How many fruits/veggies

peekaboo716

do your kids eat? What sort of variety do they get.

I really try to get the kids a wide variety of fruits and veggies each week, but I feel like we are in a rut. Basically, the kids get apples, bananas, berries (frozen or fresh), tomatoes, peas, corn, carrots, green beans, and broccoli.

I tried to get DS to eat edamame, but he wasn't having it. DD likes it. Tried to get DD to eat red peppers, but she wasn't having it. DS likes it.

Do you have any suggestions on how to get more variety or get them to try some new ones? (and I am not the sneaky chef-type unfortunately).

veloelle

IDK, but whenever DD eats w/ chopsticks, she will eat any anything, and is totally zoned to eat her food. That might work w/ cut veggies.

AnnapolisLari

Let's see...

peas, carrots, corn, green beans, edamame, celery with dip, occasional lettuce, spinach, broccoli, snow peas, baby corn from Chinese food, DD likes water chestnuts

apples, bananas, peaches/nectarines, pears, plums, oranges (regular and mandarin), tangerines, watermelon, lots of dried fruits, pineapple...  pretty much any fruit, really

sunandsand

veggies- all squash, peas, green beans, carrots (cooked only), corn, broccoli, cucumbers, asparagus, cauliflower, eggplant, mushrooms, tomatoes, zucchini

fruits- pears, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, grapes, pineapple, mandarin oranges, peaches, plumcots, watermelon (see sig!), canteloupe, I really can't think of any fruits he doesnt eat except apples (too hard), avacado too.

joy143dh

DS eats pretty much the same stuff your kids eat.  Frozen corn and peas are the favorite veggie. Bananas and apples are the favorite fruit.   I'll work on variety when he's older.  For now, just getting him to eat anything is a battle.

CleoKitty

Veggies: Asparagus, broccoli, sweet red bell peppers, sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, celery, baby corn in stir fries, tomatoes, cooked cabbage in soups, butternut squash, white potatoes, corn on the cob. That's really about it, I think (they won't eat peas, edamame, lettuce, eggplant, zucchini, cauliflower or any other veggie that comes to mind.)

Fruit: Oranges, apples, cherries, strawberries, mango, banana, pineapple, plums, pears, raspberries, peaches...any fruit, really. I can't think of a single common fruit that they won't eat.