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I feel like going into parenthood, one thing I never really thought about was what to feed Liam once he got out of the bottle stage. Then we found ourselves when he was about 6 months introducing solid foods. We did baby led weaning so we never really relied heavily on pureed foods. We went right for normal table foods. But once that started, I of course, was worried about the smarter foods. Does he get enough veggies? What about fruits? Grains? Dairy? Oh gosh is he drinking enough milk? I mean it never ends. Today I want to share how we get our toddler to love veggies. Especially now that he’s in a bit of a rebellious stage.
How We Get Our Toddler To Love Veggies
We mix them into foods he likes: One of the easiest ways in my experience so far is to mix veggies into things he likes/already eats. We started introducing the new KRAFT Mac and Cheese Cauliflower recently and Liam is obsessed. When he sees us making it he does his “happy dance” of freaking out. It’s basically the same mac and cheese you know and love but with cauliflower added to the pasta to give it a 1/4 cup serving of veggies. Plus, they really have no idea. I’ve tasted it and it tastes just as good! It’s the easiest way to sneak veggies into a meal without him ever knowing. Trust me, he’s focused on the cheese part! Plus, he loves to feed it to himself. So this is the kind of thing that’s great to start with because of the size. It’s good to practice with a fork or as a finger food! He even goes “mmmmmm” which is the Liam seal of approval.
We eat veggies in front of him: To encourage him to eat different foods or even drink water, we do it in front of him. I say things like “look! Mommy and daddy love broccoli!” He also will eat ANYTHING we eat. So if I am having a bite he insists on having some too!
We try new options: As I mentioned above, we try new things like the KRAFT Mac and Cheese Cauliflower and see what works. We know he loves that, so it has now become a staple that we just always have around. We usually make a box and then add it to his meals for a day or two!
If you have a toddler I know how hard it can be to encourage veggies. So I hope my tips on how we get our toddler to love veggies helps. I highly suggest these tactics as Liam now goes for veggies FIRST on his plate. Which is a big win!
Mixing it into delicious foods is such a great idea! I’m not a momma myself, so I have no experience regarding toddlers, but while growing up I actually preferred veggies over meat. 😛
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I love that companies are making more healthy options – honestly, I feel like I could personally use more food with hidden veggies. LOL
-Lauren
I’m super lucky my kid will eat fruit and veggies. What he will not touch no matter what we try is meat, pasta, and bread lol This would’ve been a cool trick otherwise. I am going to share this with my friends that have normal kids
E loves this stuff too.
THIS IS BRILLIANT. Oh my gosh I didn’t even know this existed! How is the taste?
Just like regular mac and cheese!
Now I need a post on how to get my kids to eat mac and cheese, lol!
It sure does look like regular Kraft mac and cheese. So many kids love mac and cheese, it’s a great food to hide something kids might be hesitant about trying to.
I have to sneak veggies in and my kids are not toddlers anymore. I used to do all sorts of tricks when the youngest was a toddler, I made pasta that was veggie based but it never worked for him. It did, however, work for my middle child. Funny how kids are so different.
Wow! This is awesome. We don’t really have issues with our toddler and veggies this is an amazing option for my older kids lol. I wish we had this near me it’s amazing!
This is interesting! I haven’t thought about this yet, but I always think of how can I be able to introduce healthy foods to my kid. I guess one dilemma of being a mom-to-be is the idea that I might not be a good mom if I can’t let my kid eat healthy foods.
It looks exactly the same!! Such a great idea!!! My kids love the mac and cheese, so we need to try it!
my son isn’t picky – he LOVES all his vegetables – but i think he’d really enjoy this too!
Omg I had no idea that they mad Mac & Cheese with veggies! I will have to pick up a few boxes for my daughter
nice post