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A new survey from Ronzoni® Smart Taste™ finds that more than half of moms of kids aged 3-12 find it challenging to feed healthy foods to their kids. Parents say taste (32%) by far is biggest reason why. Looks (10%) and texture (9%) follow as next biggest reasons. The top three “yuck factor” foods of kids (aged 3-12) out there are sardines (63%), liver (59%) and beets (50%). Close runners up are Brussels sprouts (49%) and okra (48%). Despite the nutrient packed punch these foods deliver, kids everywhere are wrinkling their noses at the plates before them.
Check out one mom’s story of the great lengths she goes to in order to get her kids to eat healthy, and how she solves the dinner dilemma. We think you can relate!
Visit the Smart Taste website for delicious recipe options that are sure to be kid-pleasers! And be sure to be on the lookout for NEW Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta now with Vitamin D in stores soon!
WIN IT: Thanks to Ronzoni Smart Taste, FIVE lucky MomReviews readers will each win a six-month supply of Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta! To enter, leave a comment telling me the lengths you’ve gone to in order get your kids to eat healthy foods. Open to U.S. addresses only, enter by Tuesday, December 8th at 11:59 PM EST.
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In the summertime, I put grated zucchini in EVERYTHING – chili, spaghetti sauce, lasagna, soup, stews – anything where it’s not readily identifiable! I also leave fruit out on the table and leave the junk in the cabinets. It’s easier to grab the fruit so that’s what they eat.
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I have finely chopped vegetables or mashed them up in a blender so healthy veggies were hidden in sauces, soups, etc!
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um, I have literally done a song and dance routine (for days!!) to get him to eat!
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Ive heard you can sneak veggies into all sorts of foods-even brownies, but havent tried as of yet. My daughter is still a picky toddler and doesnt eat many foods that I could sneak veggies into. Thanks!
I have also done the chop up the veggies real small and put them in foods. I don’t have a problem getting my daughter to eat fruit; she loves it but not the veggies.
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I chopped down veggies and mixed them into brownies and cookies!
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We love ronzoni pasta. To make things healthier for our family, I try my best not to buy any junk in the first place. If it’s not in the house, they can’t crave it.
It was hard at first but we’re going on almost 8 months without any boxed mac n cheese. Yay!
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I don’t have to try too hard with my son. He loves my homemade whole wheat bread, and good yogurt with fresh fruit. He doesn’t like veggies too much though. I recently bought the cookbooks to sneak veggies into everything you make. I need to try some soon.
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I will add mashed veggies to the potatoes.
The kids think it’s food coloring.
Go figure!
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Using zucchini in my spaghetti sauce/telling them it was meatballs
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smother them in cheese or ketchup… mash up left-over veggies and put them in a meatloaf or side dish
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I’ve never had to go to great lengths to get my son to eat healthy. He enjoys the good stuff just like I do.
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It truly hasn’t been that difficult over the years. They learn by example, and by us not forcing them, kids naturally want to copy what their parents do.
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I puree veggies and add them to foods so my daughters will get veggies
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This is great. Reminds me of the battle i have each night at the dinner table. I’ll start reaching for the Ronzini Smart Taste.
Over all I have never had too much of a problem with my kids, but I will dice up certain vegetables that aren’t a big hit and put them in spaghetti sauce or add them in when I’m making a soup. They really haven’t ever noticed or caught on. It did take a while when I switched from white bread to wheat/different grains bread. I wasn’t too popular then, but everyone eventually adjusted.
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I’ve gone as far as grinding veggies up in the food processor and adding them to the meatloaf so the kids don’t know they are eating them!
I use a mixer when making my marinara sauce and add celery,carrots and onions and they don’t have a clue.
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If you could see my freezer you would see tons of vegetable puree packets. My hubby makes them since our youngest is such a picky eater. Thanks for the opportunity.
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I have gone as far as bribing my daughter to eat veggies, by promising to reward her with ice cream!
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I hide the veggies in sauces and other things. I also cut up the fruit and veggies into small bites to make them easier to eat.
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My 6 year old is the pickiest eater ever and he does not like most vegetables. To get him to eat his greens, I puree vegetables such as broccoli and then I ad it into the spaghetti sauce. Hey! It Works!
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My son takes after me in that he is very competitive. So we race in eating veggies and he earns points for eating his vegetables.
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I hide veggies in rice, potatoes and pasta. I know that everyone in the family loves pasta.
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I’ve had to add Ketchup to just about any food to get my kids to eat it, even food like pasta.
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I blend up veggies and put them into pasta sauce, smoothies, anything I possibly can.
I’ve made charts where my kids get a star when they’ve had all their servings of daily fruits and veggies.
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I have done a “Chicken Dance” when my son was a baby. Now I have 2 boys, so I make them race to see who can eat their ‘trees’ the fastest. I told them a long story about how magic dust turned the trees into bite sized pieces to get them to eat their broccoli – Hey, it worked!
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I don’t eat those those “yuck factor” foods. I’m certainly not going to require my kids to eat them. But I do include carrots, onions, celery, green peppers & lentils in the ground beef I use for tacos, spaghetti, etc. I also usually keep pureed food that’s been frozen in ice cube trays in the freezer to use in sauces & soups such as cauliflower, spinach, carrots, sweet potatoes, etc. I will also often shred a head of cabbage, flash freeze it, then I’ll chop up a handful to use in stir frys, soups, or anything I use onions in. You can’t taste the small amount that’s used & it looks a lot like onion. These may be small things, but I feel it’s the best I can do for myself & my family right now.
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I’m lucky – my girls will eat just about anything.
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I have been pretty lucky with my kids as they enjoy many fruits and veggies. However, they are kind of stuck in the rut now and afraid to try new things. So of course, I use the standard “You won’t get anything else” technique my parents used, and that sometimes works to get them to eat it but not to like it! I have found letting them prepare their own food (as much as possible). When they get to choose how their corn is made, they seem to like it much more!
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I try and “hide” vegies and things that my kids swear they don’t like in sauces. My son is easier to “trick” than my daughter.
They both like pasta though so this would be wonderful to win.
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I make a lot of fruit smoothies for the kids with yogurt, OJ, and fresh fruit.
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Gonna sound really strange, but my kids (2 boys) love all types of food and the healthy ones more than the non — they like vegetables (even the stronger tasting ones like cauliflower and brussel sprouts). So I really don’t have to force them to eat good foods, I make them, they chow down to the amazement of most other moms!
My kids are pretty good about eating fruits and vegetables, so I don’t have to work too hard to get them to eat healthy foods. But I have been known to occasionally slide some vegetables into some of their favorite foods without them even realizing it!
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I try to hide everything within things that he likes. I put healthy stuff in his cereal, top of his pizza, etc. He is such a picky eater but he LOVES pasta most of all!
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i tried calling brocoli baby trees thinking they would eat it if it was something cute.