May
14
2013

How to get a kid to eat vegetables

If there is one flaw in Ethan, it must be the fact that he doesn’t like fruits. Getting him to eat fruits is like forcing him to take poison. I’ve given up coaxing him to eat fruits. He doesn’t like juices as well but occasionally will gulp down a glass of freshly blended apple juice just so his Mommy won’t cry that all her efforts has gone to waste.

To balance things up, I have to make sure he eats his greens. Thank goodness he is still okay with vegetables so it’s still not the end of the world.

He loves his greens to be colorful and his favourite is this rainbow mixed vege with fishballs and anchovies. I alternate between french beans and broccoli or just dump in anything I can find in the fridge.
Colorful mixed vege

Rainbow mixed vegetables

Ethan does not fancy leafy vegetables though and the only one he’ll accept is spinach. So yeah, I cook a lot of that too. I think deep down my boy has Popeye’s blood >_<

Tags: home cooked

About the Author: Merryn Tan

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Jobless Girl May 14, 2013 at 9:47 am

Hmmm … look delicious and colourful!!

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henrytan May 14, 2013 at 9:56 am

hoho! popeye the sailorman!! for me, i will stick choose out those i dont like. =p like carrot! >.<

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  Merryn May 14, 2013 at 10:18 am
  
  Son, carrot is GOOD for your eyes! You have such huge eyes you better take good care of them :P
  
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suituapui May 14, 2013 at 10:44 am

Wah!!!! Cantik!!! Berwarna-warni!

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yan May 14, 2013 at 11:10 am

Carrot, French beans, corns are all my girls’ favourite veggies too. This dish looks colourful, I m sure all kids can’t resist to take veggie more by looking at it.

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Choi Yen May 14, 2013 at 1:40 pm

I’m blessed with a kid who LOVE vegetables!

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Ken May 14, 2013 at 1:59 pm

Both french beans and broccoli are my favorites too!

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eugene May 14, 2013 at 3:45 pm

I should have known 15 years ago,,,,,,aiseh man,,,,,,,,,,,,,

but thank God my boys now began to hantam,,vegi juga,, big one, i say to him eat vegi, can have good complexion,, kena kantoi,, so makan,,,,,,,second one, i say, can have good memories,, kena kantoi juga,, also makan,,hahahahhahaha

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vickylow May 14, 2013 at 5:14 pm

Very colorful dish. Mommy put in so much effort to make sure he take green.

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Andrew May 14, 2013 at 9:07 pm

That’s a colorful dish. My boy might be still young, but he loves vegetable from green leafy veges to bitter gourd.

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kianfai87 May 15, 2013 at 8:37 pm

if my mummy cook this for me, I would makan it too :D

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I am a mother to two boys; Ethan and Ayden and a wife to Darling William. I'm a stay at home mum who blogs to break the monotony of life and to avoid feeling jaded. Would love to get to know all the Super Mommies and Daddies and Babies or Singles out there with the hope that we can learn more from each other. Most of all, I am a happy person, and I hope YOU are too.