Tip #1 Try separating things out . . .

This blog has miles to go before it's what I want it to be, but just to get the ball rolling . . .
Tonight I presented to a group of about 30 women on getting more servings of fruits and vegetables into our diets. One point we talked about (of course) was getting children to eat more fruits and veggies. This little antecdote relates to that topic:
We just got back from staying 2 weeks at my mother's house where we ate gobs of fruits and vegetables due to her menu planning and abundant garden. She sent us home with garden ripened tomatoes, zucchini and cucumbers. Monday morning I made scrambled eggs for breakfast for myself and my 5 and 4 yr old girls. I wanted to add some diced tomato to them. I know my kids love eggs and like tomatoes, but hadn't eaten the scrambled eggs well at my parent's house when they were combined. So I sliced one tomato and diced another. To my girls, I served scrambled eggs with slice tomato on the side and for myself, I added the diced tomato to the rest of the eggs and warmed them together. Perfect! The girls didn't blink at being served a veggie for breakfast and ate both eggs and tomato (especially when told that these tomatoes came from grandma's garden).
This is one occasion when I am happy to accommodate little appetites. Children's palates are different than ours and while I don't recommend being a short order cook and making only meals that are "kid friendly", I think we can do things once in a while in consideration of their tastes. Kids often prefer things separated, and if a little extra thought and effort will improve their vegetable intake for the day- GO FOR IT.
~Here's to Healthy Eating