How To Convince Children To Eat Veggies

By George Dodson


You can probably still remember as a child the parental adage that would go something like this 'You better eat your vegetables or you won't grow up strong'.

It's actually a fact that many foods taste awkward specially some of the vegetables. Of course it depends on the person since taste vary with individuals.

It is a fact that vegetables are essential to the health. Equipped with vitamins and minerals, vegetables are a must eat and should always be added in our daily meal. Vegetables also differ in sizes, shapes, textures as well as colors.

Although these vitamins and minerals can be taken from supplements and drinks, it doesn't actually guarantee its effectiveness as that of taking it from eating vegetables. Thus, we really need to teach our children to eat veggies. However, its really not easy feeding kids with veggies - is there an easy way to do it?

A good approach is to prepare vegetables that are easy to eat and with sweet taste then eventually try to add bit and pieces of other vegetables on the meal. You can try putting sugar on your meal or add squash. To have an appealing taste, you can have your vegetable sauted with butter, garlic and onions. A few of the best tasting vegetables are cauliflower as well as broccoli when sauted or cooked with sauce. Saute as well as meals with sauce are the best way to conceal the bitter as well as other unpalatable tastes in vegetables..

As most of us will attest to, most of vegetables taste all right in their natural state. Nature seems to have a way of making them taste that way. The tomato is one of the many vegetables that tastes really good without being cooked which you can simply eat right from the garden. Also, carrots can be the sweetest vegetable depending on how they're grown. However, this is not the case with regards to root crop veggies such as turnips and rutabagas.

In the same manner as potatoes and squash, these vegetables can be prepared by adding seasonings and sauteing for a better taste.

Boiling vegetables is probably the worst way of making it edible. All the while if you saute your vegetable you'll be preserving its natural taste as well as all the essential benefits you can get from the vegetable. Furthermore, cooking your veggies Al Dente can also boost your meals' taste.

Let's face it, vegetables are nature's way of providing you with the essential vitamins and minerals plus the fiber that you need for a healthy diet. Having to feed your kids with vegetables are actually not that difficult at all if you know how to improvise the taste and cook it that way your kids would love. If you do, you'll be providing your kids with all the health benefits that they need.




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