http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/10/calling-all-veggies/ Simple ways to create, discover, and play Wed, 16 May 2012 14:42:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/10/calling-all-veggies/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Gretchen Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:22:25 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=69#comment-290 My kids are really great veggie eaters, some of our favorites are green beans, snap peas, corn, asparagus, artichokes from the pressure cooker, sweet potatoes, steamed broccoli, corn on the cob, black beans, hummus, edamame, bamboo shoots, really almost anything. The trick for us is that we have always had the rule that you try at least three bites of everything on your plate. And offering vegetables over and over again. I read somewhere that it it takes 4 separate times of exposure to a new taste for it to become familiar and for a child to begin to develop a taste for the new flavor. As much as my children now love asparagus, the first time they tried it, they hated it! I've found that involving the girls in preparation helps their willingness to try new foods. Also the foods that require effort to eat, like artichoke and edamame are more experiential than just nutrition, which makes them lots of fun to eat together! My kids are really great veggie eaters, some of our favorites are green beans, snap peas, corn, asparagus, artichokes from the pressure cooker, sweet potatoes, steamed broccoli, corn on the cob, black beans, hummus, edamame, bamboo shoots, really almost anything. The trick for us is that we have always had the rule that you try at least three bites of everything on your plate. And offering vegetables over and over again. I read somewhere that it it takes 4 separate times of exposure to a new taste for it to become familiar and for a child to begin to develop a taste for the new flavor. As much as my children now love asparagus, the first time they tried it, they hated it! I’ve found that involving the girls in preparation helps their willingness to try new foods. Also the foods that require effort to eat, like artichoke and edamame are more experiential than just nutrition, which makes them lots of fun to eat together!

]]> http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/10/calling-all-veggies/comment-page-1/#comment-291 melissa s. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:49:34 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=69#comment-291 my kids rave over this orange carrot soup (recipe at bottom of post): http://ebabble.blogspot.com/2008/09/fall-blog-soup.html also, it's a little 'out there' and not really veggie but it is good for you: black bean brownies: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Black-Bean-Brownies/Detail.aspx love this post! my kids rave over this orange carrot soup (recipe at bottom of post):
http://ebabble.blogspot.com/2008/09/fall-blog-soup.html
also, it’s a little ‘out there’ and not really veggie but it is good for you: black bean brownies:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Black-Bean-Brownies/Detail.aspx
love this post!

]]> http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/10/calling-all-veggies/comment-page-1/#comment-292 DeerDominique Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:39:51 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=69#comment-292 We eat a lot of "Princess Pancakes" Potato Pancakes made with Beets, Carrots, Sweet Potato, Broccoli Stalk. Finely shredded, lightly salted to get a little excess water out (you want about 3-4 cups of shredded veggies). Mix with 2 large eggs, 1/3 cup flour and salt and pepper to your liking. Medium heat, a drizzle of olive oil, plop down, lightly press cook til browned, turn over and brown. The princess part is because the beets make everything pink! We eat a lot of “Princess Pancakes”
Potato Pancakes made with Beets, Carrots, Sweet Potato, Broccoli Stalk. Finely shredded, lightly salted to get a little excess water out (you want about 3-4 cups of shredded veggies). Mix with 2 large eggs, 1/3 cup flour and salt and pepper to your liking. Medium heat, a drizzle of olive oil, plop down, lightly press cook til browned, turn over and brown.
The princess part is because the beets make everything pink!

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