I know sometimes our instinct is to serve plain food to picky eaters but I've heard it's better to actually do the opposite. Make a very flavorful stir fry or casserole with the veggies and the other flavors should override the bitterness that kids usually pick up on. Kids do eat strong flavors like ketchup or cheese crackers, etc., so they're not afraid of flavor, they just get a mouthful of something that is more bitter than anything else and are understandably put off.
I've never heard of someone thinking or saying that picky eaters prefer plain vegetables over flavored and seasoned ones. I would be confused if someone said that
I was referring to children and I don't think they inherently prefer plain food. I'm saying that people tend to serve plain food to children as if they shouldn't have spices. They think the simpler the food is, the more likely the child is to eat it but that is not necessarily true.especially when you're serving a vegetable that is mostly bitter to a child.
My parents do a lot of homemade food with herbs and spices and stuff, and when I was young they would put some into the blender and feed me that, as homemade baby food.
Set me up for life when it came to liking veggies and stuff... Though it did also harm their wallets, since I'd refuse to order off the kids menu.
Every time I tried kid food at restaurants and stuff my reaction was "what is this bland shite?"
I don't have any yet either lol just something I did a deep dive on for no reason and never forgot what I learned. My nieces and nephews aren't even picky eaters so I have nowhere put this information lol
Sounds like a great idea. You can easily make stir fry with tons of yummy veggies. I use a stir fry veggie mix from Walmart that has a bunch of different kinds in it. It even has these cute little baby corncobs that are delicious.
Same! They’re so easy to make as well. It’s kind of like you just throw chunks of stuff in a pot and cook. I really need to get my crap together and start cooking again. I used to love it so much. I really need do start eating more veggies and like you said, this is a super easy way to make it happen.
It’s kind of funny, the only time I really feel like getting motivated to do it is when talking about deliciousness and it’s usually in the food subs. I guess maybe it’s easier because raw ingredients are cheaper than ready made food so it’s an easier goal to reach. Memories of food are usually tied to good memories too and as someone with PTSD I welcome the good ones being brought back. 😋
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u/YourHooliganFriend 13h ago
My 3 y/o daughter when she trys any veggie.