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Wow your girls do pretty good with veggies! Mine will only eat broccoli, corn and carrots.

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.

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).

@regberadaisy: So, if I can get my daughter to take one bite, it's a victory. What about eggplant or any other root vegetables?

We do a lot of bell peppers and carrots raw.

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.

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

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.

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!

@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.

@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.

http://markbittman.com/recipe/vegetable-pancakes/