https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 21:15:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540949 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:13:35 +0000 littlebug 2540949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only veggies my 3yo will eat are corn and peas. Sometimes. And my sister LOVES to remind me those aren't veggies. *eyeroll* I serve veggies every night with dinner, and we ask him to try at least one bite. I'm sure eventually he'll come around.</p> <p>ETA: He will eat spiralized zoodles. And he will eat cherry tomatoes with ranch ("branch") as snacks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540947 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:12:40 +0000 erinbaderin 2540947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B is coming up on 2.5 and he is not a veggie fan. Like, to the point that convincing him to eat a single pea is a victory. He'll sometimes have bites of carrots or cucumber, and we can pretty reliably get about a dozen peas into him. He'll eat cooked mushrooms in casseroles, and tomato sauce, and sometimes pouches. I think he eats veggies at daycare, but I wish he was better about it at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540939 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:09:43 +0000 lawbee11 2540939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She loves veggies. She will not eat chicken of any kind (even chicken nuggets) or french fries. If she didn't look like me I'd think she was switched at birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540934 Wed, 04 May 2016 12:06:41 +0000 KayKay 2540934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hit or miss, but the favorites for both seem to be edamame and roasted sweet potatoes. They also both really like the Trader Joe's spelt risotto that has a bunch of random chopped vegetables in it. </p> <p>Other than that, it's a total toss-up between which or whether either will eat it. I hardly keep track of who takes bites or who rejects something totally anymore, and just keep serving it no matter what! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540828 Wed, 04 May 2016 11:08:01 +0000 yoursilverlining 2540828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meowkers: The only meat my LO will eat is turkey bacon and chicken mcnuggets (which lets be honest, are not really meat ha!) so we often joke that she's a vegetarian in the making!</p> <p>I think LO is an “okay” veggie-eater for her age. She will hardly eat any meat, so I wish she ate more veggies, but it is what it is. This too shall pass :silly: </p> <p>She will reliably always eat:</p> <p>Sweet peppers<br /> Peas<br /> Corn<br /> Cooked carrots (won’t eat raw ones)<br /> Cooked golden beets (won’t usually eat purple/red ones)<br /> Cooked broccoli (you guessed it, won’t eat it raw haha)<br /> Potatoes (only as French fries or mashed potatoes)</p> <p>She will also eat Caesar salad and baby lettuce/greens mixes usually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540817 Wed, 04 May 2016 11:01:38 +0000 regberadaisy 2540817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: @Charm54: my girls will NOT eat mashed potatoes!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540809 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:59:16 +0000 Meowkers 2540809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I suspect my DD may be a vegetarian. She's only 15 months but devours all veggies I give her and turns her nose up at meat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540787 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:50:16 +0000 Canoli 2540787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My oldest who is 4.5 does not eat a single solitary vegetable unless in a pouch and has always been this way. He's always been a very selective eater and it's very frustrating.</p> <p>My 2 year old is pretty good about trying everything including vegetables. While the amount he eats daily varies I don't stress with him because overall he is just a much better eater than my older one and that makes us happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540778 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:46:24 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2540778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They will both eat mounds of cauliflower and broccoli but that's about it. A few pickles here and there.<br /> I can usually get a bunch past them when roasted and mixed in with tomato sauce on top of pasta. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540767 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:43:27 +0000 CakeLady 2540767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Generally not very well. He will eat cucumber pretty reliably, sometimes he will eat carrots that are a little steamed, raw baby zucchini, orange bell pepper, or peas. Does tomato sauce count as a veggie? The rest of the veggies he gets are hidden in muffins and smoothies or pouches. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540764 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:40:38 +0000 brownepiano 2540764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS hates all green vegetables. Actually right now the only vegetables he will happily eat are when we are preparing food. Once it's in the meal his interest is gone. I don't try hard enough to make him earth vegetables at lunch. At supper we give him a tiny portion of what we are eating and expect him to finish it before he can get down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540754 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:36:27 +0000 Charm54 2540754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: my DD hates mashed potatoes (or potatoes of any variety actually)!</p> <p>In general she does really well with veggies - her favourites are bell peppers (yellow and orange), snap peas, cucumbers, carrots, corn, zucchini and avocado.</p> <p>I've been trying to introduce celery and mushrooms with mixed success! