Ideas for green veggies into a toddler?

[anna*]

i have a great simple recipe for mini meatloaves with just ground beef or turkey, an egg, seasoned breadcrumbs, and grated zucchini - bake in a cupcake tin, perfect little portions and always gobbled up.

Would love this, thank you!

anna
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[~Natalie~]

me too! 

[EllenS]

Uh, basically that is the recipe, I eyeball it.

For about a pound or a pound and a half of ground beef, you mix in one egg, grate in 1/2 to 1 medium zucchini or yellow squash (I like to make it nearly half and half) and about 1/2 to 1 cup of Italian seasoned breadcrumbs (or regular breadcrumbs + about a tsp of Italian herb seasoning) - depending on how wet it is.

Spray the cupcake tins lightly, fill just to the edge, top with ketchup if you like, but they are good without it too, and bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees.  Adult serving is 2.

[anna*]

Uh, basically that is the recipe, I eyeball it.

LOL!!    Thanks!

[~Jamie]

meat loaf and taco meat and meatballs are GREAT dishes to hide anything in! even if you have to puree it before you add it! that deceptively delicious book is all about how she purees all sorts of things -even wierd stuff like beets, she puts it in cake! wow! - and hides them in maine dishes and sauces. kiddos never know it's there b/c it's pureed. brilliant!
ds isn't too terribly picky or i'd pick up a copy myself..... ha! i might do it anyway!
you might try avacado though. ds LOVES the stuff! if he refuses anything i always keep one around so i can toss it at him! just serve it up out of the shell. it's packed full of good fats and nutrients!
don't know how old your lo is but with my ds alot of his veggies have to still be cooked super soft or he won't eat them.
good luck!

[anna*]

Stan really isn't all that picky but avocado is one thing he WONT eat LOL. I love the stuff myself. It's more me who has trouble coming up with ideas for varied, nutritious meals than him being picky.

anna
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[~Jamie]

:)ds isn't really picky either but i can't seem to get him to eat squash. well, he likes the winter squash -butternut i think -but that's it and i sure won't eat the stuff so we just kind of let that one go once he moved out of the puree stage! it is hard to come up with ideas for meals, especially when they don't particularly sound good to you.with me being pregnant right now it's been tough b/c sometimes nothing appeals to me! and i just kind of throw a smorgasbord of stuff on his tray.
me -it's A time i have a hard time with. it's like i forgot how to pretend or something! jeez, how do you forget how to play?? i did stick him on a blanket and pull him around the living room today b/c it was cold out. he liked that, for all of 2 minutes. then he was off again!
we tend to stick to broccoli alto! he loves the stuff. then after like 4 days i wake up and realize he might like some other kind of veggie. i can't wait til he has more teeth! i want to see what he thinks of cabbage!i love the stuff raw! it's all sweet and crispy! yum!

[waffler]

We cook a lot of fried rice, and put veggies in it (grated so they are teeny tiny) and she'll eat it. But she will not eat veggies on their own. I try now to say "you need to do three mouthfuls" or "just try it" as she's older now and kinda gets it, but I try not to get too hung up on it.... easier said than done!

[mum101]

Rory eats frozen peas for a snack.
Also we add peas or baby spinach leaves to mini pizzas. Lots of vegie content can go on them. 

[~Jamie]

ooooo! i like the grated veggie idea.
that's genious!

[mum101]

Uh, basically that is the recipe, I eyeball it.

For about a pound or a pound and a half of ground beef, you mix in one egg, grate in 1/2 to 1 medium zucchini or yellow squash (I like to make it nearly half and half) and about 1/2 to 1 cup of Italian seasoned breadcrumbs (or regular breadcrumbs + about a tsp of Italian herb seasoning) - depending on how wet it is.

Spray the cupcake tins lightly, fill just to the edge, top with ketchup if you like, but they are good without it too, and bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees.  Adult serving is 2.

how simple is this!! Why hadn't I thought of it before, perfect for Leobin who refuses to be spoon fed   

re grating vegies, works well for zucchini in spaghetti bolognaise and risottos, I also add pureed pumpkin which gives good taste but also lovely colour.

[knackered]

I made the mini-meatloaves and they were fab! The ketchup layer is inspired. I added some grated cheese on the top towards the end of the cooking which was lovely. And I reckon a bit of lemon juice in the mix could be nice too. Will definitely be making them again. Thanks for the recipe.

Anna x

[EllenS]

sounds yum!  ooooo, cheese!

we started "buying" bites of veggie with grapes.  Dont know if its bad precedent, but when she's really reluctant I started offering 1 or 2 grapes according to how big the veggie piece is.  We did BLW, so she eats pretty regular=sized pieces now.