Welcome Darcy

[Guest guest]

Congratulations for your new Vegetarian-Vegan lifestyle. I have been a

Vegetarian for 25 + years. Years ago when the children were young we

ate mostly fish and poultry and every kind of fruit and veggie. I

cooked from scratch all of their favorite foods. I know this may sound

simplistic but when children are hungry they will eat what is placed in

front of them. Here is something I did and it worked. When you are

preparing a meal and everyone smells food cooking, they are hungry and

they come in to ask " what's cooking, we're hungry " ..Well I would set

out a dish of fresh veggies or fruit on the table and say " it will be

a while before the food is done but you go ahead and have some of those

veggies or fruit " . Worked every time. I too munched on raw veggies or

fruit while cooking. Helps to keep the weight at a normal level.

Don't make a big deal out of eating food. It is fun. Just put the food

on the table , what you expect your children to eat, they will eat. If

they complain make one simple statement " this is what we are having for

our meal " . And then change the subject , tell some fun food stories and

before you know it the food will be eaten.

Deanna in Colorado