It’s best to start early with your kids eating and drinking healthy. Olivia is such a picky eater all she eats is pasta… pasta.. pasta and more pasta. I try to throw in whatever vegetable I can. I do get frustrated as a mom but according to others it’s just a phase and I hope it is. I’ve been breastfeeding for almost two years (two years this coming march 20, whooohooo) and I’ve been slowly weaning her. We are down to just one feeding session a day in the middle of the night. I’ve tried to give her formula and tried almost all and mixed it too with fruits or powdered chocolate milk but she still wouldn’t take it. Sooooo…. I decided to just give her Green Juice. I got her involved in the whole process from doing grocery, to cutting the vegetables and to juicing. She had soooo much fun and she could even name the vegetables and fruits! Here’s our video juicing together :)
A few tips:
- Get them involved in the whole process so their introduction to green juice is fun.
- They wont like it at first but don’t worry, they say it takes a toddler/kids 10 days to familiarize themselves with something.
- Mix more fruits so they don’t taste the bitterness of some vegetables (kale, beets, spinach..) I suggest mango, orange, apple and pineapple.
- Stick to one sippy cup. Buy a nice new one if you have to (let them help you pick) and keep using it so they know that cup is the Green Juice Cup.
- Try not to stick to one juice for a long period of time. Keep experimenting and have fun with it!
For juicing we used the Juicepresso!
Olivia is sooo adorable. Thanks for the video 😍
Hi Ms. Andi, I also have a 1yr9months toddler but I never had a hard time feeding him specially on fruits and veggies (he loves his fruits,btw) myadvicer is that, dont give Olivia any option to eat. Serve what’s on the menu. This technique is what I always use or else he’ll starve (and eventually will eat the food). This might sound like Olivia’s gonna be kawawa because she’ll starve, but trust me it’ worth the try. 😊 I havent tried juicing to my toddler, the tips that you post will be my guideline 😉
Have you also tried fruit pouches? I also have a toddler who hates vegetables. I’ve been blending bananas, apples, strawberries, pears, peaches and what ever fruit that’s in season with carrots, peas, geen beans and other veggies and place them in a reusable food pouch. What’s good about it is you can freeze them and thaw them out when needed. Either served cold with a light slushy consistency or leave it out longer to make it runny. My toddler always asks for her “fruit pouch” and doesn’t realize that it has veggies in them. :p
I agree that you have to keep them involved. It makes the process easier for them. My toddler likes to turn on the blender for me.