If Your Child Won't Knowingly Eat Broccoli or Spinach, Try This

My toddler refuses to eat his green vegetables.  I always put them on his meal tray so has an opportunity to eat them plain and he knows they are a regular part of our diet, but I also cook, puree and hide them in his pasta sauce, grilled cheese sandwich, mac & cheese, under the cheese on his pizza, in muffins (see my carrot, pumpkin and zucchini muffin recipes), etc.  Tonight I thought I'd try another way.  I'd never tried hiding them in a yogurt fruit smoothie before.

I steamed a 1/2 cup of frozen broccoli in the microwave, then ran cold water over it, grabbed a small handful of baby spinach, and threw these into the food processor with the ingredients for a "regular" smoothie (1 cup whole milk organic vanilla yogurt, 1 cup fruit juice, 1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 banana, 4 ice cubes - blend until smooth).

Success!  I tasted it and could not detect the vegetables.  The color was not even that far off.  Sure enough, my toddler loved it.  Give it a try!