https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:43:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2491466 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:48:13 +0000 gingerbebe 2491466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: yup fry shaped, tossed in olive oil, and roasted at 400 until browned on the edges. They crisp more after you let them cool a bit but they are a bit Softer than regular fries.</p> <p>@Alba4: I use this recipe but steam/squeeze out the water out of my veggies first, and add a wee bit more flour and some parm cheese to get them to be a bit sturdier.</p> <p><a href="http://markbittman.com/recipe/vegetable-pancakes/" rel="nofollow">http://markbittman.com/recipe/vegetable-pancakes/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2491436 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:05:27 +0000 travellingbee 2491436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He likes peas, carrots, corn, green beans, brocolli, edamame, sweet potatoes... Hmm that's it I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2491410 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 22:30:52 +0000 regberadaisy 2491410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: yup - we do roasted broccoli and cauliflower a lot. It's kinda became our standby. Looking to shake things up! We like to keep trying new things with them. We sometimes luck out and find new things they love. And I feel it's important to keep trying new foods. Roasted butternut squash fries sound yummy! Do you just cut them in fry shape and roast them?</p> <p>Brussel sprouts is a strong no for both girls! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2491344 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:42:16 +0000 Alba4 2491344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: I like the idea of veggie pancakes! Which Mark Bittman cookbook? We have How to Cook Everything and the more veggie centered one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2490232 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:38:34 +0000 gingerbebe 2490232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like you are doing great. My son is 18 months and really not into veggies at the moment (outside daycare, who can get him to eat everything on earth). I do make some veggie pancakes (I use Mark Bittman's recipe and sometimes add cheese) using frozen veggies available year-round. I just steam them in the microwave, squeeze out the excess water really hard, give everything a good chop, and then proceed with the recipe. One batch had frozen corn, frozen spinach, shredded carrots, and peas. I make them in batches, cool, and freeze. They toast up nicely in the toaster oven when its time to reheat and my son will eat them dipped in ketchup.</p> <p>Another thing I personally love is roasted butternut squash fries or roasted florets of broccoli or cauliflower - they get crispy at the edges and taste GOOD dipped in ketchup. I would imagine kiddos would eat the crispy broccoli. I also do roasted halved brussel sprouts tossed in olive oil and salt and pepper until they are brown on the edges, then sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top and then roast some more until the cheese browns. Its crispy and delicious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2490139 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:54:21 +0000 LuLu Mom 2490139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I used to follow a strict plan and they considered sweet potatoes a veggies, so I do count that as a veggie, but not white potatoes. </p> <p>We do zucchini, yellow squash, sweet potatoes, bell peppers, corn (although I count this as a starch), green beans, edamame, carrots, spaghetti squash, tomatoes, spinach (hidden usually), and lettuce. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2490079 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:36:06 +0000 HazelEyes 2490079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you ever tried roasting radishes? They end up being really sweet. I just cut them in half and roast them on 425 for like 20 mins.</p> <p>My son, who used to eat everything, is kind of in a veggie refusal stage, so I haven't actually tried them on him, but I love them, haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2490041 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:19:35 +0000 Freckles 2490041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think your girls are doing a great job with the veggies!</p> <p>I usually make tomato sauce with onions, zucchini and carrots. DD will only have carrots, broccoli, beets, yams and butternut squash. DS is a bit better and will have the same plus corn, peas, and cucumbers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2490020 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:09:11 +0000 regberadaisy 2490020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.KMM: yeah, last summer we had zucchini/squash in our garden and the girls really liked zucchini cakes! We're finally putting in a permanent raised bed this year and hope to can some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2490014 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:06:36 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2490014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: That would make me sad! I eat so much squash and zucchini!</p> <p>For some other ideas, maybe bean sprouts, roasted root veggies? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2490000 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:00:18 +0000 regberadaisy 2490000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DenverMom: LOL my best luck with leafy greens like spinach and kale is to mince it REALLY small. We then put it in smoothies, soups or meatballs!<br /> DD1 will eat chinese broccoli and baby bok choy, we just need to get to the Asian mart! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489988 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:56:15 +0000 DenverMom 2489988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did make creamed spinach and J tasted it and said, "hmm, yummy leaves!" But then he only ate like two or three bites. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489982 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:55:13 +0000 regberadaisy 2489982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.KMM: Upstate NY. Summer squash doesn't get cheap till like mid June - July around here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489974 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:53:17 +0000 DenverMom 2489974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: The only vegetable my son will eat is carrots, and sometimes he'll take a bite of broccoli, corn, or peas. I made him eat peas a few months ago and he promptly threw up after eating them, so I don't force food anymore. So you're doing way better than us! </p> <p>But I just found, in general, that it takes a lot of commitment to put vegetables on the table in the winter time. I have made an effort to have one vegetable on the dinner plate, but it's seriously hard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489904 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:28:20 +0000 mediagirl 2489904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do a lot of bell peppers and carrots raw. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489899 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:26:44 +0000 AB810 2489899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Other than what you already do, we do a lot of cabbage slaw (my daughter LOVES eating "purple"), cucumber and plum tomatoes, roasted mixed root veggies (celery root, parsnips, beets, rutabaga, and sweet potatoes), and romaine salads. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489857 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:08:59 +0000 avivoca 2489857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: So, if I can get my daughter to take one bite, it's a victory. What about eggplant or any other root vegetables? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489853 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:07:33 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2489853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: where do you live? Squash and zucchini are cheap here now (in GA). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489574 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:33:33 +0000 erinbaderin 2489574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're doing a lot better than we are! B basically won't eat vegetables at all, the exceptions being peas sometimes, mushrooms (cooked into some kind of pasta casserole) and cucumber (sliced, cut into a gingerbread man shape with a cookie cutter, and he'll only eat their heads). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489569 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:30:36 +0000 regberadaisy 2489569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alba4: winter squashes are pretty much gone here in the stores. Summer squashes are too expensive right now. I don't consider potatoes vegetable??? I group them into the starch group. LOL But yes, they love potatoes but the younger suddenly won't touch sweet potatoes any more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489565 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:29:24 +0000 Canoli 2489565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually do steamed broccoli, roasted carrots and either steamed or roasted sweet potatoes. Not much variety here. Oh and I discovered my son likes canned green beans a lot too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489560 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:26:08 +0000 Alba4 2489560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried squashes, potatoes, and sweet potatoes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489557 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:24:44 +0000 sunny 2489557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow your girls do pretty good with veggies! Mine will only eat broccoli, corn and carrots. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/veggie-rut-in-the-winter#post-2489552 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:20:27 +0000 regberadaisy 2489552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's so hard trying to figure out veggies for dinner every night!</p> <p>We are stuck in a rotation of corns, peas, broccoli, snap peas, edamame, green beans, cauliflower, and carrots.</p> <p>The girls won't eat leafy greens as a side so it gets hidden. Brussel sprouts and asparagus are out too.</p> <p>What vegetables are in regular rotation in your home during the winter months? </p>