Too sedentary lifestyle, pressure from the advertising of fast-food chains… Several factors mean that fewer and fewer children eat a balanced diet and turn away from vegetables. This is why we have collected these tips in our daily life to share them with you. Read the guide!
1. Turn your vegetables into meals
First, for this first tip, you must first assume that you are going to have to cook. So once the choice of vegetable has been made, look for a healthy and tasty cooking method to prepare it: mashed potatoes, festive cutting, grilling… There are so many processes that bring taste and arouse the curiosity of our toddlers.
2. Liquify
If your children are reluctant to put a slice of carrot in their mouths but they don’t flinch in front of a bowl of soup from the same vegetable… don’t hesitate, and overdo it with soups and soups of all kinds!
Also, you can offer them smoothies made from vegetables and fruits: Spinach leaves, pineapple and coconut milk…. or even kiwi, pears, wheat and celery salad.
Indeed, on the internet, you will find a multitude of recipes, each tastier than the next. Another tip! To serve it, choose a container other than a bowl. For example, a jar of jam, in small verrines or others. The didactic aspect of the thing will not fail to attract them.
3. Match
Indeed, associating the unloved vegetable with a friendly flavor is therefore a more than effective solution. And your children will see nothing but fire. Likewise, tell them they just had avocado and spinach after they drank it all.
4. Color your dishes with colorful vegetables
As we eat more with our eyes, it is certain that children also have a natural attraction towards all that is colored. We put everything on the mixture of colorful vegetables! Orange, purple or yellow carrots, Romanesco cabbage, beets, cucumbers, peppers… there is indeed enough to make a real festival on their plates. .
5. Get Them Involved
Vegetables for children: who has never felt a sense of pride after having accomplished a deserving task? For example, like pleasing family members with such a delicious meal.
Yes, the same goes for children. The latter will feel all the joy in the world after having assisted you in the preparation of one of these. From now on, with this method, the desire to taste their preparation will come naturally…
6. Impose the vegetables
Sometimes it’s good not to let our children decide what to eat in the evening. A bad habit to eradicate without further delay and to impose a menu on them without leaving them any other choice than what is on the table.
You don’t want to rush your children? So start by imposing vegetables as an aperitif. Eliminate peanuts, chips and other small salty biscuits. And instead offer a platter of raw vegetables to dip in sauce or turn into petits fours and toast.
