How do you get kids to eat their greens?
I heard a bloke on the radio say he says ‘eat your greens after you’ve had your chips’ to cunningly trick the kiddies into eating their greenery ‘by course’. What methods do you lot suggest?
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CWOK - July 5th, 2009
I’ve heard a lot of suggestions for this problem.
If vegetables form part of a main meal serve them first as an interesting starter – they will be more hungry so it might go down better.
On the other hand, with kids tending to snack more often a big appetite might not be there so have vegetables ready prepared and easily on hand – making them a quick snack will also seem less of a chore.
How about getting children involved in planning and making their own meals – or even growing them (there might even be an educational benefit here).
Incorporating vegetables into existing kid’s favourites might be an idea as could disguising them.
One of the strangest – and one I remember produced commercially some years ago – is using harmless vegetable dye to colour vegetables. Apparently the idea of blue peas and red Brussels sprouts was very appealing but, since I never saw this product in my local shops, obviously not appealing enough to make it pay.
sophieandlili - July 5th, 2009
All seems a bit OTT to me. We have always sat down as a family and eaten most things put before us. There has always been a wide variety of vegetables and they were encouraged to choose the ones that they preferred. There were some that they didn't like but it never became a problem. If they didn't like something then there was always fruit.
I don't believe in making an issue over food and tastes change as you get older. They have, and still do, eat a regular balanced diet.
berlinpiraten - July 5th, 2009
My two daughters are rubbish eaters, aged 4 and 7. The oldest one still won't eat greens now. The youngest eats peas and carrots, but nothing else.
We still put them on the plate for the elder every week but she still leaves them, waste of hard earned money down the drain. Hopefully one day she'll try them I guess.
My theory – some kids eat them some don't. Years ago you never had a choice, you ate what was in fornt of you or you went without, today kids have too much choice. We are to blame if they don't eat we'll give them some other quick food instead…terrible but it's the truth.
katmaund - July 5th, 2009
I heard that comment on the radio to, Radio 4? I was driving up to Bicester shopping villiage he he!
unsigne - July 5th, 2009
the best way to get your children to eat there grenns is to be honest with them and give them a bit of leaway when it comes to meals, by forcing them they will try any means possible to get out of eating there greens