Have you had a difficult time getting your child to eat any vegetables?  Share some of this veggie love with your kids and see if they become a little more receptive to vegetables.

Fun Shapes.  This is part of the reason why Bento lunches are so popular.  Make the food look appealing and your child will love it! (or for the pickiest eaters at least be willing to taste it.) You can do something as simple as sliced zucchini or carrot chips or arrange fresh veggies into rainbows, faces, boats, and other fun pictures.

Veggies for Appetizers.  Kids are often very hungry while you are preparing dinner.  Put out a sampler plate of raw vegetables and kids will graze on whatever is in front of them.

Kids in the Kitchen.  Let kids help prepare raw ingredients.  Let them tear lettuce with their hands or press the button on the blender or food processor.  If they are old enough, let them use a grater or vegetable peeler.

Garden.  Nothing gets kids more excited about vegetables, then watching them grow.  You can make a garden more fun by planting a theme like a pizza garden (tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, basil, oregano).

Picnic.  Eating in a different environment is exciting for kids.  If the weather cooperates go to a park or even your backyard.  Even if you just put a blanket on the floor inside, that changes your child’s normal routine to make it fun and exciting!  Feed off of your child’s excitement to get them excited about veggies.

While I know that all kids are different, I hope that you will give these tips a try and that at least one of them will help turn your child into a veggie lover.  Do you have any tips that helped your child like veggies?