How to Sneak Veggies into Your Kids’ Diet. Afraid your kids are gonna get scurvy if they
don’t start eating some veggies? Try sneaking the stuff into foods they love. You will need Time Ingenuity and a food processor. Step 1. Puree white beans and substitute them for
half the butter in your cookie recipes. Voila! Less fat and more fiber. Step 2. The next time you make kid-friendly meatloaf,
throw whatever vegetables you have on hand into the food processor and mix them in with
the chopped meat. Do the same with hamburgers and spaghetti
sauce. Research proves that kids don’t notice when
steamed broccoli and cauliflower are blended into pasta sauce. Step 3. Add pureed spinach, beets, or prunes to a
brownie or chocolate cake mix. For white and yellow cakes, use pureed carrots
or apples. Step 4. Bake a whole squash, mash it, and stir it
into your favorite mac ‘n’ cheese dish. Step 5. Add crunch to salad favorites like tuna and
chicken by mixing in shredded cabbage. Step 6. Mash and whip a ripe avocado until smooth
and use it in place of mayonnaise. Don’t give up on trying to get your kids
to eat their vegetables voluntarily. One study showed that children often have
to be shown a vegetable 10 to 15 times before they’ll try it. Step 7. Fortify mashed potatoes by blending in some
pureed cauliflower. Step 8. Fold pumpkin into your morning pancakes. Step 9. Sneak pureed carrots into a fruit smoothie. Step 10. Make muffins more nutritious by adding
grated zucchini and carrots. Did you know Mothers who eat fruits and vegetables
when they’re pregnant and then breastfeed boost their children’s chances of liking
those foods.