Sneaky Cook – How To Sneak In Vegetables Into Your Picky Eater’s Meal!
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A few ways in which you can sneak In those “Loathed” veggies into your picky eater’s meal!
Let’s face it. When it comes to vegetables, it’s us against them. Kids aren’t going to eat their leafy greens just because you say vegetables are good for them and they’ll make you strong. However, watching your little one refuse to eat his/her vegetables is painful !
Well, you tried everything that you could think of to make them eat their vegetables. You made those cute happy faces out of broccoli and beets, but your little one wouldn’t eat them. You dipped carrot, celery sticks in cream cheese and sauces, but yeah, your precious one just licked off the dip. You told him not to move until he finished his peas, and guess what? You found him face-down in his plate the next morning, sound asleep with peas up his nose. Aaw!!
Kids can spot an onion at first glance, and heaven forbid that they should bite into something that is even a little crunchy. Dont’ worry folks. There’s a way you can win this war!
Well, what you do is, Trick them!! What do you say, sneaky? Yeah, but it’s effective! Just sneak in the veggies in your picky eaters’ food and they won’t know that it’s got all the “vegetables that are good for them”.
Folks, the Blender Is Your Ally. Boil the veggies and then puree them and hide them in your little ones’ favorite foods like soups, pasta, pizza sauces, lasagna, etc. They wont’ even notice them.
So here are a few simple ways in which you can sneak in veggies into their food so that they’ll be virtually undetectable.
* Mix pureed beets or carrots or sweet red peppers with the pizza or pasta sauce.
* Mix green beans or spinach with the condiments such as sweet pickle relish or even salsa.
* Make mashed “potatoes” with steamed cauliflower instead of using spuds. To make it more flavorful, mix in flavorful cheeses and milk which will also provide those extra nutrients.
* If you’ve got a mac and cheese lover, mash some steamed cauliflower into the cheese sauce for those extra nutrients.
* Even in their breakfast cheese omelets, sneak in some sweet potatoes, squash or carrots.
* Mix in small diced pieces of very soft-boiled sweet potatoes or even spaghetti squash to fruit salads made with cantaloupe or peach chunks.
* Sneak in some shredded cabbage with lettuce for toppings on tacos or sandwiches. Or mix in finely shredded carrots to burrito or taco filling.
* Sneak in some cooked spaghetti squash into their spaghetti and you’ll be the wiser!
You can also sneak in vegetable juices into your little one’s food.
* In milkshakes and smoothies, try adding a variety of fruits like strawberries, raspberries, papaya, mango, banana, blueberries, apple, etc. to discover which fruit your child likes the best. It’s a great way to introduce vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, and folate into your little one’s diet.
* Make fruit juice ice pops out of cranberry, grapefruits or oranges. You can also make them in regular ice trays and if you want to take it a step further, see if you can sneak in some blueberries or raspberries in their fruit juice pops. It’s like an eye catching decoration.
* Make your own ice cream and then add some vegetable juice to the cream mixture.
* You can mix in some vegetable juice with their fruit juices in their fruit juice bottles. Carrot juice blends well with most of the fruit juices like mango, orange, peach, etc.
* Mix in beetroot juice with berry juices. The color is almost the same and beets are also a little sweet. It will give them a boost of those extra nutrients.
* Even some green vegetable juice can be slipped into yellow juices without too much noticeable discoloration but with a shotful of nutrients.
* Another way to hide vegetables is to include them in familiar favorites such as meatloaf and hamburgers. Such as shredded carrots, shredded zucchini, even a little shredded cabbage, right in the center of the meatloaf and hamburgers.
* Also, in their chili which is a chock full of beans you can also mix in some diced carrots, onions, mushrooms, and zucchini.
* Melt cheddar or mozzarella cheese over broccoli or zucchini to give the veggies that extra zing.
* Add lettuce, tomato or cucumbers to give their sandwich that extra crunch. Bananas slices on peanut butter sandwiches are not only tasty but also provide an extra helping of potassium.
I hope these little tricks come in handy for you all when it comes to getting your picky eaters eat their vegetables.
Well, folks, once armed with these smart and simple strategies for serving vegetables to your precious ones, the victory is almost certain. You’re happy that your little ones’ are getting their nutrients and your little ones’ are happy that they don’t have to eat those “good for them vegetables” !
So get out there and start sneaking !
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