Took them to the farmers market and let them pick out whatever weird looking produce they wanted. They got some purple cauliflower and these tiny orange carrots. Roasted everything with a little olive oil and salt. They demolished the whole tray. Sometimes the trick is just letting them choose.
That's the move right there. When kids feel like they picked it out themselves, they're way more willing to actually try it. The farmers market hack is solid parenting.
Love this. My daughter is one year old so we're not there yet but I'm taking notes. Making them part of the process instead of just plating it up makes total sense.
This is gold. We took our kids to a farmers market and the same thing happened. They picked out these weird purple carrots and actually ate them because they picked them. It's not lying it's just smart parenting.
Did they end up liking the weird stuff or just eating it because they picked it out? I'm curious if it's actually the taste or the fact that they feel ownership.
This is genius and I'm definitely stealing it. Letting them own the choice makes such a difference instead of forcing the same old stuff on them. Purple cauliflower sounds like a win in my book.
Letting them have some control over what they eat makes such a difference. We're doing this with our 6 month old eventually. Right now everything is purees but I'm taking notes on the farmers market idea.
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This is the way. When my four kids help pick the food out they're invested in actually eating it. We've had better luck with vegetables from that one trip to the market than months of me telling them to eat their veggies.