Vegetable side dishes

[PizzaPasta]

I'm trying to get my 2 toddlers to eat more vegetables and try new things.

Can you tell me your favourite, vegetable side dishes please?

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How are they at eating veg? Could you shove some extra in main dishes? My fave Mediterranean roasted veg, roasted cabbage, asparagus with lemon (sometimes also a little cheese sauce and parma ham), spicy cauliflower cheese, HM coleslaw, ratatouille (nice as a main also), cheesey leeks, off the top of my head.

[PizzaPasta]

Thanks for the suggestions. I like the sound of cheesy leeks and I've never thought to roast cabbage before, so I'll have to give that a go.

They aren't too bad. They prefer things with a bit of flavour. They wouldnt just eat boiled plain veg iykwim? I try and add as many into their meals as possible if we have stuff like pasta or casseroles. but some times it's easier to have a side dish with meat ect.

I don't like them to eat too much fruit because of the sugar in it. So I'm struggling with getting '5 a day'.

[agoodbook]

I do cauliflower cheese, but add fried onions and bits of bacon to it - you can add almost any other veg to this I serve it with baked potatoes. I also do sweated leeks, put halved hard boiled eggs on top, cover with cheese sauce and pop in the oven to brown. I tend to put a lot of veg in my pasta bakes and do a lot of vegetable stir fries

[susiedaisy]

Swede and carrots mashed up together with butter it slightly sweet and creamy.