How do you get your children to eat veggies?

Well, you can try the "it makes you burp or toot" theory. This worked for a bit with my kids--until Gramma told them that was disgusting. (it is, but it got them to eat them!) Giving them fun names may help, too. Baby trees for Broccoli, Albino trees for cauliflower, green spaghetti strings from French cut green beans. Well, you get the idea. I finally got my son to eat broccoli, by just serving it every day until he ate it. We all got tired of it, but eventually, he tried it, ate it, and now asks for it some nights for dinner. I also keep a huge bag of baby carrots in the fridge so they can nibble on them during the day. They also have the choice of veggie...the one I made with the meal, or fresh baby carrots. They usually take the ones I make, and ask if they can have the carrots, too! I guess I am truely lucky to have kids eat their veggies. Good luck with your veggie dilema. Keep at it, keep eating them yourself, and your children will pick up the habit. :)

hmmm it reminds me of my child hood. i don't like to eat veggies to. Well there is only one veggies that my mom cooked that i really liked. Just mixed egg, minced meat and minced veggies. my mom used carrot and green veggies (its small 15 or 20 cm length, sorry i don't know the English word about this one) I really like this one. i used to eat it with chili. Well now i eat almost veggies and i begin to confuse if in one day i don't veggies.

Salads a good start. I personally don't always agree with the cover it with cheese, dip it in ranch theory, put I guess that if it works, using that method with care can be somewhat helpful. I suggest adding veggies to ordinary meals. Try adding veggies to any type of pasta dishes, soups, sandwiches, chili, rice...add veggies to anything. Give it a try. Most people, including kids don't notice veggies in smaller quantities in dishes where they are not served individually. Do your kids like quesadillas? Add some veggies, like onions, peppers, spinach or mushrooms. In my experience it all comes down to just trying. Sneak the veggies in if you have to, see what they like and go from there. Another idea. Try out different types of lettuce in your salads. Or you could substitute baby spinach or arugula for lettuce. Hope some of that helps. Good luck!

I don't have children, but I do have a husband who doesn't like vegetables, so I don't know if the same tactics will work or not, but here they are. I try to incorporate them into as much as I can. When they are a separate item he tends to look at them as poison, but has no problem when they are mixed into casseroles, stews, soups, pot pies, on pizza, etc. He loves rice so I always throw some broccoli or something in with it (and he hates broccoli) when I cook it. It's easy to sneak vegetables into casseroles or other 'one dish' meals. When I make hash browns/potato pancakes I always shred some carrots along with the potatoes. They mix right in and you can't taste them. One complaint he has is that vegetables are bland and I have to agree with him. We both grew up on plain, boiled/steamed vegetables. When I cook vegetables now, instead of cooking with water, I saute them with a little olive oil, adding onion, garlic, spices, etc. String beans are great with oregano and a little lemon juice. There is an oriental sauce called Yoshida (similar to soy sauce) that I also add to vegetables. Think about what kind of flavors your kids like and try to incorporate that flavor into the vegetables. (If they like sweet stuff maybe glazed carrots, etc). I realize that is not the healthiest example, but it's just an example. Again, I don't know if what works for husbands will work for kids. Good luck!

I personally don't have any problems getting my children to eat vegetables , they love them. I have friends who covers their kids vegetables with cheese or allows them to dip the vegetables in ranch dressing. I would find out what they don't like about the vegetable. I had a brother BIL whos mother would over cook the vegetables or wouldn't season them.