How To Sneak Those Veggies In For Your Kids
Getting children to eat veggies has always been a battle for parents. Keeping our children healthy and eating right is important. Vegetables provide nutrients, fiber and vitamins vital for a child’s health and development. There are many clever ways to disguise vegetables and introduce them to a child’s diet.
Using dishes that your children already love, and are willing to eat is a starting point. Many kids enjoy pasta with sauce. Shredding up carrots and adding them to the pasta sauce as it cooks, is an easy way to sneak even more nutrition into your child’s diet. Also adding diced fresh tomatoes to the sauce will give it more flavor and will add the much needed nutrition a child needs.
A favorite food of children is macaroni and cheese. Adding some veggies that are soft and easy to eat is another fun way to add veggies to the child’s meal. Adding peas to the mac and cheese before serving is a surefire way to get your child the added benefits of veggies. Children may even enjoy and expect the peas the next time you serve mac and cheese. Eventually, enjoying the taste and eating peas as a side dish as well.
Serving raw vegetables as a snack is another way to introduce your child to the new flavors and textures that veggies offer. Cutting up carrots, celery, and cucumbers is a crunchy snack many kids enjoy. Make the veggies more enticing by adding peanut butter and a low fat dipping sauce to the platter. Making snack time fun will allow children to try out new flavors while having fun at the same time. Kids can decorate their veggies with peanut butter and raisins, for example. Sneaking veggies into your child’s diet can be a fun and exciting time for parents and children.