broccoli

What do you do when your 6 year old asks for broccoli every night for dinner?

You make broccoli every night!  Jillian has always enjoyed broccoli cheese soup, and lately she has been loving it steamed with some butter and spices.  Even when I'm not planning to make it with our dinner, I can't possibly say no when a child of mine is asking for veggies!  Jillian is definately my most adventurous eater, and she eats the most variety when it comes to veggies.  Although Kyle has added quite a few foods to his limited repetoire lately, including carrots.  I used to be quite lazy when it came to mealtime, and rather than fight the kids to make them eat vegetables I was serving them fruit with most meals.  Then a few months ago I decided enough was enough, I made veggies mandatory at dinnertime.  Since then all 3 kids have largely increased their veggie intake, and I don't hear any complaints!  It's amazing how children will rise up to whatever bar you set for them, setting it low doesn't do them any good.

** After I started this post, you would not believe what my two girls asked to eat for breakfast one morning...that's right...broccoli!  The two of them sat down at the kitchen table with a container of raw broccoli and some cream cheese and finished it all off!