My 4yo has decided broccoli, peas, spinach, literally anything green is basically poison. We've tried the usual stuff - dipping sauce, mixing it in, calling it "dinosaur food" whatever. His 7yo sister will eat anything but this one? Nope. Thinking about just accepting we're gonna have a scurvy situation here. Is this a phase or am I doomed to sneak veggies into everything forever?
Have you tried letting him help grow them or cook with them? Sometimes when kids are involved in the process they're more willing to try it.
My pediatrician said as long as he's getting fruit and other nutrients don't force the green thing. Eventually he'll try it when he sees other people eating it.
Yeah my 5yo is the same way. We started mixing veggies into other stuff like pasta sauce or ground beef. Can't taste them that way but he's still eating them.
What happens if you just put it on his plate without making a big deal about it? Sometimes the battle over eating something makes kids dig in their heels more.
Don't stress too much about the green thing. Kids' palates change. Mine hated everything for two years and now he eats broccoli no problem. Probably just a phase.
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Four year olds are basically tiny dictators about food. Hang in there. By 8 or 9 they usually realize their rules are dumb.