https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 13:04:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500930 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:03:39 +0000 kiddosc 1500930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still struggle with this at 22 months. I'm ashamed how often he gets his veggies from a pouch, but at least they allow me to not stress quite as much. Like some others have suggested, I mix veggies in eggs and that's usually pretty successful. Spinach and cheese in an egg cooked in the microwave is a good quick dinner. Also he will devour veggies put into spaghetti sauce. I make spaghetti with zucchini, summer squash and mushrooms in the sauce and it's probably his favorite thing on this earth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500791 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:38:59 +0000 tinyperson 1500791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: My LO has never eaten things off the ground, but from the time she had her pincer grasp down, if she saw something on the ground (fluff, real or imaginary), she would stop what she was doing, pick it up and bring it to me or DH. When she does it now, I tell her to take it to dada and tell him to vacuum :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500780 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:36:49 +0000 Freckles 1500780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Hahaha, okay i think LO does that too when it's something she doesn't like (cucumbers, tomatoes, etc.). I know how frustrating it is!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500719 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:26:27 +0000 Smurfette 1500719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: I will eat veggies off her plate all the time. Say yum yum and she just laughs at me and tries to feed me. Stinker! Spinach and broccoli give her gas. I think I just need to chop them up more and find things to hide them in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500704 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:23:36 +0000 NovBaby1112 1500704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO loves any kind of pasta and cheese, so I make her casseroles with that veggie pasta- <a href="http://www.barilla.com/aggregator/product/1306" rel="nofollow">http://www.barilla.com/aggregator/product/1306</a>, chicken, cheese, and chopped up broccoli, roasted red peppers, and carrots. She loves it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500696 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:21:59 +0000 Freckles 1500696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At R's age, i made a lot of soup/congees for LO. I diced the veggies up finely and added it to soup, and she ate it up with no problems!</p> <p>Once she started getting picky (in her 2nd year), i've resorted to hiding the veggies. I'll make a creamy kale pasta, puree carrots and red peppers into her pasta sauce, add spinach or kale into her morning smoothie, etc. How about sauteeing some spinach, squeeze out the water and then puree it into her mac and cheese? Spinach has such a mild flavour that she probably won't notice.</p> <p>Also, kids love to eat what their parents are eating. For one week DH and i ate raw red peppers at dinner, and eventually she ate one! Sometimes, i'll pop a veggie in my mouth an exaggerate how good it is (or even better steal it from her plate) and she'll wolf it all down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500596 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:56:07 +0000 Smurfette 1500596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Blue: Not yet. Last night I put meat in the quesadilla to get her some protein but I can try veggies this week. I will try the veggies in the egg this weekend. I don't want to send for breakfast till I know she likes it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500576 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:51:26 +0000 Mrs. Blue 1500576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the opposite problem. The boys absolutely refuse all meat but literally have never refused a single veggie or fruit. I love that they eat so many veggies, but I have to work hard to get protein in their tummies. Thank God for eggs and yogurt!</p> <p>Have you tried putting some veggies in scrambled eggs or inside a cheese quesadilla? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500204 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:58:35 +0000 blackbird 1500204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartsonstring, Vomit. Although I found E munching on cat hair once, so...what can ya do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500124 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:31:51 +0000 Smurfette 1500124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: I will try it!! I do sweet potatoes with EVOO, s/p, and garlic powder and those she loves. I tried them with cinnamon before and she liked them too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500118 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:29:30 +0000 heartonastring 1500118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: My DD is like a freaking garbage disposal, consuming all food in sight, so I'm not sure how helpful this is, but I know she really loves things that I roast with balsamic vinegar. So I toss with olive oil, s+p, roast in the oven and then drizzle with some balsamic in the last few minutes of cooking time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500115 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:28:04 +0000 heartonastring 1500115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: Hahahahahahaha about eating off the floor! K honestly spends all day searching for crumbs on the floor. We do feed her. She eats a lot at meals. But then she crawls around and eats crumbs (we could vacuum twice a day and it wouldn't matter, she'd still find stuff) and looks at us like, "You people! I am SO hungry!" </p> <p>Last night I saw her sitting on the rug in our living room munching on something....I put my finger in her mouth and pulled out a piece of claw that our cat had shed. Lovely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1500108 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:22:41 +0000 Smurfette 1500108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fancyfunction: It is hit and miss with eggs.<br /> @cmomma17: Yep! She picks out the shells. She is a smart one.<br /> @yoursilverlining: I hate to buy them fresh cause 1) they are so much more expensive 2) and it is so wasteful cause if she won't eat them, and we only need veggies for dinner (school lunch) Plus I don't like cooked carrots, green beans, or peas, so I can't even help eat them and DH is gone during the week. Plus frozen is so much easier. She wants to eat like right when we get home. But I will try some carrots that way this week, I have some at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1499968 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:00:53 +0000 birdofafeather 1499968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hummus, smoothies, folded into risotto. I like to offer things all mixed together as then it seems like a whole meal that she has to eat every part of instead of pick and choose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1499959 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 23:35:21 +0000 78h2o 1499959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cook/season her veggies the same way I like them and (I'm lucky), she loves them!