Madam Pince- Feel lucky, very, very lucky.

All kids really are different. My kids don’t even like all the same veggies (of the ones they’ll actually eat). I don’t cook differently for them and they see my husband and myself eating salad and veggies. I’m hoping they’ll grow to like more in the future but If I can add something to our food, why not. I know some of it has to do with texture. Both boys love raw carrots but won’t touch a cooked one. My oldest loves fresh broccoli steamed just a bit but does not like if it’s over cooked. He’ll eat it but not without complaint. It doesn’t apply just to veggies though which is why I think it’s a texture thing and that hopefully it will pass as they get older.

My toddler loves veggies but I figure that you can’t have too many. Plus I anticipate her getting to the picky stage and I want to be ready. I just bought this book and the new one from Jessica Seinfeld. I can hardly wait to get them and try it out. More veggies for the whole family– how can you go wrong?

I don’t understand kids not eating veggies. My daughter, now 26, ate dinner with her grandparents and me every night, and we always ate salads as well as fresh and frozen veggies. As soon as she was eating regular food, she ate them with us. Maybe because she saw us eating them … maybe because there were no other kids at the table (although she ate lunch at day care five days a week) … all I know is, Olivia always happily ate veggies (and still does). The only thing she ever refused was sweet potatoes — her papa offered her a spoonful at her second Thanksgiving, and she visibly recoiled!