How To Convince Kids To Eat Salad

 

Back in our childhood days, many if not all were always reminded by parents to eat veggies to stay strong and healthy.

Needles to say, although veggies are a great benefit to ones health, it actually doesn't always taste as good as those of fruits. Regarding the taste, this will be up to the person eating the vegetable.

We already know that eating vegetables bring about many benefits. Equipped with vitamins and minerals, vegetables are a must eat and should always be added in our daily meal. They also vary in texture and color.


Although there are many good supplements which provide these essential vitamins and minerals, we know that nature tends to provide what we need in just the right amounts and combinations that our body can easily digest. With this in mind, it is important to train your kids to eat vegetables. The main question however is how you can go about making your children eat vegetables.

A good approach is to prepare vegetables that are easy to eat and with sweet taste then eventually try to add bit and pieces of other vegetables on the meal. You can try putting sugar on your meal or add squash. You might saute carrots in butter and other flavors such as garlic and, which modifies the taste and makes them more palatable. You can opt for cauliflowers or broccoli since these vegetables are palatable for children when sauted or cooked with various sauces. If you're looking to hide the not-so-good taste of the vegetable, you can simply opt for these styles of cooking..

A lot of vegetables however taste better when they are left as they are and not cooked. There's probably a reason how these vegetables taste how they are. The tomato is one of the many vegetables that tastes really good without being cooked which you can simply eat right from the garden. In addition, you can also nibble on carrots right after picking from the garden since they are sweet and actually taste really great. However, this is not the case with regards to root crop veggies such as turnips and rutabagas.

In the same manner as potatoes and squash, these vegetables can be prepared by adding seasonings and sauteing for a better taste.

Having to boil a vegetable lessens its nutrient as well as vitamin content and not to mention it degrades the taste. All the while if you saute your vegetable you'll be preserving its natural taste as well as all the essential benefits you can get from the vegetable. You can also have a better taste if you prepare your vegetables Al Dente style or half cooked.

Compared to all other foods, vegetables remain the best since they posses the most nutrient, mineral and vitamin content. Kids don't always like vegetables due to their unlikely taste however if you can mask the taste with a taste that they love then you'll sure to feed them with any vegetable. Through this, you'll be able to guarantee your child's' healthy well being.