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Tell GoGo squeeZ® the smart/fun/sneaky ways you use to get more fruit and yogurt in your DC’s diet - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

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PoppyMumsnet · 09/10/2017 15:25

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Tell GoGo squeeZ® the smart/fun/sneaky ways you use to get more fruit and yogurt in your DC’s diet - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED
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allsorts4444 · 15/10/2017 18:44

Courgette it a good one to mix in without it being detected, I use it when making pasta sauces all the time. Cauliflower is also an good one to mix in with mac and cheese or any cheese bake :)

maisiesnan · 15/10/2017 19:34

I must be very lucky as I've never had to hide or disguise fruit and vegetables in order to get my children to eat them

Ikea1234 · 15/10/2017 19:53

My son suffered with various tummy troubles and constipation when weaning, as I was advised to blitz and blend! Prunes in spag Bol, carrots in chilli....my list is endless! And I still do it! And guess what? My son is still none the wiser!

towser44 · 15/10/2017 20:00

Smoothies, she loves them!

clopper · 15/10/2017 20:27

Fruit skewers and grape santa hats are especially popular in our house.

Tell GoGo squeeZ® the smart/fun/sneaky ways you use to get more fruit and yogurt in your DC’s diet - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED
emmmaaa26 · 15/10/2017 20:45

I make oaty biscuits with fruit pieces baked into them.

Also giving them fruits they enjoy and can grow on the garden.

vickyors · 15/10/2017 21:09

Smoothies. And soups. We also give the girls frozen fruit and veg as a snack. We give them a little pot, and we give our girls sweet corn and peas and frozen raspberries. Straight from the freezer, and they love it!!

defineme · 15/10/2017 21:40

I make sugar free jelly up with fruit juice/fruit/blended fruit.

foxessocks · 15/10/2017 21:46

I pretend paw patrol are on the phone to check she has eaten her carrots that give her extra energy for jumping.

womblelancs · 15/10/2017 21:59

I don't need sneaky ways to get more fruit and yoghurt into them. In fact, I could really do with sneaky ways to stop DSD2 eating all the fruit she can get her hands on. She's in danger of turning into a strawberry!

mave · 15/10/2017 22:18

Homemade soups, blended vegetables in pasta!

sandy31 · 15/10/2017 22:48

Smoothies are our saviour, you can put so nylon things in one of these, they do not realise just what they are drinking.

Peoniesandcats · 15/10/2017 22:56

Put on a platter of fruit, looks visually attractive especially for dessert

Cailin7 · 15/10/2017 23:24

DCs all love fruit and yoghurt and eat lots of it each week. The problem I have with the younger DCs is vegetables. so fussy. Soups are one of our ways.

CopperPan · 15/10/2017 23:29

We cut up fruit and make skewers which always appeals to the dc. I throw lots of random veg into curries and stews which they often don't notice. We have smoothies a lot at home too.

Lisapaige24 · 15/10/2017 23:46

Smoothies it’s genius kids don’t even know it’s actually fruit believe it or not

Calphurnia · 16/10/2017 01:02

Fruit & veg offered with every meal, and leaving it out on the table so it's what's eaten on the go.
An expectation that a new fruit or veg is tried. And favourites always available.
Pickup from school with a pot of fruit & veg for the walk/ buggy board home

Yoghurt, don't even need to try! I just need it to be in recyclable packaging, and be less sugary

phillie1 · 16/10/2017 09:01

Puree the fruit and freeze them into ice lollies

PutYourBracesTogether · 16/10/2017 10:13

Mine love making fruit kebabs. There is always a competition to see who can cram the most fruit on.
Also being in charge of chopping and peeling a fruit plate/salad is popular and smoothies are always a winner.

Mummy2aRockstar · 16/10/2017 10:29

My son is pretty good at eating apples or bananas but for variety I'll make him a smoothie or a smiley face out of strawberries.

Ranita · 16/10/2017 10:29

Having ready chopped fruit in the fridge helps when my boys need a snack NOW! A bit of yoghurt in a bowl and chopped fruit dropped on top always goes down a treat here

IToldYouIWasFreaky · 16/10/2017 10:35

When DS was a toddler, the best way to get him to try anything new was to do a plate of "bits and bobs", especially at lunchtime or for a snack. So, a few familar favourties like cubes of cheese, bits of breadstick, cherry tomatoes or cucumber etc then I could add something different like bits of beetroot or radish and he'd be likely to at least try it.
For fruit, he was always much more likely to eat it if it was cut up, especially in combination with another fruit, like a mini fruit salad. He'd never be that keen on munching on an apple, but if it was cut into pieces with some slices of pear too, he'd happily have it.
Even now at 10 he prefers his fruit cut up and finds a bowl of fruit salad much more appealing than eating the equivalent of whole pieces of fruit.

katkatgu · 16/10/2017 10:35

Blending fruit and yoghurt into a smoothie often with a sneaky portion of veg too

Wishingandwaiting · 16/10/2017 12:08

No sneakiness here.

If I serve a new veg, say beetroot, then I will simply serve a tiny portion, as in half a mouthful. I say I expect it to be tried. It can be a crumb, but it will be tried.
And because the size is so tiny, they do try it.
The following day I serve again. And so on.

It’s worked time and time again. My two would live in fruit and veg given half the chance

georgedawes · 16/10/2017 12:44

Fruit smoothies are the best for getting kids to eat lots of fruit and yoghurt! Fruit kebabs are a big hit here too.