You don't have to freak out if kale, carrots and even cucumbers are on your kid’s no-eat list. But there are some things you should know.
“We thought Bernadette would be our great eater, because she ate a wider variety of foods as a baby compared to her picky older sister,” says Robertson, a mom of three from Victoria, BC. “But one day when she was about one-and-a-half it was like a switch flipped and she no longer enjoyed cooked cut veggies, smoothies or evenSome kids go through a short phase of refusing veggies altogether, or will eat just one variety—say, cucumbers—without trying anything else.
But, these vitamins and minerals can be found in a wide array of foods beyond vegetables, including fruit, whole grains, beans and poultry, which means that kids can still get the essential fuel they need even if they won’t eat broccoli and zucchini. Whether a lack of vegetables affects a child’s nutrition really depends what the rest of the diet is like, says ColumbusAlso, having vegetables in your kid’s diet is only one factor when considering.
That’s why continued exposure to vegetables is vital, in hopes that one day your child will learn to enjoy them. “I preach patience to the parents and encourage them to keep trying,” says Lindzon.
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