ace way to get kids eating

tiredwithtwins

aha.......the 'cunning ways to hide food' thread, eh??? lol....
my contribution is;
to the kids its a ketchup sandwich.....
in reality its smoked mackerel mashed up with ketchup
spread it thickly on crusty bread and voila!

gizwal

Must besomething wrong with my teenage son-he likes every veg available[except peas!] and also eats all kinds of fruit[except pinapple],when he was a toddler he went through a long phase of only eating toast now he will eat anything!The only thing we disguised was when DD was younger and realised what `lamb` was[eerrr lamb?]she wouldn`t eat it so we called it ham and it went down a treat!
luv giz

katie_jane_2

haha i remember my mum calling rabbit stew strong chicken to get us eating it.
katex

taplady

Rachie_B wrote:

taplady will he try drinking smoothies???

will he eat a veggie version of a bolognese / shepherds pie / chilli etc

if so puree some veggies into the sauce

wouldn't touch veggie food! have got a smoothie in the fridge so will try him on it (hopefully:rolleyes: )

taplady

Shez wrote:

cant get my son to eat vegetables, always says, dont like that - how do they if they havent tried it???? apart from good old Sportacus in Lazytown (love that - god he's really fit!) he seems to be eating lots of apples lately!!

my other son is now 21, but he never ate veg, he's a big straping bloke now, and he is now starting to get more adventurous with veg, wont eat anything with onions in it, unless i cleverly disguise it!!! ha ha - will eat them in soup as they are blended!
make you laugh eh!

At least theres hope for the future then!;)

fannyadams

katie_jane wrote:

haha i remember my mum calling rabbit stew strong chicken to get us eating it.
katex

reminds me of the time that we were at Da's and they'd cooked Pheasants for dinner. (road kill cafe - you kill 'em we grill 'em)
DS#1 asked what it was and qucik as a flash dad said "chicken",
"doesn't taste like it" says DS#1
"it's ethnic chicken" says Da'
"Oh OK" says DS#1 and ate it all up.
From then on when we go to eat at theirs and there's something different or new we usually ask "is it ethnic chicken da'?"

Shez

i have trouble trying to get my kids not only to eat veggies but meat also - port, beef and lamb, they eat chicken no problem, maybe its because the others it harder to chew - does everyone else have this problem?

SueRob_2

I have 4 kids & all went through a fussy stage as teenagers, they all grew out of it & all will eat almost anything now.
When they were younger I was a cruel mum & starved them into eating properly.
Sue

katie_jane_2

i have 3 kids under 5 as did my mum (im eldest) anway i often remember my youngest brother complaining that we didnt eat properly as we had home cooked food every day with a pudding when all his mates had "normal" food eg burgers /nuggets and chips followed by choc ice!he did grow out of this and now eats properly with a smile..........but he is 24 nearly!
katex

full-time-mum

Love the superhero idea - I'm sure it would work for Teletubbies, Tweenies, Noddy etc for younger children too.

I grate vegetables, carrot, swede, sweet potato, butternut squash etc into bolognese sauce.

Another favorite is what my mother used to call 'pile-up'. It is basically mince, rice and veg all mixed up.
Chop the veg into small cubes (size dependant on how fussy your child is)

Put on rice to cook
Brown mince and onions in large saucepan
Add chopped root vegetables
Add stock (Optoinal - tin of chopped tomatoes, use value version, liquidise if kids really fussy)
Simmer until cooked
Add frozen peas and sweetcorn
Add tin of baked beans - value ones are fine for this recipie
Simmer until heated through
Drain rice and mix with meat and veg
Pile onto plates

You can add any veg you think you can get away with, a stock cube or teaspoon of marmite, herbs etc The main aim is to find a taste which works for your child's taste buds. I guess you could spice it up if they are into curry and chile.

Not promising it will be a hit with all families but works for us.

I think my mum invented this to use up left-over sunday joint as we had it on Mondays or Tuesdays and I remember her mincing meat and it would explain the baked beans - extra protien.

You could start with just the veg that they will eat (say peas and carrots) and then gradually add other vegetables once they have got used to the idea - hopefully they won't notice.

Perhaps you could call it PC Plum's traffic pile up or Dot Man's dotty dish!?!?