veggies for toddlers

[Guest guest]

ok, here's the deal. my son, 14 months old, loves to eat. we have no

issues with grains, fruits, nuts, cereals, or silk. but we are

realizing that he's not too partial to veggies. i never wanted to do

the " sneaking " foods in thing, because i want him to grow up loving

veggies like we do and not thinking that they're something you just

have to resign yourself to eating. but he just isn't responsive.

he'll eat veggies when they're in a soup, and hence very soft. but

i'm concerned about losing the nutritional benefit due to boiling. he

won't eat most veggies if they're whole -- peppers, peas, carrots,

nothing (except mushrooms, for some reason). and absolutely nothing

raw. so, i guess i'm willing to slip some veggies in somewhere else,

even sneakily. any tips or recipes for friendly veggie foods for

toddlers?

 

chandelle'

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Chandelle,

--You can hide veggies in smoothies: kale, broccoli, spinach, cooked

sweet potatoes, cooked carrots.

--I make carrot breads and muffins.

--My son (2 yo) is not a huge veggie lover yet, but this week he has

been eating a spinach/zucchini/tofu lasagna I made with no complaints

(the tomato sauce helps hide them, I think).

--last resort: Veggie Booty has spinach and kale in it :-)

 

Good luck--let us know how it goes!

Amy

 

On Jun 14, 2006, at 1:41 AM, wrote:

 

>

> 9. veggies for toddlers

> Posted by: " earthmother " earthmother213 earthmama213

> Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:28 am (PDT)

>

> ok, here's the deal. my son, 14 months old, loves to eat. we have no

> issues with grains, fruits, nuts, cereals, or silk. but we are

> realizing that he's not too partial to veggies. i never wanted to do

> the " sneaking " foods in thing, because i want him to grow up loving

> veggies like we do and not thinking that they're something you just

> have to resign yourself to eating. but he just isn't responsive.

> he'll eat veggies when they're in a soup, and hence very soft. but

> i'm concerned about losing the nutritional benefit due to boiling. he

> won't eat most veggies if they're whole -- peppers, peas, carrots,

> nothing (except mushrooms, for some reason). and absolutely nothing

> raw. so, i guess i'm willing to slip some veggies in somewhere else,

> even sneakily. any tips or recipes for friendly veggie foods for

> toddlers?

>

> chandelle'