2 yr old will not eat any veg.

[puffling]

She knows that some foods taste nicer than others, so she simply won't touch the boring ones.
She just about has a healthy diet because she loves pasta, so I mash broccoli and carrot into the tomato sauce. She likes berries, bananas, kiwis and dried fruit.
Can I hope that she will eventually accept them. My sister says, don't worry it'll get better when she's bribable, but should I go down that route??

I would completely ignore, but do keep putting them in front of her.

Even if you end up chucking them away time after time.

Ds1 (8) is a fussy eater, started around 18m, and I think we'd have had more success if I'd just persisted in presenting the veg. He's slowly improving though.

Just introduce different things all the time. She may find she loves petit pois, or corn on the cob with butter all over it

FWIW my kids don't eat a massive amount of veg, but I reckon fresh fruit is OK. YOu can grate courgette into masses of stuff and its virtually undetectable.

Mine too. Likes all kind of fruit but veg-wise will only eat tomatoes and occasional sweetcorn.

i 've just found some recipes for vegatable-based cakes. Sound disgusting but are really nice. e.g. carrot cake; courgette cake; pumpkin muffins . The way I see it better than shop bought treats, chocolate etc and incorporates good things I can't get him to eat normally.

Don't know if I.m doing the right thing though - am trying a chocolate beetroot cake tommorrow!!

Yes, cheese carrot and courgette muffins are delish!

i do push slightly (probably shouldn't). I give ds a very, very small amount of each thing (like, one small broccoli floret, one carrot stick, 10 pieces pasta, 1 piece sausage). he can have more of what he likes but only if he clears the rest first. he doesn't have to eat any of it.

will probably end up obese and/or anorexic- sigh

I think she will,children at that age have a sensitive palate.My ds used to hate vegetables at that age because he didn't like the feeling of them in his mouth-crunchy,hard etc,but he loves them now and will eat allsorts.Just to let you know-heinz are doing a 'hidden range',baked beans and hoops-you wouldnt want to give it to them everyday but its a good standby,if they will eat it in the first place I guess.

My DS tells me he hates peas but then proceeds to eat them at my friends house. Grr.

I told him today that Spiderman eats salmon pasta. Went down like a storm. i also tell him what each vegetable does. Brocolli makes your muscles strong, carrots make you see in the dark. He loves all that.

I would just keep going - they change their mind so quickly at this stage, that you are never sure of what they really don't like and what they are pulling a face at just today.

I think you should focus on what she does eat. She's eating carrots, broccoli, tomatoes and several kinds of fruit. There isn't a problem.

I remember hearing that a child needs to be offered a new food something ridiculous like 20 times before they get used to/like it so just keep putting those veg on the plate over and over again.

I used to play a game with my kids at the table when they were reluctant to eat and it worked..I would cover my eyes and say "Eat something, I've got to guess what you've eaten!"
They always eat the thing they like first, then you say "Eat a different thing now"

They are sooo busy trying to catch you out they don't realise they are devouring the thing they say they hate.

what thornrose said

Thanks for brilliant advice!
The day she eats a piece of carrot or a broccoli floret, I'll eat my hat! Hopefully it won't be long till I have to!

Loads of fab advice here. My ds has always been fussy regarding veg (and anything "new" takes a lot of persuasion). We've done loads of hidden veg, my bolognaise sauce is crammed with veg.

However I was just going to start a thread as so pleased after tea just now. Ds has eathen 3 mangetouts Believe me, it has been a long time coming!