Isn’t this a fun idea? A ‘tasting game’ for kids – to introduce them to veggies and help them develop a taste for them. I think I missed that boat as far as my kids are concerned.
Last night I prepared yet another creative vegetable dish (this time fancy, roasted broccoli). No go. As they each, in turn, spit it out, made grotesque faces and sounds, I said, “Ok, go to the frig and find a vegetable you’ll eat.”
I think this ‘tasting game’ idea might work for younger kids. I even told my daughter about it: “I read an article that says you can develop a taste for veggies if you try them ten times.” Her response, “Mom, you’ve been giving me broccoli for ten years.”
Ugh. But I will keep trying. I have found a handful of veggie recipes that are pretty good. And one tricky thing is that when I tell them to go to the frig and find a veggie, they are eating vegetables. My son has added raw peppers to his (very short) list of acceptable vegetables and my daughter has added raw spinach to hers. That’s progress, right?