wont eat veggies!!! or other good foods

monkeypants23

 ok DD loves to eat- her favorite food is melon, plum, peach and pears- she is fine with fruit and if i let her just with that, she'd be fine with it.

she also LOVES puffs (the ones that have veggies in them) yogurt melts w fruit but sometimes i feel like those are crap- or fillers 

she wont eat baby food purees anymore- only finger foods where she feeds herself.

i've tried everything with veggies- hiding them in zuichin muffins, mac and cheese with cauliflower, turkey meatballs with shredded carrots or chicken pot pie- she just WONT eat them-

i feel like she's starving if i dont give into the fruit, puffs or melts-

what do you do? Do you think the puffs etc are crap food? would you just let her eat the fruit & puffs so she's eating - or continue to intrudce veggies and not give in if she refuses to eat???? 

 

blu-eyedwife

The only thing I don't like about puffs is what I don't like about "baby food" in general - I think they're marketing ploys that jack up the price of certain items by labeling them as "baby foods."  But my issue is with the producers, not the peop

law&order

blu-eyedwife:

1) Don't make a big deal about whether she eats them or not.  Offer, or leave them on the plate for

TiffanyBerry

What about roasted carrots or sweet potatoes or chunks of tomatoes? Do you eat veggies in front I her and offer her yours?

downtown80

DD is hit or miss still with veggies. Sometimes she is all about them, but most of the time she prefers fruit.

She likes peas...I think because they are small finger sized, sweet potatoes roasted and mashed, broccoli, raw red and green peppe

SweetRachel

I have 2 cookbooks that I really enjoy cooking from and LO enjoys what I make.

1. Weelicious

2. Deceptively Deliscious

eyenigh

Not an overall solution but I've been buying that hidden veggie pasta and my son loves it. It's not as good as eating real vegetables but anywhere I can cram it in, I try!

monkeypants23

This is why i love this board- all these great suggestions- thank you ladies!!!!

 

lana22

TiffanyBerry:

What about roasted carrots or sweet potatoes or chunks of tomatoes? Do you eat veggies in front I her and off

monkeypants23

blu-eyedwife:

The only thing I don't like about puffs is what I don't like about "baby food" in general - I think they're mark

monkeypants23

TiffanyBerry:

What about roasted carrots or sweet potatoes or chunks of tomatoes? Do you eat veggies in front I her and

monkeypants23

downtown80:

DD is hit or miss still with veggies. Sometimes she is all about them, but most of the time she prefers fruit.

monkeypants23

SweetRachel:

I have 2 cookbooks that I really enjoy cooking from and LO enjoys what I make. 1. Weelicious 2. Decepti

michelle7482

The puffs, melts, wagon wheels do have some nutrition in them so I give them as a snack 1 or 2 times a day, but I wouldn't replace a meal with them. My DD hates meats and vegs too, but she still likes purees, so she still gets them at lunchtime. I know h

vamomtobe

Green beans are a perfect fit inside the penne pasta, as are cooked carrots cut up small enough mwahaha.  After eating them "accidentally", he's actually started picking them up off the tray and eating them on his own!  

preggyamy

We have the same problem. Little Praegers has "veggie bites" - which are basically like tater tots in different shapes and they add other vegetables to them.  Also in the frozen food section are sweet potato and veggie "cakes" - basically shredded ve

monkeypants23

vamomtobe:

Green beans are a perfect fit inside the penne pasta, as are cooked carrots cut up small enough mwahaha.

monkeypants23

preggyamy:

We have the same problem. Little Praegers has "veggie bites" - which are basically like tater tots in differ