes bad. Tonight, I am going to try it with hummus and home made whole wheat tortilla chips.
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When breading fish or chicken I like to run broccoli through the food processor to make it a similar consistency to the bread crumbs. the kids never know they’re eating their vegetables. – add broccoli to the bread crumbs or coat fish/chicken in broccoli then in breading and cook.
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You can put cauliflower in mashed potatoes even chopped spinach.
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You can put cauliflower in mashed potatoes even chopped spinach.
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My daughter is 6 mo. and too young to really care i just try to make sure she eats a large variety of veggies young and stick with it. Now getting her father to do the same is a different story. He is the one i need to work on!
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I got my son to eat broccoli by telling him they were little trees. I don’t know why that worked but it did. Now onto peas and carrots..
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Karliving over 1 year agoWOW, that worked for me too when i was a kid, my dad told me i was a giant and broccoli were trees. Figuring out mayo could be a little bit of snow was my thing. Hehehe! Way to go! :D (if it makes you feel hopeful, i love peas and carrots too).
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http://kidscooking.about.com/od/cookingwithkidsbasics/a/kidsvegetables.htm
I disagee with this challange, I have two children at home, it teaches awful eating habits. What you want to do is broden their horizens. I don’t have a problem sneaking in some “helpers” every now and then, but deception does not good parenting make.
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I like many veggies as it is, and I find it shocking (and sad) that many kids around my age (17) absolutely hate vegetables and NEVER eat them! I always have 1/2 serving-1 serving at lunch and dinner…I love carrots, lettuc (yum salad), fresh spinach, broccoli, bell peppers, cauliflowers and onions!
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I love this challenge. For my kids, I puree vegees in advance, freeze them, then defrost + slip them into various dishes or pasta sauces to make sure they get some secret nutrition.