How To Love Your Vegetables
Ask the grown-ups to make tasty veg! Stir-fried with herbs and spices is more appetising than steamed or boiled. And this method of cooking retains more nutrients, so it’s win-win.
Try a little. Don’t refuse to eat them completely but just have a little. Your bodies need vegetables because of the vitamins, minerals and fibre they contain.
Ask if you can get involved in the making – whether it’s slicing mushrooms, or washing the spinach. You’re more likely to try them if you’re involved in their preparation.
Make hearty salads. Get involved with making salads, and be imaginative and creative. Make them as colourful as possible, becaseu they won’t only taste good - they’ll look good too.
ask the grown-ups to make the vegetables the star of the show, rather than the side show. They’re already the most colourful thing on the plate, so making them into a tasty dish will only enhance their star-status.
You choose. If you’re in the supermarket with your parent or carer, choose a vegetable you’d like to try. It might mean you have to look up a recipe, but if it’ll get you trying a new veg, it’s worth it.
Parents and carers - start early. Introduce vegetables as early as possible, and be consistent, even if/ when they start refusing them. and if they do start refusing, don’t pressure them, which can make mealtimes stressful, but keep trying.