![]() Mom and Dad’s plates are an object of curiosity and desire, even before babies can have solids, so mirror the eating habits you hope to see in your little ones. If you hate veggies, and rarely eat them, it might be harder to encourage your children to eat them. We talked about why they are important and how they help her to grow healthy and strong. I capitalized on this by reading books about farms and food, and coloring and doing art projects with her based on vegetables. One of the best things about kids is that they are naturally curious. Plus, she grows confident in her own decision-making, likes, and dislikes. Kids cannot make every choice in their lives, and need a firm hand, but I have found that when I offer guided choices, when I can, it tends to work better for everyone. She loved watching me make them, and as she grew older, she also loved picking out the ingredients, making her own ninja veggie moves, and pushing the buttons on the blender (while being extremely supervised). Once she was a toddler, my go-to hack was smoothies. One day I mixed them in with carrots… and voila! She was none the wiser, and it was my first ninja mom veggie hack. She flat-out hated them, and no matter what I tried, I usually wound up wearing them. When my daughter was a baby, she was very open to new foods–aside from peas. ![]() Veggies should always be a part of our meal plans! It is up to us to sneak them into our recipes. ![]()
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