</p> <p>Kale: in green smoothies (w/ milk, greek yogurt, &amp; berries) and baked into chips (she begs for them)<br /> Brussel sprouts: sautéed with a little olive oil and little pieces of ham<br /> Spinach: in smoothies or sautéed<br /> Peas: steamed with a little butter<br /> Carrots: organic, peeled, roasted<br /> Butternut squash: roasted w/ olive oil<br /> Sweet potatoes: roasted or steamed w/ a little butter<br /> Green beans: roasted with olive oil and parmasean cheese<br /> Zucchini: roasted or sautéed with garlic herb mix<br /> Broccoli: steamed with a little butter, sometimes with cheese, sometimes roasted with olive oil<br /> Cucumbers: dipped in ranch or hummus</p> <p>I second or third the suggestion of changing up how you offer the food. Sometimes my LO won't eat in her high chair, but she will eat walking around with food in a cup. She also prefers to eat from my plate. She likes to put things into containers, so sometimes I will give her empty containers and let her fill it with food (which she then eats). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies/page/2#post-1499946 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 23:16:05 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1499946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: my son is scared of the vacuum too! </p> <p>Subscribing.</p> <p>Also I think Jessica Seinfeld wrote a recipe book about hiding veggies in kid friendly food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499941 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 23:06:51 +0000 BlueWolverine 1499941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're still stuck on pouches to make sure she's getting fruits and veggies. Anything that's somewhat "wet" is generally rejected. We tried roasted broccoli yesterday and that went nowhere. I'm going to try some roasted squash next. We'll see. I feel comfortable that at least she's eating them from pouches - I figure she'll start the real thing eventually. Unless I'm sending her crates of pouches to college. That would be a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499861 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:41:58 +0000 mrsjyw 1499861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Veggie burgers, stir fry style, soup and rice porridge w steamed veggies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499853 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:37:22 +0000 yoursilverlining 1499853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you only giving your LO frozen veggies? If so, I don't mean to sound like too much of an elitist yuppie parent, but frozen veggies often taste super bland (or just yucky) compared to fresh veggies. Roasting brings out the sweetness in many veggies, and some LOs (like mine!) want things well seasoned - be liberal with your nutmeg and cinnamon!! Wilted fresh spinach, eggplant and all kinds of squash (with a little shake of Parmesan cheese on top) are favorites.</p> <p>I also make her pasta sauce from puréed sweet potato, carrot, squash and tomatoes. Looks like regular pasta sauce, is just a touch sweeter than normal. She'll slurp that off pasta 7 nights a week!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499845 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:28:50 +0000 fancyfunction 1499845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does she like eggs? I've started making mini-quiches - essentially scrambled eggs baked in muffin cups and I add a bunch of cut-up veggies and cheese.</p> <p>I also add veggies to her pasta - like tonight was baked ziti with broccoli and zucchini. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499781 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:30:20 +0000 mrsbookworm 1499781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If N isn't touching the veggies on his plate, I either dip them in hummus or sprinkle a little cheese on them and put them in the microwave for the cheese to melt. He'll eat anything that's attached to cheese :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499747 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:05:15 +0000 skipra 1499747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS also hates veggies except sweet potatoes. I try to sneak them in - pancakes, French toast, healthy muffins, etc. I make hummus and add spinach. Also he likes crunchy snacks so he goes crazy for freeze dried or dry roasted veggies like peas, corn, edamame. He used to eat pouches but is not much of a fan anymore. We give him a little of whatever we eat and usually he won't touch it but he has tried some broccoli and squash that way. Normally just a tiny piece bit its something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499725 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:54:54 +0000 hellobeeboston 1499725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son has a tough time with veggies too (except peas - looooves peas) and for a while he loved zucchini, </p> <p>Anyway - we get Dr Praegers veggie burgers and he LOVES them and they are loaded with veggies! Maybe give them a try? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499704 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:50:26 +0000 MamaMoose 1499704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: she's 15 months so she's at the point where she's eating all table foods too but the kid loves pouches!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499702 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:50:18 +0000 blackbird 1499702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mslipgloss, hehe, our LOs always have different ideas up their sleeves! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499696 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:45:12 +0000 coopsmama 1499696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: oh my goodness FOUR pouches?? How old is she? Sounds like she has quite the healthy appetite! :) </p> <p>I'm following this thread for ideas because I can tell veggies are going to be hard to get into LO's diet without much in the way of disguising them! Great ideas so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499675 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:36:07 +0000 cmomma17 1499675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried veggies in Mac n cheese? My LO actually loves peas already (weirdo), but he really really loves them in cheesey Mac! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499556 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:31:31 +0000 Silva 1499556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: Life changing. I love soups, we have them once a week for dinner and for lunches- but I hated feeding her by hand because then I didn't get to eat my meal! </p> <p>Also, I love the expression on her face when she takes a sip and realizes its not just water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499555 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:31:27 +0000 MsLipGloss 1499555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Too true! Although my thinking was something along the lines of . . . "welp, she eats only orange/yellow veggies in puree form (mostly just sweet potatoes, squash, and carrots), so I will focus on getting her to eat her green veggies whole! :P Annnd, sometimes I just SMH at mahselfs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-get-lo-to-eat-veggies#post-1499549 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:28:56 +0000 blackbird 1499549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mslipgloss-well sometimes you gotta scratch one off the list for awhile ha. I'm not a big fan of peas or green beans either :) </p>