While trying to get dinner together for my fairly picky eaters last night, I asked Maggie if she wanted sweet potatoes. (I should know better…if I ask the answer is “no.” If I just present and make them eat one bite, the answer is still “no,” but they end up eating the whole bowl anyway.) Thinking of what other veggies I may have readily available, I asked if she wanted carrots. “Yes! The big kind. With Dip.” Ahhh…baby carrots instead of sliced, canned ones. Good choice. And this kid will eat anything with dip (Ranch salad dressing.)
Surprisingly, Burke gets in on it too, “Yes! Carrots!” I had to stop myself from blurting out “Really?!” ….okay!
Wouldn’t you know it? They’ve gone bad. Figures, right? Well…lately I’ve been getting the pre-shredded carrots since they are quick to put in the crock pot burger soup, and they’re a zero point snack for me, so I figured – what the heck, let’s see if they’ll try these.
Burke took one look and said, “Carrot fries!” and practically horked tons of them down. Score!! He even had to stop eating to use the potty and was deathly afraid Maggie would eat the rest of the bag while he was gone. Double score!
Maggie enjoyed her’s with Dip.
And Logan toyed with a few as well. (Monkey see…)
You know I’ll be stocking up on THOSE from now on – getting kids to eat veggies is next to impossible. Chalk one up for mommy! 🙂
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