Getting kids to eat their greens

Can you name five vegetables that your kids like to eat? If that’s a little difficult, then here is an easier one: name five vegetables that your kids don’t like to eat? The ones where when they see it on their plates, all sorts of acting skills will appear till they deserve to be given an award for outstanding acting or most original screenplay.

It is important to get your children to eat their greens at a young age to encourage a healthy and balanced eating habit and of course, provide them the vitamins and nutrients that are found in vegetables. So how can we get our kids to eat their greens without having to bring out the inner Asian parent in us? Here’s our very simple guideline for you to try and also two easy recipes to try and trick your little sprouts into eating their vegetables.

1. Hide them! - What they can’t see definitely won’t hurt them in this case. Chop them into tiny pieces, puree them, add sauce to hide their colors, change into a master of camouflage.
   
   
2. Mix it up – Add vegetables into your children’s favorite meals. Use greens as pizza toppings, in pasta sauce, vegetable fries, nuggets, burger patties and more. Heard of tofu burger? Mix that patty up with some minced greens.
   
   
3. Re-introduce – If they didn’t like broccoli when they were 2 years old, maybe they’ll like it when they’re 3, 4 or more. The key is to keep re-introducing and exposing your kids to vegetables. You can change the way you cut, cook or present it, just as long as you try a different way.

So to all the moms and dads reading this, we hope this guide will help with your little picky eater at home and remember, the most important thing is to keep trying. If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Here is a hidden veggie recipe to try out!