pretty sneaky

For the most part, Baby K is a champion eater, but she has certainly gone through less-than-charming stages when she simply will NOT eat vegetables that are orange or green.  That sort of limits things, doesn't it?  

There are a handful of white vegetables that have helped us maneuver around these finicky phases (i.e. cauliflower, parsnips) but a nutrient-rich diet includes vegetables that represent all the colors of the rainbow.  Baby needs bright greens for iron and vitamin K as well as deep oranges for beta carotene and vitamin C, which means sometimes you have to get sneaky. 

Thank goodness my mother-in-law introduced me to a creative use of deli meats to get us through these (thankfully fleeting) picky-pants periods.  Rolled-up thin-sliced deli turkey or ham (look for low-sodium, high quality deli meats) can very cleverly disguise stuffings like chopped broccoli, thick carrot or pea purees and mashed sweet potato.  Place a spoonful of stuffing onto a single slice of ham or turkey (or spread a puree across the slice like you would spread mustard across bread) and roll it up.  That's it.  

Your little rebel gets protein from the stuffed roll and a secret vegetable surprise as a nutritional bonus.  You get the satisfaction of knowing that you're serving up something healthy, tasty and tricky.  

See, it's true, what you don't see won't hurt you -- sometimes it's even good for you!

You actually don't need DIY 

purees, chops or mashes to use this technique.  Pre-prepared foods from jars will work too.

Looking for more ways to be sneaky with vegetables?  This article presents some additional easy options.

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