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[–] [email protected] 7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (7 children)

"Today the children pretended to eat the vegetables and say "yumm!"" You know what daycare, I will give you 500 bucks if that was actually the case! Given i watched tinyest pick out a fleck of zucchini from a casserole and when I asked him if he was gonna eat it he looked me dead in the eyes and said "Nooo".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

They will eat anything at daycare and love it. You could make exactly the same recipe at home and they hate it. Welcome to the art of hiding vegetables.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I was really lucky, Miss Seagoon was pretty easy, only when older she developed likes and dislikes. No capsicum, no pumpkin and no no onion. I solved it by first, not making any drama at all if she didn't want something, she could leave it on her plate. And then when older letting her serve herself, that way there were no arguments

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

My kid was the same. Ate every vegetable. Still eats every vegetable except spring onion. From a very early age, around the table, we discussed the benefits of each veg (every veg is a Super food) and the fact vegetables give you good poo poos. Never had to hide them. Never separate meals.

I had a more tough love approach. You don't have to eat them but you'll go to bed hungry. Was that bullying? Probably yes. Does my kid have a problem with food? Not in the slightest.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Tbh zucchini is a low tier vegie.

(I planted it because it makes a lot of food.)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You take that back! Zucchinis are one of the most versatile veg out there. And delicious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Idk I found them watery and tasteless, only really good as filler in a slice or meatloaf. I prefer pumpkin, spinach, carrots, broccoli, any of that.

I just wanted a crop I wouldn’t screw up and a lot of veg to give

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Zucchini lasagne, zucchini boats, zucchini slice. Can't live without them. Love em.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago

Zucchini slice is the best.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Wash your mouth out with soap!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

No thanks, I don’t like coriander either 🧼πŸ₯¬

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

Yep. Feels. Inserting vegetables into small kids is a thankless task. Thank god(s) for meatloaf - and a food processor for pureeing suspicious items into unidentifiable goo. I am eternally grateful that homemade tomato sauce also contains an adequate quantity of vegetables.

Both my boys went through a 'vegetables are poisonous' stage, which was mercifully brief but hoo boy it was hard to cope with at the time!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Combine zucchini and bacon and you have food of the gods

Edit: and chargrilled or bbqd after soaking in seasoned olive oil

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

I think the only reason my kid eats vegetables now is from peer group pressure at childcare, lol. No idea how they got the other kids there to eat them, though

I also became an expert at hiding extra veggies in things like bolognaise sauce