https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:38:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables/page/2#post-1902427 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:10:42 +0000 Smurfette 1902427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So she ate some chicken sausage with red onion and spinach in it tonight. Then handed me the sautéed spinach from her plate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables/page/2#post-1902323 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:23:46 +0000 travellingbee 1902323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and green smoothie juice from trader joes is yummy and he sucks it down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables/page/2#post-1902304 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:13:06 +0000 ducky 1902304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have trouble getting ours to eat veggies, too. We went to a class put on by a nutritionist that deals with picky eaters, but the only real advice she gave was "keep offering repeatedly", and "if they don't eat what's given, don't cave and give them what they like". So, not a huge help, but she did say that as long as they eat a couple different kinds of fruit at least, it's not a big deal that they won't eat veggies yet.</p> <p>We had some success with smoothies, but they had to be pretty basic and fruity. We recently discovered that he likes V8, tho, so when I'm desperate to get some veg in him, we have that to fall back on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables/page/2#post-1902255 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:44:26 +0000 travellingbee 1902255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: we've had success with these: <a href="http://www.garden-lites.com/recipe/carrot-berry-muffins/" rel="nofollow">http://www.garden-lites.com/recipe/carrot-berry-muffins/</a> and these: <a href="http://www.vitalicious.com/16carrot.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vitalicious.com/16carrot.html</a></p> <p>I get them both at our local HEB and Kroger grocery stores<br /> Also we tend to stick to pouches, peas, corn and tomatoes. He will also eat broccoli with ketchup. And trader joes makes a yummy spinach dip that he loves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables/page/2#post-1902214 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:09:26 +0000 lady grey 1902214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Oh yeah I have also had some luck getting LO to eat paleo zucchini pancakes, like these:<br /> <a href="http://balancedbites.com/2011/02/easy-recipe-grain-free-zucchini-pancakes.html" rel="nofollow">http://balancedbites.com/2011/02/easy-recipe-grain-free-zucchini-pancakes.html</a></p> <p>And also these:<br /> <a href="http://www.hellobee.com/page/6/?s=egg+muffins" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/page/6/?s=egg+muffins</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables/page/2#post-1902211 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:09:04 +0000 blackbird 1902211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E really likes broccoli bites. The broccoli is cup up real small and it's a patty shape, so i'm not sure she knows it's broccoli! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902197 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:04:24 +0000 Smurfette 1902197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: they are hit and miss<br /> @Seattlemom: will look for those! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902191 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:01:05 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1902191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Steam some cauliflower, then grate it or purree it an out it in Mac n cheese and other sauces! It's colorless so it's hard to spot. Even my son who will pick out anything he sees eats it up! It's a bit of a pain but it works and its a good cruciforous veggie. </p> <p>Our son will also eat spaghetti squash with tomato sauce and cheese and anything in a pouch. Some have success with smoothies and juicing too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902184 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:58:34 +0000 lady grey 1902184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I found these veggies muffins at the grocery store, if you don't want to worry about baking, my LO ate them:<br /> <a href="http://www.garden-lites.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.garden-lites.com</a></p> <p>And another weelicious recipes to try:<br /> <a href="http://weelicious.com/2013/03/06/green-mac-and-cheese/" rel="nofollow">http://weelicious.com/2013/03/06/green-mac-and-cheese/</a></p> <p>My LO is pretty picky about veggies but will sometimes eat roasted broccoli and squash. I usually give him a smoothie with kale or spinach once a week to get the green in him. And I just keep offering whatever veg we are eating to continue the exposure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902181 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:56:15 +0000 Kimberlybee 1902181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Does she like meatballs? I think blending it in meatballs might work. This chicken veggie meatball recipe looks good. </p> <p><a href="http://www.hungryhappens.com/recipes/dinner/veggie-chicken-meatballs.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.hungryhappens.com/recipes/dinner/veggie-chicken-meatballs.html</a></p> <p>[attach=394/14/ndi1xs.456x600.