I grew up eating vegetables of all types and colors since i was a kid.  I think my mom did not have a hard time training us to eat those stuff as there were no distractions not to eat it.  Eating meat occassions are luxury as you don’t find meat dishes in our daily diet.

When i became a mom, i made mashed vegetables and vegetable water (water where hard vegetables is used to boil) was used when my kids started to eat solid foods at the young age of 5 months.  I did not have problems feeding them that.  There was even a time that i used malunggay water as the water for milk and also boiled monggo broth to be used as milk diluter.  My babies did love it.  But as these kids grew up especially in their toddler years where they are exposed to TV, their love for vegetables declined.  My daughter was picky on vegies when she became 4 years old until 8.  When she was 9 years old, we let her read books regarding the the health benefits of eating vegetables (green and all colors).  So now, she is back into eating any type of green veges.

Bland preparation of vegetable dishes can be turn off.  At my age, i have turn off moments too that i don’t feel like eating.  So we moms, or anyone preparing our meals should have the creativeness in preparing food so that it will look pleasing to the eyes of your famly especially the kids who still can’t read or really understand the good benefits of vegetables in our daily diet.