Getting vegetables into kids (was: Chronic Constipation)

[Guest guest]

Before we hit the food section:

Lack of minerals, especially zinc, makes

a kid extra picky. It is a vicious cycle.

Malnourishment makes them crave

junk and that makes them more malnourished.

 

So even though we preach " Food first " ,

many picky kids benefit from good

vitamins and minerals from a supplement.

 

Many kids prefer raw vegetables

to cooked. One way to get veggies

into kids is timing: when they come

home from school in the afternoon

they are generally ravenous.

 

Kids that won't touch the cooked

cauliflower on their dinner plate just

might eat it raw with a nice nourishing

dip, IF it is ready without effort when

they are.

And if they eat that, who cares if they

are picky at dinner time....

 

Look at your child's texture preferences.

A hyper-sensitive child may experience

a small lump as a huge one.

Does the child like smooth and creamy,

or crunchy? Soups? Dips?

 

Cooked vegetables can be hidden into

other foods, like pancakes.

 

Kids are also more likely to eat things

that they helped to prepare.

 

Carol Simontacchi has some tricks in her

book, The Crazy Makers.

 

Ien in the Kootenays

http://freegreenliving.com

 

 

[Guest guest]

Excellent reply Len! I was going to say the same

thing!

 

I ran a daycare for several years and we had to get

creative with our kids at the daycare as many came to

us refusing to eat good foods.

 

It's a matter of getting creative while keeping the

nutrition.

 

We love saurkraut and the kids didn't, so to get them

to eat it we added mandrine oranges to it. Makes it

like sweet and sour...now they'll eat it.

 

Celery: fill with peanut butter and top with raisins

or sunflower seeds. (if the child is over 3 years old

or they can choke)

 

English muffins make great mini pizza's!

Using natural ingredients even vegans can make this

one up. The kids top their own!

 

Bagles make great alternatives to toast.

 

We use Soya milk. The kids don't like the taste of

plain but they will use the vanilla flavored.

 

 

Jenny Kernan

 

Quantum Biofeedback Therapy

Remote Healing or Local Sessions

www.quantumassociatesofutah.com

[Guest guest]

thanks for your feedback Jenny

 

Jenny Kernan <rainysnana wrote: Excellent reply Len! I was

going to say the same

thing!

 

I ran a daycare for several years and we had to get

creative with our kids at the daycare as many came to

us refusing to eat good foods.

 

It's a matter of getting creative while keeping the

nutrition.

 

We love saurkraut and the kids didn't, so to get them

to eat it we added mandrine oranges to it. Makes it

like sweet and sour...now they'll eat it.

 

Celery: fill with peanut butter and top with raisins

or sunflower seeds. (if the child is over 3 years old

or they can choke)

 

English muffins make great mini pizza's!

Using natural ingredients even vegans can make this

one up. The kids top their own!

 

Bagles make great alternatives to toast.

 

We use Soya milk. The kids don't like the taste of

plain but they will use the vanilla flavored.

 

Jenny Kernan

 

Quantum Biofeedback Therapy

Remote Healing or Local Sessions

www.quantumassociatesofutah.com