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902180 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:55:56 +0000 Adira 1902180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I can commiserate on having a side-by-side and no freezer room. I wouldn't be able to make batches of muffins or other food and freeze it either - no space! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902177 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:54:38 +0000 Smurfette 1902177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: that is the thing, one weekend she will, and the next she won't. Mac n cheese, nuggets, fruit cups, applesauce, and cheese are the only things that she will always eat. So over it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902175 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:53:23 +0000 Anagram 1902175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: oh, I don't think the pancakes taste at all like butternut squash--they just taste like pancakes. Probably because it's only 1/2 cup. But if she doesn't eat pancakes it may not work... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902173 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:53:03 +0000 Smurfette 1902173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: bags of frozen chicken, broccoli, waffles, etc. Veggies that DH and I will eat. Fish sticks, turkey sausage, and nuggets, since she will eat those. If we have grilled chicken for dinner, we have to make something else for her, cause she won't eat it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902167 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:50:49 +0000 Smurfette 1902167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: Sorry you are in this with me. But it does help that I am not alone in this. </p> <p>@QueensBee: That is why these recipes look so hard for me. I don't think they sound good, so if she doesn't eat them, then they go to waste. I like a handful of veggies, so I guess maybe she is taking after me.<br /> I can try and smoothie for her and get up earlier so I have time to make them. Right now I get her up, dressed, and we are out the door, breakfast and milk cup in hand.<br /> @Anagram: I tried butternut squash a couple weeks ago and I did not like it at all! I could try with a banana, but she hates banana's, ever since she turned 12 M. We do premade pancake batter and it is 50/50 if she will even eat those. </p> <p>We waste SO much food every week because she changes her mind on what she won't and will eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902165 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:49:41 +0000 Mamaof2 1902165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: sounds like my DS's diet! He has been refusing meat lately too so he gets grilled cheese for lunch everyday with a greek yogurt for protein and a side of fruit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902162 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:48:31 +0000 hilsy85 1902162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: well, what is it full of? stuff that she will eat? maybe start rotating stuff, or making room? Most of the stuff i cook for LO, I like too, so it's not like it's taking up room only for him, and then I also have my own separate stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902157 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:46:51 +0000 Adira 1902157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Ahh, I have no advice then. Pouches are our crutch and I'm not giving up on them until they stop working, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902152 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:45:49 +0000 Anagram 1902152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh, and I agree finding time to cook is tough. Those pancakes only take a couple minutes to mix together--I made a double batch this past weekend when DH was out of town and it was just LO and I. I froze the leftovers in ziplock bags (flat) so they take up very little space. Our freezer is also really full.</p> <p>I'm going to try the veggie smoothie next. If it tastes like fruit, it could be a good way to get veggies in me (I don't eat enough). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902151 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:45:35 +0000 QueensBee 1902151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I would be discouraged too if I spent time cooking and he didn't eat any of it! It helps motivate me when I know he'll actually enjoy what I make. I am able to make the smoothie very quickly in the mornings. Pete sits in his high chair in the kitchen waiting for it. The spinning blender entertains him. It's my breakfast too, so I make big batch of it and we both drink it together. </p> <p>I try to make two batches of muffins (24) and then freeze them individually for the month. </p> <p>I haven't made any of the dips myself so I'm not sure how labor intensive they would be. </p> <p>Is there a nice grocery store near you? Sometimes I go to our fancy grocery store called The Fresh Market and pick up some pre-made vegetable side dishes for Pete when I am tight on time. This week I bought an orzo salad that has spinach in it and he likes that. </p> <p>Alternatively, my pediatrician told me not to stress about picky toddler eating. She said it's a stage that happens to almost every kid! There's only so much you can do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902150 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:45:09 +0000 Smurfette 1902150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: We want to get away from pouches, DH hates them. Thinks she needs to eat real food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902147 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:43:43 +0000 Adira 1902147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Could you just keep offering her veggies but also give her a pouch with veggies too so that you know she'll get some veggies in? And maybe eventually she'll get over her veggie hatred and start trying the stuff you're giving her? That's pretty much what I do with Xander. