Kids are amazing creatures...they can either get used to peanut butter with added fat and sugar, jelly with preservatives on white bread with who knows what in it or...
They can find that this is totally normal...
A basket full of veggies with a flower or two sprinkled in...freshly picked from the garden.
The garden that they helped plant and tend to...where they go to help gather lunch!
Kale is lightly sauteed with olive oil and garlic...
Then its drizzled with Balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with Feta Cheese and walnuts...oh my!
Here is what Baby Boy's plate looked like...
Organic roasted garlic bread spread with homemade hummus, broccoli, lettuce, and peas straight from the garden and a few slices of organic white cheddar cheese...
Baby Boy is just 2 but has already developed a taste for everything we had...well except the kale and I'm working on that!!!
This was Sweet Girl's plate...salad with lettuce tomatoes nasturtiums, sauteed kale with feta cheese and walnuts, a handfull of almonds, some broccoli, a slice of roasted garlic bread and her favorite, sugar snap peas!
She ate everything but the bread, which she ate half of but decided she needed to save more room for peas...which she promptly went out to the garden and picked!
A few tips I've learned about getting kids to love veggies...
Introduce different veggies to them young and often, get kids used to variety...not just frozen corn!
When they are very young (under 3) prepare veggies simply...steam them, puree them, or just serve them raw cut into little pieces. I have found that all the extra flavoring like vinegar, pepper, garlic, etc. seem to not sit as well with their sensitive taste buds.
All ages of kids enjoy pretending broccoli are little trees, finding peas in the pod is a treasure hunt, and carrots are the perfect opportunity to pretend to be a rabbit...
Kids are more likely to eat things that they have had a hand in growing.
Older kids enjoy more complex flavors and are much more likely to try things that they get to help cook.
Most of all kids will learn their eating habits from you...
So put up the chips and sugary snacks, hide the soda...
and go pick some peas
or make some bread because...
They learn what they live!
