Comments on: The Great Big Vegetable Challenge http://yucktoyum.com/the-great-big-vegetable-challenge/ Making dinner fun rather than a battle. By creating a happy experience kids will be more responsive to eating dinner and trying new foods. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:42:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: FLora Johnson http://yucktoyum.com/the-great-big-vegetable-challenge/#comment-70 FLora Johnson Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:12:19 +0000 http://yucktoyum.com/?p=34#comment-70 Thanks or the ideas; have five year old and is a vegetable hater apart from peas.. so this will help. Thanks or the ideas; have five year old and is a vegetable hater apart from peas.. so this will help.

]]> By: » Friday Favorites Part 2 - Women's Health Research News blog from IdeasForWomen.com http://yucktoyum.com/the-great-big-vegetable-challenge/#comment-49 » Friday Favorites Part 2 - Women's Health Research News blog from IdeasForWomen.com Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:24:22 +0000 http://yucktoyum.com/?p=34#comment-49 [...] Nicole is always coming up with ways to kids to eat things they wouldn’t normally (or at least I wouldn’t as a kid!) - now she tells us about The Great Big Vegetable Challenge! [...] […] Nicole is always coming up with ways to kids to eat things they wouldn’t normally (or at least I wouldn’t as a kid!) - now she tells us about The Great Big Vegetable Challenge! […]

]]> By: Nicole http://yucktoyum.com/the-great-big-vegetable-challenge/#comment-48 Nicole Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:46:50 +0000 http://yucktoyum.com/?p=34#comment-48 Thanks Sally Growing vegetables with kids is a great way of encouraging them to eat their greens. However, due to smaller backyards and busy commitments its difficult for mums and dads to grow their own vegetables these days. I did laugh when one mum told me how she grew beans to encourage her son to eat them and it worked. When the growing season was over, she would buy store beans and plant them and pretend they were still growing so her son would continue to eat them. I would like to find a few more farms where you can pick your own fruit or vegetables as this would be a great alternative as well as being a fun day out. Interestingly, there has been a rise of farmers markets in the last few years as people are trying to buy more locally. These markets are also fun to take the kids too and they can talk to the growers direct. Thanks Sally

Growing vegetables with kids is a great way of encouraging them to eat their greens. However, due to smaller backyards and busy commitments its difficult for mums and dads to grow their own vegetables these days.

I did laugh when one mum told me how she grew beans to encourage her son to eat them and it worked. When the growing season was over, she would buy store beans and plant them and pretend they were still growing so her son would continue to eat them.

I would like to find a few more farms where you can pick your own fruit or vegetables as this would be a great alternative as well as being a fun day out.

Interestingly, there has been a rise of farmers markets in the last few years as people are trying to buy more locally. These markets are also fun to take the kids too and they can talk to the growers direct.

]]> By: Sally http://yucktoyum.com/the-great-big-vegetable-challenge/#comment-42 Sally Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:10:58 +0000 http://yucktoyum.com/?p=34#comment-42 Great post. I was lucky enough to have parents and grandparents who grew vegetables when I was a child. They always made a point getting the kids involved from choosing the seeds to planting and tending to them as they grew. By the time they were ready to be harvested, we were eager to cook or eat them raw. I think many kids today really do miss out on the whole experience of fruit and vegetables as we now just go to a store and buy them. This is an excellent idea and one that any parent can try in an effort to encourage them to try different foods. Thanks for posting :) Great post.
I was lucky enough to have parents and grandparents who grew vegetables when I was a child.
They always made a point getting the kids involved from choosing the seeds to planting and tending to them as they grew.
By the time they were ready to be harvested, we were eager to cook or eat them raw.
I think many kids today really do miss out on the whole experience of fruit and vegetables as we now just go to a store and buy them.
This is an excellent idea and one that any parent can try in an effort to encourage them to try different foods.
Thanks for posting :)

]]> By: Nicole http://yucktoyum.com/the-great-big-vegetable-challenge/#comment-41 Nicole Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:28:28 +0000 http://yucktoyum.com/?p=34#comment-41 Hi Joy Thanks for stopping by. If you have a kid who doesn't like eating vegetables, I have a few more posts planned on successful tips to get them to eat 'their greens'. Hi Joy

Thanks for stopping by. If you have a kid who doesn’t like eating vegetables, I have a few more posts planned on successful tips to get them to eat ‘their greens’.

]]> By: Joy http://yucktoyum.com/the-great-big-vegetable-challenge/#comment-40 Joy Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:27:36 +0000 http://yucktoyum.com/?p=34#comment-40 I really like the idea of using the vegetable alphabets. That sounds like a fun way to get the kids to get excited about eating them. I really like the idea of using the vegetable alphabets. That sounds like a fun way to get the kids to get excited about eating them.

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