My kids don't want to eat most vegetables. I give them chewable vitamins, but was wondering if anyone knew of a good nutritional supplement that I could mix into some foods they do eat. It would have to be a smooth powder or liquid that I could mix into macaroni and cheese or pancakes, etc.
2006-11-03 10:31:45 · 12 answers · asked by kelsey 7 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Steelegrave, making sure my kids get their vitamins IS parenting. You're an a s s
2006-11-03 10:41:40 · update #1
Thanks for the updated info steelegrave. I probably should have mentioned in my original post that I am talking about a 2 yr. old and a 3 yr. old who has a disability that makes it impossible to reason with him about why he should eat his vegetables. Good day!
2006-11-03 23:10:27 · update #2
Wow that is deceitful. Try parenting instead.
Ok if you mix vitamin supplements into food and then cook it, you will cook out the vitamins. Vegetables provide phtyonutrients that you can't get from any supplement along with a small amount of vitamins. But in order to get the real amount of vitamins needed they need to come in supplement form there is not enough in our food anymore the soil is depleted, looks like you've got that going with the chewables, but what you're looking for in veggies is those phytonutrients, you can't supplement them.
Please tell me you're not raising your children with advice from yahoo answers, 90% of the people who respond don't have a clue. Like cooking supplements in food, it doesn't work.
2006-11-03 10:35:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
actually steel grave has a point but not very well stated. kids need to learn to eat healthy. This is a major flaw in most parenting now days. this is why obesity has already become an epodimic and with in the next century will take over as the deadliest killer in humans. Sometimes kids have to do things that they dont want to. Try to explain and show examples of why eating different healthy things is essential to growing up and sustaining a healthy life style. It has already been proven that the lack of eating things like lima beans has caused the increase in cancer. Lysine is an amino acid that deprives cells of oxygen. this is good because there is cancerous cells in everyones body but they need to have extensive amounts of oxygen to grow and multiply. this is just one example but those type of things you cant suppliment.
2006-11-03 10:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by CaptainObvious 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give them plenty of orange juice.Maybe you can get some vitamin water and add a little bit of sugar and koolaid in it.Pour it in to a pitcher of course! Iced tea is not a good idea for them.It cuts their iron level down thus giving them less energy.
2006-11-03 10:40:35 · answer #3 · answered by yesmaam 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pumpkin. It's packed with good stuff and if you put a little pumpkin pie spice mix in it you can tell them it's like pumpkin pie w/o the crust. Add a little brown sugar and a pinch of salt. Canned pumpkin is easy to warm up and cheap.
2006-11-03 10:36:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 06:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by kroner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are giving them chewable vitamins then they don't need any other supplement as the vitamins have the average daily dose that a child needs.
2006-11-03 10:42:34 · answer #6 · answered by george 2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Veggies. My mom used to puree carrots, celery, ect in the blender and mix them in with other things. You could try anything really-spinach, onions, tomatoes, anything that will blend well.
2006-11-03 10:36:08 · answer #7 · answered by Maggie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your kids are eating more fruits instead, that is just as good. veggies and fruits carry almost the same amount of vitamins and minerals. i have 2 kids, they prefer fruit instead.
2006-11-03 10:39:34 · answer #8 · answered by havingfun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they like milk try Ovaltine. vitamins and tastes good. can also warm up for hot chocolate. they can have it with whatever meal they like. the sugar is not as bad as with juice either. my son, who is now in college, still cleans out my milk and Ovaltine when he visits.
2006-11-03 10:43:35 · answer #9 · answered by blueJean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bannanas have all the vitamins and minerals a person needs for a day.
2006-11-03 10:40:51 · answer #10 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