Sneaky Vegetables

Elizabeth043086 · June 2014

I'm starting to put veggies in things I cook and I was just wondering what you all have tried. What veggies have you put in what?

ELF4321 · June 2014

Finely shredded carrots and zuchinni in meatloaf or meatballs. My husband didn't even notice. Helps keep them moist too.

zbeesma86 · June 2014

green smoothies- spinach/kale with blueberries, banana, strawberries, OJ, and yogurt.

puree veggies and but them in pasta sauce, pizza sauce.

cauliflower pizza crust

blu-eyedwife · June 2014

I don't hide vegetables - my kid thinks spinach is a normal part of smoothies, because he sees me put them in his.

I think a really helpful thing is to eat veggies yourself. We don't force my son to eat vegetables, and sometimes he doesn't. But usually if he sees DH and I enjoying something, he wants it too (today he wanted to eat all the broccoli out of my pasta, and he hasn't been into broccoli for a while)

I throw veggies in soups, eggs, pasta, stirfries, chili, and salads.

dashofreality · June 2014

I grind tons of veggies in my food processor and put them in lots of things. Some people seem to have an issue with this, but I did it before kids to lighten up my meat recipes, stretch my meals, and it makes it cheaper. We do also serve veggies in their 'whole' form.

Pretty much anytime I use ground meat I add veggies. Green pepper, onion, and carrots in spaghetti sauce. Red pepper, carrots and zucchini in meat loaf or sloppy joes. Spinach in meatballs. I also add frozen veggies to mac n cheese or soup (also cools it down quickly). Also both my kids love frozen veggies still frozen. Just last night they asked for a bowl of mixed veggies as a snack.

sunnyday016 · June 2014

We do lots of smoothies with spinach, avocado, cucumber. You can pretty much add anything.

Jessica+Penny · June 2014

I make a big batch of smoothie once a week and store them in my daughter's old milk bottles. I add whatever fruit I have on hand (fresh and frozen) or buy some reduced fruit from the supermarket then make them that day. It always has some sort of berry, bananas, carrots, and spinach. I make it in my food processor and it makes about 25 oz of smoothie. I divide it up into the bottles and freeze them. She gets a smoothie every morning with breakfast. We are a vegetarian family but even still it is hard to get my 2 year old to get veggies. It keeps her very regular too!

blushingbride_08 · July 2014

Definitely smoothies. Going to start making Popsicles. One dish I like is pasta with broccoli. My ds loves pasta so I mix in chopped broccoli after cooking the pasta. The broc sticks to the pasta so it jakes it difficult to pick out. Also pancakes. I put the fatter in a blender with spinach, sweet potatoes, butternut squash or any mild flavored veggie. You can't taste it much and it makes them cool colors.

blushingbride_08 · July 2014

Jessica+Penny said:

I make a big batch of smoothie once a week and store them in my daughter's old milk bottles. I add whatever fruit I have on hand (fresh and frozen) or buy some reduced fruit from the supermarket then make them that day. It always has some sort of berry, bananas, carrots, and spinach. I make it in my food processor and it makes about 25 oz of smoothie. I divide it up into the bottles and freeze them. She gets a smoothie every morning with breakfast. We are a vegetarian family but even still it is hard to get my 2 year old to get veggies. It keeps her very regular too!

I've never made a huge batch like this. Do you defrost it in the fridge each day? Also how's the consistency?

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