I may have been packing lunches instead of showering, when I thought of this.
We did this ‘baby led weening’ stuff and, for a while, the sprogs would reach for the broccoli and other veggies. However, as soon as they were exposed to chicken dippers by the grand parents, all bets were off. To be fair, it wasn’t just them - society as a whole is not geared to providing nutritional meals to youngsters. We, of course, try to present them with balanced meals and sometimes they’ll grudgingly eat some of their veggies, but it feels like a loosing battle.
It gets a lot better if they are in kindergarten. Peer pressure is wild and all it takes is one kid to eat something and they will all.
So funny I read this post right after my 3yo dishes l ate all her broccoli, her brothers broccoli, and seconds on… broccoli. Didn’t finish her rice, though.
I think she might actually like fruits and veggies?
That said, I think a good trick is to style the performative foods as Japanese bento style because kids are kinda easily swayed by look and feel of food, so if it’s cute or cool they are more likely to eat it. We’re planning on doing that anyway, mostly cause my wife was raised in Japan where that was common.
Another thing to keep in mind is parents are often the role models, so liking or disliking things will matter. If you hate fruits and veggies, they’ll notice.
I think she might actually like fruits and veggies?
IT’S A TRAP
THEY’RE LURING YOU INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY
AFTER A MONTH THE VEGGIES HIT THE FLOOR
More seriously, you have a great take on it and I genuinely hope it lasts! My kids’ tastes seem to drastically shift over time. For a week one will eat nothing but carrots and quinoi, then (once you’ve amply stocked up on both) they won’t touch them. But YMMV.
Fruits are generally easier. My youngest would devour an entire cantaloupe in one sitting if we let him.
Man, who packs their kid’s lunch in the shower
Anyway, just shows I don’t have what it takes to be a parent
When I was a kid I lived in the Caribbean where all the kids ate their veggies.
Deep fried.
Can’t have teachers label you as a bad parent for not feeding your kids healthy snacks like fruits and veggies.
Everyone judges parents so hard.
Who’s got money to throw away? You pack what they’ll eat for school, force them to eat better when you share meals at home. At least you can usually get a kid to eat some kind of fruit at lunch.
The applesauce packs with ground up veggies hide the flavor decently enough.
