| You have made the decision to grow your own | | | | and let them pick out the veggies. Have them help |
| vegetables. It's a lifestyle and health choice. You | | | | plan and prepare the meals. Get them into their own |
| want the best for your family and there are no | | | | gardening project! |
| shortcuts on the way. Good for you!So now you've | | | | And for something really left field, try this sweets |
| got all these wonderful fresh vegetables growing in | | | | recipe.Vegetable FudgesI know it sounds really bad, |
| your garden how do you get the kids to eat them? | | | | but it's really good! It tastes like a veggie free zone, |
| We should be eating 5-9 servings of fruit and | | | | so if you really feel like you have to sneak it into |
| vegetables a day. Many adults don't get the full | | | | family and friends, do it with dessert!Different |
| servings required and you know the kids are getting | | | | vegetables and fruits can be used in this recipe to |
| a fraction of that.If you've got problems getting | | | | vary it. You can add apple; chocolate; carrot; |
| vegetables into the kids, try a few of these | | | | beetroot. Try your own varieties and see what |
| strategies...Start them young with a wide variety of | | | | happens.The base recipe is this:3 heaped tablespoons |
| tastes. If you get them between 2-4 years of age | | | | of butter |
| you're more likely to capture them for life. | | | | 2 cups sugar |
| Set a good example. If you snack on fruits and | | | | 1 x 400g can condensed milkPrepare a greased |
| veggies, then your children are more likely to follow | | | | square slice pan or dish. Heat the butter and sugar |
| your lead. | | | | very gently and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add |
| Try to prepare interesting after school or between | | | | half a cup of finely shredded fruit or vegetable, then |
| meal snacks. I used to prepare a selection of cut up | | | | add the condensed milk.Stir constantly and keep the |
| fruit, dried fruit, raw vegetables and two squares of | | | | heat low or your mixture will burn. After about 20 |
| chocolate. Okay, the chocolate always went first, but | | | | minutes your mixture will be bubbling throughout. If |
| then they moved on to the good stuff to fill up. | | | | you want to add chocolate at this stage, you can. Six |
| Keep mixing it up. Prepare new types of vegetables | | | | squares of cooking chocolate should be about right. |
| or prepare them in different ways. Let them try just | | | | Once it's completely blended throughout, pour into |
| a small bit. If they don't like it, fine. Just keep serving | | | | your dish and let it cool.Cut into squares and |
| the stuff up. | | | | enjoy!Don't despair, just keep trying. You know that |
| Never make your dinner table a battle ground. It's | | | | you're serving the best tasting vegetables on the |
| not worth it. If they are not forced to eat something | | | | planet when you grow them yourself organically. One |
| they hate, they are more likely to continue trying | | | | fine day, your children will reminisce about that...Judy |
| different foods. | | | | Williams ( aspires to become a fulltime earth mother |
| When all else fails, disguise it. Shred some carrot or | | | | goddess. This site acts as a primer for all vegetable |
| zucchini into pancakes or hash brown potatoes. Blend | | | | gardening aspects covering topics like how to build a |
| vegetables into soups, pasta sauces or on pizza. | | | | garden, nurture seedlings, container gardening and |
| Involve them in the process. Take them shopping | | | | composting. |