Hi moms... i have a 2 year old that will NOT eat fruits (besides banana's and applesause) and will NOT eat veggies - cooked or not cooked. There is a juice box out that i assume is like the V8 fusion.. it's called fruitables. Has anyone tried this for their picky little ones?
I haven't tried that,but Whole Foods sells juice called V-Fruit & it's a veggie/fruit combo. Our son loves it.
2 of my children will only drink juice and water. So I started buying the V8 juices for them and they love them. There isn't a flavor they have tried that they didn't like. Juicy Juice also has a line called Harvest Blend that is both fruit and veggies and they like those too.
My doctor encouraged this practice when I told him and he said that he was going to start passing this advice to the parents who were concerned that their child wasn't eating any fruits or veggies.
Hi S.,
Here is a great recipe to get your kids to eat veggies, and it is inexpensive to make it at home. Put 2 c. water, 1/4 of a lemon, 1 tsp of stevia powder in blender. Blend until smooth, add about two cups of spinach or greens of your choice, to bring up to about the four cup line on blender, blend until smooth. Add about another cup of any frozen fruit--bananas make it sweet, and berries are also great. In the beginning, use more fruit, less greens. The color may be off putting to some, but it really tastes great. My kids drink a pint of this a day. (Use a milder green, like spinach or kale--I would definitely start with spinach.) If your blender won't handle lemon peel, you can put in lemon juice instead.
yes my kids have tried them recently. thumbs up from the 3yo and the 5yo is being a bit stubborn but i'm hoping he will come around. if they started making a mango blend he'd love it i'm pretty sure (peach mango v8 fusion is his absolute favorite). even if he doesn't drink it straight, i have gotten some into him by mixing it with another juice he likes more (i.e. has more sugar in it i'm sure) in a cup. it is worth trying out in my opinion!
