Any devious ideas for hiding veggies?

ashmit

I meant the big things... I always, always get the name the wrong way round

D&DD

Thanks so much for all your replies I made a shepherds pie today with the last of the potatoes from the garden and managed to get a whole swede in there I split it between the mash and the mince shhh.Its for dinner tomorrow so will report back with a cheer if they don't suss it out!I make muffins all the time but never even thought of stashing stuff in them.They eat carrotcake so will deffo be trying out the muffin disguise.I also have some mushrooms in the fridge so will have a go at the burgers too.My lot do love a burger been trying to get them to eat homemade with some success I've been using a bit of stuffing to flavour them with rather than breadcrumbs etc and its working,slowly I just love the inventiveness on this forum you lot are stars :T :T :T

Anne_Marie_2

Definitely soup. Bung in any veggies you want, if you need to puree it. And at the worst, add some cream/milk/white sauce to make it creamy.
My hubby is the worst for eating veg, but decided on a diet involving soup. I had to puree soup twice in small batches - anyone else in the world would have liked it chunky!

squeaky

Check out the MEGA Index too. In the Cooking section there are some threads listed under "fussy eaters" that have more ideas and tips. All well worth a read.

fudgit-budget

Hi there,
My first message - how exciting!! Anyway, My 4yr old and I make this recipe for CHOCOLATE AND COURGETTE cake, It's lovely, really moist and doesn't taste of courgettes!! (we found beetroot cake a bit "earthy tasting")

https://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/recipe.php?recipeid=414&catid=8

definately worth a go!
Cheers

Mr_Proctalgia

You have to play mind games - One of mine refused point blank to eat Mushrooms in any shape or form but he would eat Tinned Champignons, after a while he would eat "Fresh Champignons" prepared at home - Go figure; it beat us!!!

BargainAholic_2

My brother wouldn't eat salmon when he was younger unless we told him it was tuna!

crossleydd42

One simple way of getting kids to eat cauliflower/brocolli is to mix up a packet cheese sauce, pour over it and serve it up as part of a meal or as a meal in itself.

Also, if you make cottage pie or shepherds pie, slice and boil swede and potatoes, then mash them up together and put on top.

Also, mix strong'ish grated cheese with mashed potato and serve.

Penny-Pincher!!

You seem to be doing well anyway. A lot of kids dont like any veg. My DD will eat carrots, cabbage and peas-so normally base my veg around these. Although, I do do others, she will take a bite and say "dont like that!", but it doesnt bother me much a shses doing well with the other veg. I wouldnt worry to much TBH.

PP
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blue-kat

thanks will try the beetroot and choc muffins.

in the same vein, does anyone have any good recipes for hiding prunes?
if so, disguising prunes in a 'treat food' might would be a good way to increase fibre in younger son's diet
TIA.

my kids only eat fairly limited range of veggies, but I insist that they at least have big portions of plain cooked or cut carrots, peas, sweetcorn, broc, carrots... and they've accepted it and polish them off with relish. :rotfl:

Ditto fruit. YS is very faddy eater, but will eat a whole punnet of raspberries. Expensive but much better for him than chocolate biscuits etc.
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Katya