Kody would only eat peas and carrots and that’s it out of all the vegetables. How do you get toddlers to eat vegetables? I was about to learn …
I mashed swede into the carrots and he knew no difference and I mixed the peas and sweetcorn together and although he would mostly pick out the sweetcorn he did eat some.
He wont eat much mash potato but found he will eat roast or jackets. He also prefers new potatoes.
He ate the pizza he made himself and we managed to get veggies onto it.
I asked my mummy friends for some extra tips;
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Sarah; Hide it under the cheese on home made pizza or tell them it’s cheese
Lisa; Let him grow his own I did it with mine worked a treat
Bright Ideas; Try them at least 24 times before giving up. My boy eats every fruit and veg going now and he was a fussy toddler
Emma; Mix into food or make a smilie face and make the meal look fun
Sarah; Use food colouring to change the colour
Megan; Hide it in mash? Gravy? Tell them it’s chocolate in disguise
Louise; Food play is great to get little ones to eat veg start with painting with veg, cut up peppers carrots, anything you like. Just to get them used to handling them, then cold cooking, making faces out of different salad and veg, particularly good for fussy eaters and food phobic kids.
Julie; Mix into food such as spag bol or make a soup. Also I make carrot “chips” and brocolli “trees”
Kayle; Just keep trying! My 4 year old ate nothing but his veg for tea and I honestly cant remember the last time he ate it!
Sarah; Blend them to puree and hide them in sauce. Don’t worry about it they’re only veggies! They’ll eat them one day
Dawn; I don’t know the answer – my duo love veg and think it might be because we did baby led weaning. Lots of chunky veg on highchair tray and let them play n decide what they are going to eat. My dad just got an allotment and they think everything on their plates is from grandads allotment – even though it is really from supermarket. Its also important to lead by example – if they are eating veg – you should too
Sallie; I gave Harvey fruit and veg from a young age. When I weaned him I made fruit/veg purees and he ate them, so he’s just always ate them. Never had a problem getting him to eat fruit/veg. I think if you introduce them early you have a better chance of them eating them when they’re older
Tiffany; Annie’s brill with veg, eats it first with every meal! But I try make it fun, make funny faces out of it and even let her “help” me make meals – 90% of the time it’s her passing me things from the fridge or along the worktops then standing and watching me make it but lets her feel involved
Charlotte; This will make u laugh my two like peas but when Christmas came round obviously Brussels sprouts r on the menu I called em big peas to the kids and my son turned round and said why is it wrinkly
Manchester Mind; Or by making ‘build your own’ pizzas with lots of different veggies for them to choose to pile on top of theirs.
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Josh has always eaten his veg, I think it’s because after he was weaned he had what we were having and we all sit together to eat it.. But if he won’t eat it I pretend to take some off his plate and he wants it then because mummy is eaten it or because its his xx
I have been lucky with mine and eating they all eat fruit and veggies Xx
Hide them in mash and cover them in gravy. And offer loads of dip to go with them x
never really thought about it, rylee will only eat peas, but dylan will ear peas and carrots, and they both eat potatoes, but mine prefer fruit to veg anyday … do keep putting veg on there plate, but guess im going to have to try and hide it better x x
Have tried a few of these but have picked a few new things to try. I always dish my son up what ever veg iv cooked so he gets used to seeing it. He still doosn’t eat most of it but is happy to play touch and often taste so we’re getting there! X
Brussels mashed is shreak mash broccoli is trees cauliflower is snowey trees we make up lots of wonderful names and it works
im very lucky from a young age i have given reanne and now kaydi all sorts of fruit and veg and they love it.. xx
I’ve been rather lucky with my two as they love fruit and veg,when we go shopping and we pick up the fruit and veg we always get the kids to name what it is etc,Jaxon is obsessed with peas and asparagus,he thinks there hilarious
My lg loves her fruit/veg so never had a problem, but I love lisa’s idea of letting them grow them there selfs
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I have problems with Ronan eating veg, he likes peas, sprouts and sweet corn thats about it. I keep adding a new veg to him every week xx
Both my boys have been quite good at eating there veg, think its because its what we always eat they just copy can’t complain lol x
I haven’t got this issue, however to make sure they are getting all there vitiams and stuff i do use purees to add them to sauces/porraiges and caliuflower to mash
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