4 year old refuses to eat veg!!! :(

cheeswright

hi - we had some of my friends kids round a couple of weeks ago - and i'm a bit numb about remembering who eats what - so I didnt bother - they just looked sideways at the asparagus untill i told them it made their pee smell funny - beetroot and bean salad - well red poops and farting competitions later ! all scarfed down with some rummaging in cupboards for other chemical wonders ! sometimes its good for you isnt the right approach
although you should have seen t heir parents faces

sunshinejoclaire

cheeswright that is awesome - i'm ging to remember those for when I have kids

radiohelen

cheeswright wrote: »

they just looked sideways at the asparagus untill i told them it made their pee smell funny - beetroot and bean salad - well red poops and farting competitions later !

Love this :rotfl:

Asparagus wee is one of the joys of life! Love it when my lo has aparagus and dippy egg.
First time he had beetroot, well my husbands face was a picture for that nappy! If you eat enough your wee goes pink..... that has to work with any kid doesn't it?

jcr16

My older kids went through a phase of hating veg ( the love fruit tho) anyway we didn't make a fuss. every meal veg was served. all we asked was they at least try it, even if it was the smallest of bite . ( my son would often just lick it,lol) Anyway it is now paying off my son is 4 and daughter is 6 and they eat it. they may not always like it, but they eat it without saying anything. My daughter has now decided she hates roast pot's. made me laugh couple weeks back she swapped her 1 roast for about 10 sprouts just so she didn't have to eat it. so she really must dislike roasties,lol.

My youngest son 21m is going through a phase of eating really picky with everything apart from fruit and cheese . so were doing the same with him as what we did with the older 2 and hoping he will naturally come out of the phase.

loshypops

wow lots of responses since i last logged in!!!!!!!

I'm pleased to say a little someone has been happily ticking into veg without knowing it was hidden inside his lasagne wwwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooo!!!!

its his new favorite food 'its yummy ' & 'can i have for tea what we had last time??'

Thanks everyone! x

jinky67

My evil side says stuff the veg, fill him up with sugar so mummy has to deal with him hyper:D:D

But its great that he has been eating it, even if he doesnt know:T:rotfl:

loshypops

lol @ jinky67 - this is very tempting!!!! and has been done on more than a few occasions!

Ladyhawk

Other people have suggested growing things - but it sounds like your dog will get there first. So how about growing them on your windowsill? Salad leaves are so easy on window sills as are the dwarf tomato plants.

Try mashed up butternut as well which is lovely and sweet.

And how about just not having any sweet snacks at home, so when he pesters you for snacks you can say that the only snacks you have are carrot batons or crunchy peppers? If he was really hungry he'd eat them.

loshypops

Ladyhawk wrote: »

Other people have suggested growing things - but it sounds like your dog will get there first. So how about growing them on your windowsill? Salad leaves are so easy on window sills as are the dwarf tomato plants.

Try mashed up butternut as well which is lovely and sweet.

And how about just not having any sweet snacks at home, so when he pesters you for snacks you can say that the only snacks you have are carrot batons or crunchy peppers? If he was really hungry he'd eat them.

Thanks Ladyhawk - i am planning on getting some seeds from wilkos today and getting some pots on the kitchen window sill - OH wants some HG chillis and i really fancy tomatos - will take LO along with me and let him pick a packet out

Gigervamp

Cress is a good one for kids to grow and if you save an egg shell from a boiled egg, you can draw a face on it, fill it with cotton wool, dampen it, then sprinkle the seeds on. When it grows, it will look like the egg face has hair.