| Most kids are finicky when it comes to eating | | | | My kids crave chicken potpie. Most potpies contain |
| green vegetables. They have their favorites and | | | | segments of potatoes, carrots, and green beans. |
| then there are the ones that they won't consume | | | | If you are making it from scratch, add a few |
| at any cost. If your little one won't even try | | | | baby broccoli florets to the vegetable mixture. |
| anything green, learn ideas to get them to eat it | | | | Once the vegetables soften and mix with the |
| and enjoy the flavor. Today, we'll be starting with | | | | chicken, and the cream soup the taste blends |
| broccoli. | | | | right in. You can add broccoli to a turkey or a |
| The quickest way to convince your child to eat | | | | beef potpie also. |
| broccoli is to add it to a dish that they already like. | | | | Offer broccoli as a snack. Many times, kids will |
| If your child has never tried broccoli, this will make | | | | snack on vegetables when they are raw and they |
| it easier still. The taste of the other foods will | | | | taste better to them that way. Set out a plate of |
| mask the taste of the broccoli. Broccoli doesn't | | | | broccoli with the stalks and a bowl of ranch |
| taste bad, but it does need some sprucing up to | | | | dressing. Ranch dressing on vegetables is tasty |
| taste better. | | | | and a convenient snack to munch on while |
| Combine broccoli to a dish of macaroni and | | | | watching television or doing homework. It fills |
| cheese. The majority of kids like to eat macaroni | | | | them up for the moment and there's no sugar in |
| and cheese. Steam a pot of broccoli until it is just | | | | it to ruin their dinner. If ranch dressing is not their |
| about done, but still very green. Once the | | | | thing, try cottage cheese, yogurt, or another |
| macaroni and cheese is ready stir the broccoli in. | | | | type of dressing. |
| Before you mix it, cut off the stalks. The tops | | | | Broccoli works well as a side dish with a sauce. |
| are easier to eat. Sometimes the stalks have | | | | Many times you see broccoli with a sauce, it is |
| hard parts that you could chew on for days and | | | | cheese sauce. Watch the fat content though. Use |
| they still wouldn't disappear. If you don't want to | | | | a low-fat cheese to melt on top or try |
| chop all of those stems, buy bags of broccoli that | | | | Velveeta® light cheese spread. Light salsa con |
| just contain the florets. | | | | queso (with cheese) is also an option for a sauce |
| Does your little one love hot dish? Add broccoli to | | | | topping. |
| your favorite casserole. Turn a cheesy chicken | | | | Broccoli is a great vegetable to eat. It can be |
| and rice hot dish into a cheesy chicken, broccoli, | | | | combined to any pasta dish or casserole, or used |
| and rice hot dish. A beef and noodle casserole | | | | as a side dish with a sauce for flavor. Getting |
| could get a touch of green with some broccoli | | | | your kids to appreciate broccoli is a challenge but |
| florets. Your kids will be so happy that they don't | | | | it can be done if you use their favorite foods as a |
| have to eat peas that they won't even care | | | | decoy. |
| about what's in the hot dish. | | | | |