How do you prepare vegetables for your toddler?

DS has been a very picky eater for several months. He eats peas, edamame and Dr. Praeger's veggie pancakes. Sometimes he'll eat carrots, celery and potatoes that were cooked with pot roast or in a stew. He spits out most of the other vegetables I offer.

How can I get him to eat more vegetables? Do you sneak them into other things? How do you prepare the vegetables?

Re: How do you prepare vegetables for your toddler?

mine is 3...but i am a big believer in the nutrients of raw.

we don't have goldfish or pretzels. just fruits and veggies. baby carrots, celery sticks..i put sprinkles on them.

he loves ranch dressing. will dip lettuce, tomatoes, olives, and crutons into ranch.

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Re: How do you prepare vegetables for your toddler?

DS likes to snack on frozen peas.

I can get green beans, corn and "hot" peas in him also.

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My son LOVES broccoli- I would just boil it until mushy and let him chew on it. How about sweet potatoes? My son loves these as well.

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oh yeah, we were still making soups at that point.

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For broccoli I steam them, put them in the food processor so they're tiny tiny, and then I mix it in the mashed potatoes.....lol Otherwise, he'll spit it out.

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Re: How do you prepare vegetables for your toddler?

DD is awful with veggies she could live on fruit all day long if I let her..she eats sweet potato..baked with a bit of cinnamon...she loves Dr Praegers..I make spinach pie for her or quiches where I can hide broccoli and what not..she loves my soup so I make her a chicken soup with a ton of veggies in there and she'll eat them that way, but veggies are a contstant struggle for me!!

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I either steam my veggies or saute them. Once in a while I will grill them too.

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I steam my veggies plain and DD#1 and DD#2 both like them- but occasionally if they decides not to eat them I will make chicken broth (no sodium if in a crunch you can use low sodium chicken stock) and cook them in that and make a little chicken soup.

I don't like to get into giving a lot of "extras" but I know a lot of parents who use a tiny bit of ranch - or you could try melting a small amount of shredded cheese on top to entice them.

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I let DD dip them in ketchup or she won't eat them.