Things Kids Say At The Dinner Table And How To Survive Them Slideshow
I hate broccoli.
Show your picky eater just how fun dinnertime can be when broccoli is on the table. Whether you make up a story about them being "giants" and the broccoli being "tiny trees" for their bellies, or pull together this delicious recipe for Broccoli Cheese Nuggets, keep introducing greens to your kids and encourage them to taste them.
Get your kids to give broccoli a try with our recipe for Broccoli Cheese Nuggets.
It's too spicy.
Whether it's Mexican, Thai, Indian, or spicy chicken burgers, lots of parents like a bit of spice to their dinners, while some kids seem to have an oversensitivity to it. While it's always important to ensure you're feeding your kids food that isn't too spicy for their tongues, try serving up slightly spicy meals with a big glass of this cooling Nutella Milk for your kids.
I want mac and cheese!!!
If you've got kids who'd eat mac and cheese — and nothing but mac and cheese — all the time, try serving it for dinner as small side dish, and bulking it up with this veggie-licious recipe for Mac and Greens.
Get the recipe for super scrumptious Mac and Greens.
I hate tofu!
My kids are always telling me they don't like tofu, but serving it in small bites with the proper seasoning dramatically changes the look, taste, and texture of this soy product. Make it even more fun by cooking tofu into lego shapes. Try out tofu on your kiddos with our fun recipe for Tofu Lego Bites.
Ewwww! It's too crunchy!
It seems there's something unpalatable to kids about the crunchy texture of veggies mixed into recipes. One of the best ways I've discovered to entice picky kids to crunch their munchies is to create a colorful stir-fry, mixing noodles with veggies. The noodles create a great vehicle for veggies, mixing everything in a fork-able heap while masking some of the flavor and texture of the crunchy stuff.
Get your kids to crunch their veggies with our recipe for Creamy Garlic Udon Noodles.
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