Sunday, May 14, 2023

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Their Vegetables

I have a family of 4 kids.  Adding my hubby, helper and my parents who live downstairs, there are 9 people to cook for.  My mum can't eat too much beans cos of her rheumatoid arthritis, and my kids generally do not eat enough vegetables or whole grains. Here are some recip GGes which I have found, are healthy, tasty, cheap and easy to cook, and - my test of success - my kids all willingly eat the vegetables that are sneakily hidden in them :)

Lunch/Dinner
Salmon miso soup with tofu, cabbage and enoki mushrooms, eaten with fluffy white rice
Japanese curry pork cubes with potatoes, carrots and lots of onions, eaten with fluffy white rice
Haidilao hotpot soup packet cooked with shabu shabu pork, cabbage, enoki mushrooms and tofu
Fried rice with assortment of meat and vegetables
Stir fried aglio olio spaghetti with chicken and vegetables and herbs
Stir fried tahini noodles with vegetables and mushrooms or tofu (I can try with peanut butter next time)
Chicken honeydew soup with rice
Chicken noodle soup or chicken macaroni soup (really wholesome tasting, with celery, carrots and onions)
Blue moon organic brown rice (a yummy complement to anything)
Shanghai pork rib noodles
Spaghetti bolognese with vegetables
Beef/pork chilli with lots of kidney beans, tofu and vegetables
Baked cauliflower and carrots (can add in sweet potatoes and beetroots too!)
Cauliflower soup 
Pumpkin soup
Tomato bisque soup 
Chicken cashew vegetable stir fry


To try - 
Sushi rice with cut up shrimp, avocado and/or cucumbers
Dahl dish 
Butter chicken (so yummy)
Kimchi tofu soup (my friend said she cooks it and she loves it)
Salmon pineapple fried rice (can add cheese too for added lusciousness)
A friend told me to try to add tomato sauce with cheese for any fried rice, is a hit with kids and tastes like baked rice 

As breakfast or snack
Boiled sweet potatoes, cut up, on wholemeal or any bread, with mayonnaise or dressing on top
Cooked oatmeal with dates and brown sugar
Bread or croissant with cheese and cut onions and tomatoes
Cornflakes with milk and fruit (if short of time, which is often)
Date, banana, nut milk smoothie
Blueberry muffins

To try - 
Refried beans or medames beans with spices, with a fried sunny side up egg, chopped onions and tomatoes, served with wholemeal bread