Friday, May 18, 2007

For the reluctant veggie eater

You want your kiddie to eat healthy, balanced meals, but he has other ideas. No veggies. (Red isn't a veggie, so pizza sauce is ok.) Nothing green. Even mint green ice cream is suspect. Whatever can you do?

Well, spinach is the perfect stealth veggie. You can buy it frozen, chopped pretty small. Too small to pick out of a casserole. If that's till too visible, the blender can work wonders. A whirl in the blender, and spinach, or just about any other green vegetable, can be added to any brown sauce almost unnoticed. It adds nutrition, and even flavor.

Don't forget to use green onions and garlic greens, too. Diced tiny, they add flavor and zing -- and necessary "green" nutrients -- to anything from a soup to a pizza.

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