re: do you make your kid

Yes. I avoid making/giving her a lot of a veg I know she doesn't like, but she has to eat them. Especially since she eats very little meat.

I dont make his eat EVERYTHING on his plate but enough of it. He wont even try veggies, he does like corn tho but thats it. 2 or 3 lil bits of veggies will get him a desert but if he wont eat any of his dinner then its bedtime for him (we have dinner late anyway)

<blockquote><b>Quoting Andi+Andy=Marley+1:</b>" I do. I tell her she has to take 5 bites and she does without complaint"</blockquote>




I do the same thing. You could also try "dipping" my daughter will eat any vegie if there is fat free ranch or ketchup or steak sauce to dip them in. I also found if I got excited about the vegies as I was fixing dinner she would too. And I would point out how pretty they make her plate look lol this is important to princesses :-)

He has to at least TRY everything on his plate once. Usually he ends up liking it and it's not a big deal, but yes, we make him take at least one bite of it.

Quoting HotMom21ERF:" my kid likes absolutely zero vegetables, and i wont make him eat any. it will just make him less likely ... [snip!] ... make him less likely to try them when he gets a little older. for now, we do vegetable/fruit juice, vitamins, and pedia sure."

thats a good idea! i need to get him some V8 fusion  

Yep! If there is a specific one he just hates, no. But he loves most and those he doesn't care for, I say too bad buddy.

I used to hide veggies when she was younger.

Squash and zucchini in mashed potatoes, spinach in breakfast smoothies, pureed broccoli in between the chicken and breading in homemade chicken nuggets.

my rule is, finish your plate or no dessert. and if you don't eat it now, it'll be there sitting and waiting for you when you are hungry.