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540743 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:33:06 +0000 sandy 2540743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once she hit 3 she suddenly hated veggies where she used to love them :bummed: </p> <p>The only veggies she eats well are corn, pickles (I count them!), cucumbers, and roasted cauliflower and sometimes broccoli (sometimes she eats a plate full and other times she will only take a few bites). She tolerates carrots. All other veggies we have to tell her to take a few bites of </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540739 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:28:44 +0000 rachiecakes 2540739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J's weird about veggies. He likes green beans, peas, broccoli, asparagus, edamame, corn and raw carrots. But he hates mashed potatoes, salads, tomatoes and avocados. </p> <p>I thought all kids like mashed potatoes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540736 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:26:16 +0000 coopsmama 2540736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They both will eat almost any vegetable and love salads. But they also both potty trained themselves with 0 effort from mom and dad so I have some luck with these typical tough issues apparently. 😂😜 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540708 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:14:50 +0000 psw27 2540708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO will sometimes eat almost any veggie - what I mean is that if he's into eating them, he will eat almost any veggie. If he's being picky or not interested, he won't eat any - even tried and true favorite like corn. He does love salsa though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540685 Wed, 04 May 2016 10:04:06 +0000 Adira 2540685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Xander (3) is really good about eating carrots, but that's the only vegetable he's consistent with.</p> <p>Logan (17m) won't eat any at all unless they're in a pouch with fruit. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540677 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:58:27 +0000 FancyGem 2540677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son eats most veggies. If he sees us eating them, then he will eat them. I don't think he really thinks about it too much. Sometimes he says "no tomatoes" because my husband says it, but he will eat it if he is alone with me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540656 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:50:15 +0000 Anagram 2540656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo1 is good with broccoli, carrots, squash of different types, and sweet potatoes and tolerates peas, green beans, and corn (although I guess that's a starch). She'll eat spinach that's chopped pretty fine in other things like in an omelet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540650 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:47:51 +0000 mediagirl 2540650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's pretty good with her veggies as long as it isn't leafy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540645 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:46:08 +0000 avivoca 2540645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's rare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540643 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:45:38 +0000 Miss Ariel 2540643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dd lately has stopped liking carrots and squash... Basically orange veggies. But other ones like broccoli, asparagus, or mushrooms she still really likes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540641 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:44:41 +0000 lamariniere 2540641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They will eat most green veggies with no problem. It's always a struggle or hit or miss with the others. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540640 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:44:33 +0000 Alba4 2540640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rarely these days. He'll sometimes eat broccoli, he likes peas, carrots, or potatoes. We always offer him some veggies and we know it's just a phase. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540639 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:42:36 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2540639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They are hit or miss, broccoli is always good, sometimes green beans (usually the canned kind). Other than that it's taste and spit out or fight for a bite. </p> <p>We let the 2 yr old eat a half of an avocado with his dinner. Not a veggie but I feel like it at least has good nutrients. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540630 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:39:48 +0000 snowjewelz 2540630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: DD just came out of her picky phase and all she wanted was carbs too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540626 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:38:10 +0000 nana87 2540626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She definitely eats more fruit/carbs/dairy than anything else, but pretty reliably will eat broccoli, carrots, peas, or zucchini. And tomato sauce. and potatoes of course! other things are less reliable (sometimes she likes mushrooms), but she will never eat cooked greens or peppers. She eats better at daycare in general, so we always send her in with lots of veggies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540625 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:37:12 +0000 regberadaisy 2540625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 pretty good. DD2 eats exactly ZERO vegetables right now. I'm getting stressed out about it. She is in a super picky stage right now. No proteins, no vegetables. UGh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540620 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:34:23 +0000 Ms maths 2540620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The other night my 2.5 year old ate nothing but roasted carrots for dinner, but that was definitely an exception!</p> <p>We always have at least one veggie at dinner, and their are definitely many nights where one or both kids don't eat any of them. But they eat plenty of meat, dairy, fruit, and whole grains so it doesn't stress me out too much. And then I am pleasantly surprised when one wants to eat all of the roasted carrots (or whatever the vegetable du jour is) we've cooked :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-well-do-your-kids-eat-veggies#post-2540615 Wed, 04 May 2016 09:30:57 +0000 Mamaof2 2540615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS eats raw carrots and raw celery and lettuce</p> <p>DD eats raw/cooked broccoli, raw cauliflower, raw carrots, raw celery</p> <p>that's it! </p>