When it comes to fruits and vegetables, I have absolutely no problem with Alyssa. She loves apples, peaches, grapes, strawberries, applesauce, mixed fruit cups, etc. She also enjoys real fruit containing granola bars, poptarts, fruit snacks, etc. And when it comes to vegetables, she loves almost every single one out there, with the exception of cooked carrots (but she will happily munch on them when they’re cold and uncooked). In fact, her favorite vegetables are broccoli and lima beans! I tolerate broccoli, but I absolutely despise lima beans. Funny. But then again, she’s so like/not like me in other ways. We’re both impatient when it comes to finding the best buy for something (such as the great buy on a 1TB external I found last year at buy.com!), but both quite patient in waiting for my mom to come over for dinner or whatever.
Now Ryan is a whole different story. I can get him to eat corn… sometimes. Occasionally he’ll take a nibble of a raw carrot, or a tiny hamster-sized bite out of a strawberry or grape. He will happily eat fruit containing waffles, granola bars, fruit snacks and yogurt. He also drinks loads of those V8 juices that have full servings of vegetables in them. He loves all varieties, so he gets a nice variety of fruits and vegetables that way. Otherwise, forget it. I serve him vegetables at lunch and dinner and encourage him to eat them, but he won’t touch them. Ugh. The only way I can get fruits and vegetables into Ryan is by sneaking them in.
And sneaking them in is exactly what I do. When I make spaghetti, tortellini or ravioli, I add chopped spinach to the tomato sauce, and I always get the chunky, vegetable-laden sauces.
I make soups and stews with vegetable broth, and I chop up small pieces of carrots, green beans and celery so that they melt down and mix right in with the soup.
I also serve beef vegetable soup, since Ryan will eat the vegetable and pasta along with the meats.
But I need some new ideas for hiding vegetables. Ryan’s therapist had mentioned a zucchini and chocolate cake… but I don’t know. Mixing vegetables with chocolate? I just can’t see that being compatible!
My name is Jenn, and I'm 27 years old. I'm happily married to my best friend and soulmate, Daniel. Together we have a seven year old daughter named 
Name: Alyssa
Name: Ryan
That is good. I have a 10 year old daughter and a 5 year old son, my daughter will eat any kind of fruit or vegetables, but my son will not. I still serve him every meal with the vegetables so hopefully one day he will enjoy the taste of like like the rest of my family does.