My boys hate veggies...

srbmvp

I've been making my own baby food for my 8.5 month old twins, they have been on cereal since 5 months and veggies/fruits since 6 months.

They will eat orange veggies just fine, ie: squash, sweet potato, carrot. Peas make them gag, zuccini makes them gag, they used to eat green beans but now they gag. They will eat any fruit with no problem.

Is it just a sweetness thing? What can I do to help them eat more veggies? I never had this issue with my oldest, he would eat anything without issue.

TIA!

lalafirefly27

Maybe blend their green vegetables with a little bit of applesauce? Or add a little rice or oatmeal cereal to it to make it more creamy. Green vegetables arent as creamy and soft as orange vegetables maybe they dont like the texture.

ASmallWonder

Try giving them the actual veggie and not a puree because the puree might have a weird texture.  Or, like another poster said, try adding sweetness or spices to change it up.