SHould we make our kids to eat veggie?
By ann168
@ann168 (111)
United States
October 19, 2007 7:48pm CST
I'd like to make veggies is one of the main dish in our daily meals.
6 responses
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
26 Oct 07
Yes, of course, but it is good to encourage them to want to eat the veggies rather than forcing them. Yes, sometimes forcing may be necessary, but coaxing is good, too. Sometimes giving kids a little choice helps. If they decide which vegetable they want to eat, then they will WANT to eat it. I remember having veggies forced on me as a kid, and it was such a struggle. I liked them raw but was not allowed to eat them raw and I hated them overcooked. So now even though I am a very BIG fan of vegetables, sometimes I just don't feel like eating them, so I do what my parents probably should have many years ago and put a yummy sauce over them to make them more appealing. This morning my breakfast was 2 ounces of frozen wheat grass juice mixed with chocolate milk and cherry juice. Couldn't even taste the green stuff, but it gave me energy all day long.
@zigzagbuddha (4601)
• United States
2 Nov 07
Forcing children to eat stuff they don't want to eat is inviting problems for both of you. Bodies are incredibly resilient and I believe that they will do their best with whatever you feed them. You might want to try camouflaging them if they're not used to eating them and it would make you happier if they did! Like putting them in creamy cheesy sauces at first, whatever it takes. How old are your children?
@zigzagbuddha (4601)
• United States
2 Nov 07
oops! My intention here was posting responses to discussions that had no responses, but automatic pilot had kicked in and I had defaulted back to discussions that interested me!
@cobradene (1171)
• India
25 Oct 07
Yes, you must make them eat a lot of vegetables. Green veggies are very good for health. And mostly, meat contains a lot of toxin and adds more carbon to the blood. But vegetables cleanse the veins and keep the blood circulation smooth and also gives more concentration and memory. It also helps them inculcate good thoughts and it leads to an over all spiritual well-being. Vegetarian food always adds to an overall growth of the mind, body and soul. :)
@ann168 (111)
• United States
21 Oct 07
Oh no. I just mean that it is only part of the main dish for meals. SO we have to have all the parts of the food pyramid for them to growth strong and wise. right?
@CouldaShoulda (11)
• United States
25 Oct 07
I'm vegan, so all of my family's meals revolve around vegetable main dishes. It's actually not that difficult to incorporate protein into meals that are vegetable-based. There are a lot of great websites with vegan recipes (which are great for ideas for non-vegans as well). One of my favorites is ChooseVeg.com.
Lots of the vegan sites post recipes for traditional dishes that have just been tweaked to be veg-based, so I think you would be able to find plenty of recipes that the little ones would like.
So, while totally not trying to push veganism -- the sites are just a great resource for anyone that would like find creative and yummy ways to add more veggies to their family meals.
@ann168 (111)
• United States
28 Oct 07
Thank you for sharing your opinion. I will try for recipes on the website you recommend. I am trying to eat raw vegetable as much as I could. My kids are grown so it is hard for me to make them eat what I think it is good. However, when they were young , I always serve veggie with meals. I made them tasty and delicious so they did not know the dishes were meatless. Even my sons love to eat redmeat just like most of the men does, I still encourage them to eat more veggie. Sometimes I forget ( with intention:))) so I put more veggie on their plates and they complain . Moooooommmmmmm, you gave us so much veggie. OOOPs, mom sorry . Anyway.. since it was on your plates, just eat it. Then before you know it, they cleaned the plates. Who said mom did not have control??? hee hee