We've only been successful when I snuck it in with something else like sweet potatoes or butternut squash. ?DS loved peas (they were the first food he had after rice cereal) at first, but now gags when I try to give them to him. ?I found it difficult to get these two vegetables smooth when pureeing them myself and thought maybe he didn't like the little bits.
DS likes both, but peas better. Peas have a tendancy to be sweeter and the green beans, wow, do they stink! One of my friends IRL said all three of her kids refused green beans for awhile.
My DS thought i was trying to poison him with i gave him green beans, but he loves loves loves peas! And pretty much everything else he's tried so far. His favorite is Mango!
Re: giving green beans...
DS loves green beans!
Peas....not so much.
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DS eats every veggie! He has not rejected any of the 1st foods....well, we didn't try prunes yet, but he likes everything else.
At first he made a face when he had the green beans and peas, but he has never refused to eat them.
DD liked both from Gerber, but she's not wild about the ones I made. Haven't tried making peas yet. . .