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902146 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:43:30 +0000 Anagram 1902146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I just made some butternut squash pancakes that are really good and LO has been eating them up. They aren't orange (just kind of golden colored) and don't taste like squash, do I don't think your LO would detect it. I just buy the frozen squash puree, so it's not really any work for me.</p> <p>1 cup whole wheat flour or 1.5 cups all purpose<br /> 1 cup uncooked commercial baby oatmeal cereal from the box<br /> 1 cup milk (I use almond milk)<br /> 1/2 butternut squash puree (or 1 medium banana pureed)<br /> 1 tbsp melted margarine or butter (unsalted type)<br /> 3 eggs<br /> 1-3 tsp baking powder (depending on how thick you want them)<br /> apple juice (about 1/2 cup) or use water if you prefer</p> <p>Add cinnamon, nutmeg, dash of vanilla or other flavorings if you wish.</p> <p>Mix all ingredients together and add enough juice/water to make pancake consistency. Cook on your cook top in a frying pan as you would with "regular" pancakes. </p> <p>The baby cereal is for added iron. ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902144 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:42:48 +0000 BananaPancakes 1902144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: We've tried it all and yet it's been close to a year since he's eaten any vegetable. And I'm not exaggerating. He's an extremely picky eater, and almost always has been, so I just keep offering and assume he'll give in one day. He lives off of yogurt, fruit, and grilled cheese at this point. Just here to commiserate with you. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902142 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:42:17 +0000 autumnlove 1902142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LOs love steamed butternut squash...probably cause it is sweetish? I buy it at Costco or Trader Joe's...pre cut! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902128 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:35:04 +0000 Smurfette 1902128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I am not making excuses, but we have no freezer space to put stuff. We have a side by side and it is full already. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902124 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:34:03 +0000 Smurfette 1902124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: I can't stand beets, She hates pizza.<br /> @Mrs. Bee: I could try that<br /> @QueensBee: When do you have time to cook all this?</p> <p>I am feeling like a huge failure cause I DO NOT have time to do all this cooking. Especially when I know odds are she won't even eat it. I made blueberry muffins last week, she wouldn't touch them for breakfast, ate half of one for dinner one night. The rest were thrown out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902119 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:33:06 +0000 hilsy85 1902119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I cook most of the muffins and pasta stuff on one day and then freeze it! Maybe pick one afternoon a month? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902112 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:29:28 +0000 Smurfette 1902112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: that seems like a lot of work at 7 am on the weekends..........but I could try it. </p> <p>@hilsy85: I told DH that last night, I guess we need to just make sure there is one thing on her plate every night that she likes. Then she can eat everything else or not. </p> <p>My biggest issue too with her eating is I don't have time on the weekends and week to cook these meals. I do boxed and super simple meals. I don't want to cook all weekend, when that is the only real time I get with her since the week nights are so rushed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-hates-vegetables#post-1902110 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:29:18 +0000 QueensBee 1902110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm...<br /> What if you put the veggies in the dip and then gave her some crackers to scoop up the veggie dip?</p> <p>Here is a link with some options:<br /> <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/kids-love-to-dip-5-healthy-dips-that-qualify-as-lunch-167386" rel="nofollow">http://www.thekitchn.com/kids-love-to-dip-5-healthy-dips-that-qualify-as-lunch-167386</a></p> <p>Pete's a big fan of green smoothies. I put whole milk, raw kale, Trader Joe's frozen tropical fruits, flax seed and a tiny bit of honey in the blender. He absolutely loves it.</p> <p>I made these for the first time over the weekend (without the chocolate chips) and they are also a hit:<br /> <a href="http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2014/07/healthy-double-chocolate-zucchini-muffins/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2014/07/healthy-double-chocolate-zucchini-muffins/</a></p> <p>Good luck!!! </p>