Hiding Veggies in Meals

For now, I want to try the same thing.
But also offer unhidden veggies.

They say it can take kids 6-10 times of tasting a certain food before they like it.
So keep offering the unhidden veggies...
And in the mean time hide some too so he gets his nutrients.

Good Luck

Hi M., I have two sons. One is 25 and the other is 27. They were both born premature and were very small. The Dr.s wet crazy trying to make me feed them and the only thing that I learned from most of those Dr.s was to not lie to your children. They must learn that they need to eat a variety of food. They need the variety to be healthy. That can't always have what they want. Today it is vegetables tomorrow it will be anything that isn't Pizza. Don't go down that road. Teach them that they must try all foods and that they must eat something. And if they push you and won't eat any of theings that you want them to, Remember that they won't die of starvation. Be Patient but be firm. It is for their own good. I have always made my sons try everything. Now they are grown men that can go into any situation and blend in because they can tolerate small amounts of anything. I know that I'm a hard liner but believe me it will save you a lot in the future. K.

My nearly 3 year old will not touch a veggie if it is on his plate. I work hard to hide it in as much as I can. Some ideas -

Pumpkin in pancakes - tastes yummy. I add mini-chocolate chips so I can add more pumpkin and still get him to eat them. They freeze nice.

Pumpkin or squash in spaghetti sauce... or beets (they make everything pink), or broccoli and carrots - make your own sauce and cook the vegi's down so they blend in.

Make muffins - there are multiple ideas in the books you mentioned.

Add squash or cauliflower to pasta (this sometimes works for me).

Good luck!

Jessica

theres a lot of replacements you can just make automatically. veggie burgers for burgers. shredded carrot instead of cheese, you can make parsnip french fries, sweet potato mashed potatoes, even cauliflower as mashed potatoes is good! :) just be creative. things you wouldnt think would taste good are really really good! :)

I went to the sneaky chef website and tried the purees she listed for free. I don't have her book, but added the color puree according to what I make. I used the orange puree in my spaghetti sauce and my kids didn't have a clue! I used the flour blend in some bars I made and my daughter loved it! If my son knew I was trying this, he would say -blech... I'm not eating this!

If you try something else and have success, please let me know. I am up for anything! - my kids are getting very picky (my son more than my daughter).

Good Luck!
~SR

M.,

I like Julie Matthews cookbook, "Cooking to Heal." She specializes in Autism diets but her cookbook could be used by anyone. Her web address is www.nourishinghope.com

When my children were little they had to eat 2 pieces if any veggie I made. Now they eat all veggies. My ex-husband has never been the healiest eater in the world. Lots of processed foods high in salt, sugar, and MSG he is only 5 months older than me and almost died recently from kidney failure. When we divorced I started a campain to eat healthier and that has always been the rule in my household. My children and grandchildren all eat veggies and two if the 3 eat a lot of fruit too. You don't have to be mean about it but you do have to be firm and tell the kids how good it is. That was also a firm rule in my home no matter who ate with us they were not allowed to say 'I don't like that or that's yukky'.
Just keep giving him veggies and fruit. A couple of pieces each meal and offer a big variety all the time. He'll eat it if he believes it is good.

I have the deceptively delicious and it's all about using puree veggies in foods. i suggest you check it out from the library before you buy. i haven't really used the cookbook but it inspired me to take frozen squash - already pureed- and add that to my meatballs. no one has noticed.

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