eat your veggies
eating vegetables brings out some healthy competition around here! i put a bowl of veggies in the middle of the table while i am plating dinner (or lunch). the kids dive right in! i don't mind them filling up on veggies so i don't care how much they eat and there must be some level of peer pressure because they will all eat things that they wouldn't even try if they had them on their own plates. last week i boiled some edamame in salt water and put them on the table warm. the kids could not eat them fast enough! they were eating them before even trying their "round fish sticks" (aka "salmon cakes") and they love fish. they compete like they won't get enough if they don't eat the vegetables first. (i do think that it might have helped a little that they could 'squeeze' them out of the pods - that was really fun.)
we don't always eat veggies this way, but we do eat a lot of raw veggies this way - carrots, bell peppers, cucumbers, celery and edamame. we also do this with fruits, but it is more for my convenience then trying to convince the kids to eat them.
i would love to know if this works for your kids too or if ours are just extra competitive - leave a comment. or let me know what your best veggie eating trick might be at your house. love.
2 comments:
I don't think I really have any tricks, but ours have always loved broccoli, edamame and asparagus, to the point of tears if we "run out."
do you season, sauce or cheese them? raw or cooked? our kids seem to prefer them raw. although steamed broccoli with light seasoning (garlic salt, everglades seasoning or crazy salt) or a little cheese is madelyn's favorite thing ever. she eats at least half of what i prepare all on her own. that and green beans (i used to eat them straight from the can with a little pepper).
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