JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Here in Florida enjoying the very warm weather today and still counting down the days (7!?) to the Raw Vacation in North Carolina next week.
The Giveaway
How perfect that this week’s giveaway is from a book a mom lovingly made for kids… to trick/win/get them into loving their veggies. Click HERE for a full book review and some of the ridiculously cute pictures.
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That’s it!
xxo Eva
I hide things in everything. She loves the raw brownies when I put ‘frosting’ on them, new ketchup she makes, put the same color in things.
Rules for entry:
1/ Post your answer to the following question below: What do you (or would you) offer to possibly trick kids into treating their bodies to some raw food?
If you hurry and eat this…………we’ll go to Barnes & Noble and you can read all the books you want. Promise! So far it works…………..Joz
The best example of deceiving children into eating better is Jessica Seinfield’s book, Deceptively Delicious.
She purees vegetables and sneaks them into similar-colored foods that her kids actually like. For example, cauliflower puree in scrambled eggs, beet puree in chocolate cake, butternut squash puree in mac and cheese.
I really prefer to be honest w/my kids and educate them. The best way I’ve found to encourage raw food is one of two ways..decorate it really cutesy like fun shapes and faces (like at http://thehappyrawkitchen.blogspot.com/search/label/Halloween) or really the most effective way is to just eat it myself and openly enjoy it (lots of MMMmmm’s as I’m eating) and not offer to share any. Then they come running with their forks!
I’ve been successful in getting kids to eat healthy dishes by making it fun, and by educating them. So that they know what they’re eating and get into the habit of eating well.
One example is to create a fun-looking dish. I might cut veggies to make an animal or funny face. And the kids have fun eating it piece by piece. And then they begin making their own “scupltures” too.
Another example is by teaching them about other cultures. A “French” dish was the most popular way to get them to eat the latest meal I made. I taught them a little bit of history. And we had to try and speak French while eating together, too. “Oui, oui. j’aime des carottes!” (Yes, yes, I like carrots!) That was a big hit!
First off I would start with cookies and sweets because I haven’t found anyone that doesn’t like them and go from there. So many good recipes now!
Enjoy! So glad your mom was okay!
kids like to eat what they create. depending on their age, let them push the buttons on the food processor, blender or juicer, let them stir, pour in ingredients, peel, chop, spread, etc. my nephew was over the other day spreading red pepper wraps on teflex sheets the other day and was so excited! he tasted everything we made in the kitchen and like most of it. had he not been in the kitchen, he probably wouldn’t have either tasted it or liked it!
I spend some time making talking in general about how much I like the raw food. I don’t offer them any and when it comes time to eat it I make lots of yummy noises about how great it is. I never offer it, but make them ask for it. So far they always ask.
Yes, sweets are the gateway … I don’t try to trick – when I make raw pudding or “ice cream,” my little son tussles with me over eating it out of the Vita-Mix! And since he likes making things with machines, using the Champion for juice or nut butter is usually a hit.
I put shredded carrots in spaghetti and my daughter doesn’t even know it is in there.
My son is starting to become intersted in superheros. I make raw popcicles so I call them “Spiderman popcicles” which has worked. He also likes smoothies. The next time I make a green smoothie I’ll have to call it “The Hulk Drink” Lol.
I own the book already. I haven’t tried the recipes yet, but it is a very fun book to look through.
I love to let kids play with their food. With raw foods we get to enjoy playing with it, too. Get your hands into mixing the raw alfredo sauce into the zucchini and squash pasta noodles and kids love to eat trees (broccoli). Just make it fun.
I let my 2 year old daughter run around a lot and do outdoor activities so she gets really thursty
Then I give her a fruit or vegetable juice or a smoothie, and she just loves it! She even asks for more.
I would try to get my daughter to eat raw food (she’s still a baby at the moment!) by opening eating it in front of her and hoping she would be interested in what I’m eating.