Comments on: Help! My Kids Don’t Eat Enough Fruits and Veggies!

By: Empty Calories vs Zero Calories | Babylicious

Empty Calories vs Zero Calories | Babylicious — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:48:26 +0000

[...] reading a blog called Little Stomaks to get ideas – there’s an interesting post there with tips for parents to get their kids to eat more fruits and veggies. Currently, Gavin doesn’t eat veggies and he only eats fresh mangoes and pears, although [...]

By: L

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:11:33 +0000

I think #1 holds true because I have never struggled with my children on eating their fruits and veggies. The oldest one loves raw tomatoes and when he asks for seconds he always gets a second helping of salad with the entree. My second son loves sweeter fruits like bananas, dates and pears. He enjoys tomatoes because of the influence of his brother. I love Braeburn apples and my toddler almost always eats half of my plate of sliced apples. I ate a lot of fresh fruits and veggies when I was pregnant with them, but then again that’s how I was raised.

By: Dominique

Dominique — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:05:53 +0000

I have two extreme cases at home. Elder boy will eat all(most) vegetables while younger boy doesn’t like vegetables. Younger one loves fruits while elder one hates them. It is easy to say to introduce F & V to them when they are young but at such an age where they are still quite resistant to eating BOTH fruit and vegetables I will give them Vit drops just in case.

By: Nile

Nile — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:21:45 +0000

I guess I had a good example when I was brought up, but for some reason my son did not pick up the same habit as both his father (my ex husband) and I bought a lot of fresh produce, even things from South and Latin America. However, we supplemented it with vitamins. Luis and I have been consistent despite no longer being married as we agree on a lot of things for Angel’s upbringing. We now ask him to at least try a bite of new foods before deciding to rule them out. So far that has been a success and he even asks for things like corn and apples.

So, I guess I can say that your suggestions are a must do.

By: Ayala Laufer-Cahana MD

Ayala Laufer-Cahana MD — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:40:06 +0000

Cathy, I have a quote for you:
“You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.” ~Franklin P. Jones

It’s sometimes frustrating how much patience you need, but it really will work out with time, and in the meantime it’s good to know that no healthy toddler starves himself.

Good luck!

By: cathy

cathy — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:41:41 +0000

Great suggestions! I have one child that loves fruits and vegetables and is quite adventurous in what she eats, and one that is not a fan of fruits and vegetables and is quite picky and timid in his food choices. It’s frustrating to serve a picky, stubborn eater! I use all of these suggestions daily to varying degrees. They definitely help in the big picture. My picky child does eat more fruits and vegetables because of taking these actions. He’s still picky, and given a choice he’ll still choose a carb or protein or something sugary over fruits and vegetables, but I do feel like we’re making some progress with him.