Comments on: Veg out http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/ Dada, bring my beer in the living room Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:49:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: vladka http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/comment-page-1/#comment-30119 vladka Sun, 25 May 2008 20:02:42 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/#comment-30119 <p>Molly, they can find the balance themselves. When my three-year-old opens the freezer, he's looking for frozen peas. He seriously loves them. On the other hand, the moment he sees chocolate...:) We all know that. I do consider myself lucky that my child eats fruit and veg. It's a good start. When he reaches puberty, he'll probably prefer macdonald's to mom's dinner though. Now he eats frozen peas, raw potatoes, and raw pizza dough, what a wonderful child;)</p> Molly, they can find the balance themselves. When my three-year-old opens the freezer, he’s looking for frozen peas. He seriously loves them. On the other hand, the moment he sees chocolate…:) We all know that. I do consider myself lucky that my child eats fruit and veg. It’s a good start. When he reaches puberty, he’ll probably prefer macdonald’s to mom’s dinner though. Now he eats frozen peas, raw potatoes, and raw pizza dough, what a wonderful child;)

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/comment-page-1/#comment-30029 mamster Fri, 23 May 2008 23:25:53 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/#comment-30029 <p>Molly, mackerel is Iris's favorite fish, period. She would probably choose it over steak.</p> Molly, mackerel is Iris’s favorite fish, period. She would probably choose it over steak.

]]> By: Molly http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/comment-page-1/#comment-30016 Molly Fri, 23 May 2008 22:03:52 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/#comment-30016 <p>My 3 1/2 year old eats almost anything -- "NO, I don't want a cream puff, I want MORE MACKEREL!" Direct quote, last week. But he won't eat asparagus. Loves mushrooms, kalamata olives, anchovies, lemons. But carrots, sweet potatoes, peas ... eh. Personally, I think it's evolutionary: kids are supposed to grow. Veggies have, on average, 7 calories per serving. Does the celery-loving child make it do adulthood? You do the math.</p> My 3 1/2 year old eats almost anything — “NO, I don’t want a cream puff, I want MORE MACKEREL!” Direct quote, last week. But he won’t eat asparagus. Loves mushrooms, kalamata olives, anchovies, lemons. But carrots, sweet potatoes, peas … eh. Personally, I think it’s evolutionary: kids are supposed to grow. Veggies have, on average, 7 calories per serving. Does the celery-loving child make it do adulthood? You do the math.

]]> By: Dana http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/comment-page-1/#comment-29964 Dana Fri, 23 May 2008 02:54:41 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/#comment-29964 <p>My sisters and I used to fight over who got to finish the salad as kids, and often asked for vegi laden "salad sandwiches" instead of peanut butter and jelly. I guess we were weird. </p> <p>On the other hand, my husband didn't eat anything green until he decided to turn vegetarian in college (to maintain cyclist race weight.) </p> <p>I have had a few too many moments of fear that my kids won't eat anything interesting because, "daddy doesn't", and I'll be alone in a life full of mac and cheese, pepperoni pizza, nachos, and spaghetti. Oh the horror.</p> My sisters and I used to fight over who got to finish the salad as kids, and often asked for vegi laden “salad sandwiches” instead of peanut butter and jelly. I guess we were weird.

On the other hand, my husband didn’t eat anything green until he decided to turn vegetarian in college (to maintain cyclist race weight.)

I have had a few too many moments of fear that my kids won’t eat anything interesting because, “daddy doesn’t”, and I’ll be alone in a life full of mac and cheese, pepperoni pizza, nachos, and spaghetti. Oh the horror.

]]> By: matt wright http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/comment-page-1/#comment-29962 matt wright Fri, 23 May 2008 02:01:08 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/#comment-29962 <p>The Scots like to hide those in batter..</p> The Scots like to hide those in batter..

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/comment-page-1/#comment-29927 mamster Thu, 22 May 2008 14:21:36 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/#comment-29927 <p>I want to write a parody book about hiding Snickers bars in broccoli.</p> I want to write a parody book about hiding Snickers bars in broccoli.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/comment-page-1/#comment-29926 Wendy Thu, 22 May 2008 14:08:43 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/#comment-29926 <p>It was so, so hard to resist recommending The Sneaky Chef and Deceptively Delicious in the comments. I would have done it very earnestly, under a pseudonym.</p> It was so, so hard to resist recommending The Sneaky Chef and Deceptively Delicious in the comments. I would have done it very earnestly, under a pseudonym.

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/comment-page-1/#comment-29925 mamster Thu, 22 May 2008 14:08:41 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/#comment-29925 <p>Heather, I would choose pizza, but with numerous toppings including the vegetable ones.</p> <p>Matt, I'll bet somewhere out there a chef is reading your comment and thinking, "Hmm...stuffed penne." She is pulling out her pastry bag and will christen the menu item "baby manicotti."</p> Heather, I would choose pizza, but with numerous toppings including the vegetable ones.

Matt, I’ll bet somewhere out there a chef is reading your comment and thinking, “Hmm…stuffed penne.” She is pulling out her pastry bag and will christen the menu item “baby manicotti.”

]]> By: heather http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/comment-page-1/#comment-29882 heather Thu, 22 May 2008 01:37:30 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/#comment-29882 <p>i've always loved me some veg...when it was my birthday, and i could choose aaaanything for dinner on the whoooole planet...i chose lima beans. seriously.</p> i’ve always loved me some veg…when it was my birthday, and i could choose aaaanything for dinner on the whoooole planet…i chose lima beans. seriously.

]]> By: matt wright http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/comment-page-1/#comment-29849 matt wright Wed, 21 May 2008 21:19:59 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2008/05/21/veg-out/#comment-29849 <p>I feel your pain! Butter, olive oil, or parmesan are the key to making anything taste better for Drake, our kid of 17months.</p> <p>Veggies are hit and miss. One day he would eat a big plate of green beans, the next day he would flick them off his high chair.. </p> <p>We, like most parents, developed some strategies.. He loves pasta. So we started to give him penne. What is brilliant here is that we have been able to stuff each penne with just about any vegetabale we care to give him, and he chomps it straight down. Good show! It is bloody tedious stuffing little penne, but kinda amusing to see what we can get him to eat!</p> <p>Another trick for us is to grate a bunch of different vegetables into a basic tomato pasta sauce. That has been a great way to get vegetables into him too.</p> <p>I have never used so much butter in my cooking, and I blame the tons of extra flavor on Drake.. Thanks mate, lets you are a picky vegetable eater for a while!!!</p> I feel your pain! Butter, olive oil, or parmesan are the key to making anything taste better for Drake, our kid of 17months.

Veggies are hit and miss. One day he would eat a big plate of green beans, the next day he would flick them off his high chair..

We, like most parents, developed some strategies.. He loves pasta. So we started to give him penne. What is brilliant here is that we have been able to stuff each penne with just about any vegetabale we care to give him, and he chomps it straight down. Good show! It is bloody tedious stuffing little penne, but kinda amusing to see what we can get him to eat!

Another trick for us is to grate a bunch of different vegetables into a basic tomato pasta sauce. That has been a great way to get vegetables into him too.

I have never used so much butter in my cooking, and I blame the tons of extra flavor on Drake.. Thanks mate, lets you are a picky vegetable eater for a while!!!

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