What if children don't like green leafy vegetables?

"My baby especially doesn't like vegetables. Every time we let him eat food, he covers his mouth, bites his teeth and even cries, but he just doesn't want to swallow a mouthful of food. How can you eat only meat and not vegetables? Children don't eat vegetables, fearing that it will affect their growth and development. I really don't know what to do? " Yi Yi's mother looks very anxious.

In fact, it is very common for children not to like vegetables. Many parents have such concerns. I often hear my mothers talk about this topic, and they are all more or less worried.

Indeed, children must grow up with balanced nutrition. Vegetables are rich in vitamins and minerals, which is an indispensable food type for human beings, but some babies don't like vegetables, or they don't like certain kinds of vegetables.

Why don't some children like vegetables?

Baby doesn't like vegetables, some don't like the special taste of some vegetables, some are because vegetables contain more crude fiber, and the baby's chewing ability is poor, so it is not easy to chew and swallow, and some are picky eaters.

So how can we make the baby fall in love with eating vegetables?

(1) Give the baby vegetables early.

Baby doesn't like vegetables, maybe he just doesn't like the taste in vegetables. Mom can give her baby vegetables early when she is young, because her baby's taste is not very sensitive at this time.

Mothers can add some supplementary foods with vegetables to their babies from infancy. At first, mothers can feed their babies with juice squeezed from vegetables or boiled water from vegetables, such as tomato juice, cucumber juice, carrot juice and green leafy vegetables. After a while, they can feed their babies with some vegetable paste.

When the baby is almost 1 year old, you can cut vegetables for them. Mom can chop up all kinds of vegetables and feed them in porridge and noodles.

In jiaozi, steamed stuffed buns and other stuffed foods are mostly vegetables, meat and eggs. These stuffed foods are convenient for babies to chew, swallow and absorb, and are delicious and nutritious. For those babies who don't like vegetables, mother might as well give them some stuffed food often.

(2) Use various cooking methods

In the way of cooking, mother can change as many patterns as possible. For example, chop vegetables into stuffing, wrap jiaozi and cook wonton. Try almost all fillings.

You can also chop vegetables and shrimps (or mix them with minced meat and seafood) in egg liquid or flour, bake them into various cakes and cook them into various porridge, which can not only make the baby adapt to the tastes of different vegetables, but also balance his diet and provide him with adequate nutrition.

For another example, some children don't like cooked food such as cooking and stewing, but like to eat some raw vegetables, such as tomatoes, radishes and cucumbers. Some can be eaten raw and some can be made into cold dishes. If the baby doesn't like vegetables, he can eat some raw vegetables appropriately.

Some spicy and bitter vegetables don't have to be forced to eat by the baby. Some vegetables with a strange taste, such as fennel, carrots, leeks and so on. Some babies don't like eating, you can try to change some patterns, such as adding some points when making stuffed food, so that the baby can adapt slowly.

(3) change the shape and taste

There are many kinds of vegetables, such as amaranth, tomato and radish. Cucumber, green leafy vegetables, etc. Mom can make full use of the bright colors of vegetables to match and promote the baby's appetite.

Mothers can also cut different vegetables into various interesting shapes with their babies, or cook different dishes, or give some funny or strange names to unfamiliar vegetables. As long as the mother is careful, it will definitely attract the baby's attention.

(4) Choose fresh and tender food.

Because of the existence of cellulose, vegetables will make it more difficult for babies to chew, and it may be easy to avoid eating such foods. Therefore, when cooking, mothers should remember to choose fresh and tender ingredients, or cook the food soft for the baby to eat.

Message: The baby doesn't like to eat vegetables, so the mother should be patient, don't be forced to induce, and encourage and persuade the baby to eat more vegetables. The baby has his own preferences, and the mother should gradually explore and improve according to his characteristics, improve the cooking methods, and give the baby a variety of vegetables for him to choose and let him slowly accept.