Ask Marilyn: How do I get my kids to eat their vegetables?
Q: How do I get my kids to eat their vegetables?
A: Initially, by means of subterfuge. Add grated or mashed vegetables to pizzas, casseroles, pasta sauce and soups. As you are doing this help get your children involved in planning, shopping and cooking so that they take more interest in the world of fresh produce. Research by the British Food Council shows that children are more willing to eat the food they have themselves chosen. So try taking your children to the supermarket with you to pick out their own fruits and vegetables. Children also love colour, so appeal to this by introducing multi-coloured varieties – red beetroot, orange sweet potatoes and squash, yellow peppers, courgettes, pink and green chard, white and lime green chicory. Show them that vegetables mean more than broccoli.