Kale smoothy! My 4 1/2 yr. old likes it! and gives Raw Kale to him. 1 cup Kale-washed 1/3 can pineapple 1 1/2 c. almond milk 1-2 ripe bananas...Blend all in a Vitamix or heavy duty mixer. Delicious!

My daughter eats everything off my plate. If she watches me cut colorful veggies into different shapes, or smells them roasting in my cast iron pot, she will usually follow me to the table and pick out almost everything. Also, making a salad with sweet surprises will usually lure a picky kid to your plate. Candied nuts and dried fruit are favorites

Please do not "hide" veggies in smoothies for your children. All it does is tell the child vegetables are a type of food that must be masked to be enjoyed. If you simply expose your child to what YOU eat - veggies, fruits, grains, whole wheat pasta, raw chick ease, sweets in moderation - they pick it up quickly. Just don't offer an unhealthy alternative - then, veggies and healthful foods will be the norm AND enjoyed.

Wait until they're hungry and put out a plate of fresh cut veggies.

I'm confused by this question. It assumes that veggies are bad tasting. Kids naturally love veggies and babies have to be taught to eat meat. My daughter never heard the message that veggies were something I had to 'get her to eat'. We just ate them, raw, cooked, anyway and anytime. I've been in daycare for years and have had only one kid who wouldn't eat veggies, and there were special circumstances there. Get rid of the food rules and stigmas and 'bob's yer uncle!'

Juicing! Cucumber-Apple or beet juice are always favorites. A secret success? Sweet Potato-Carrot juice with just a dash of cinnamon!

cheese, cheese, cheese!!!! goes brilliantly with green stuff!

Roasting! And make the veggies bite sized so they can pick them up. My kids will even eat carrots if I roast them with apples.

Smoothies always win in our home! Both my vegetarian kids eat well, but one prefers smooth textures, so we always have the blender going. It is amazing what can end up in a smoothie.....kale, avocado, cucumber! And I never hide the fact that the veggies are in there, so my children grow up knowing they like the food itself and will be ready for it in any form as they get older.

We put them in soup! Our little guy loves soup and we get him to eat lots of healthy veggies in soups.

I make burritos! My three year old son (and husband) will eat anything wrapped in a tortilla!

Start as young as possible. I started my children with 'naked' fruits and mildly spiced veggies from a young age. My daughters birthday dinner request when she was 7, salad with pears & granola sprinkled in top& BBQ corn. 13 years later, still the same.

My dear friend, Maggie Staley (now 88+), had the "go to" house where all the neighborhood kids came to play. She had her ways to make vegetables ever so desirable to kiddos. For years, she told them that veggies were very expensive, thus she only bought them for grownups who were old enough to appreciate the specialness of such delicious food. All the neighborhood kids would plead with Maggie for the opportunity to tase such special fare. They all went home with requests to their parents to "Please! Buy the kind of vegetables that Maggie does because they are so delicious!"

Starting babies off as vegetables eaters helps to lessen pickiness. Give children a large array of vegetable choices. Take them to farmers' markets and get them excited about where vegetables grow. If that early intervention marketing doesn't work, then grind,chop, puree, and roast vegetables into pasta sauces, burgers, egg salads. Combine fruit and veggies in salad. Make kabobs. Lure them to the green side with fun and colors.

Bring them to the farm to pick 'em themselves! Adding a little fun goes a long way!