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I wonder if it's also the preparation method. Steamed veggies are of course not appealing vs ones flash fried in a little oil/butter plus salt.

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My experience with little kids is that steamed vegetables are the most appealing, they just need to be offered before sweets. Things fried in grease or with salt added seem to be something that becomes much more appealing later.

yeah I didn't discover veggies actually being good until adulthood when I learned you can just throw a little oil and salt and roast them in the oven.

My parents always steamed them to hell and put almost no salt on

I was well into my 40s before I learned that cauliflower actually tastes amazing when roasted. My mom always boiled it and I swear it always smells like something died in the kitchen when she did that.

Generally speaking, added salt is something you need to avoid with young kids. Likewise for saturated fats.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/weaning-and-feeding/foods...

Regarding salt, From the link, “babies” is different than kids. I doubt salt is going to hurt anyone older except in specific cases like heart disease or something.

I don’t buy the saturated fats thing either, except to the extent that they are a source of calories. If you have links to some studies that indicate negative outcomes vs the same caloric intake from other sources I am willing to read them.

Sugar lobby did a brilliant job convincing us all that fats are harmful, while all along sugar was the real monster.

Anyone doing significant amount of exercise (kids) would likely benefit from salt in their diet.

I figured out the flash fry thing just last year. Game changer, for me as well as the kids. So yummy. Be careful with that hot oil though! The most dangerous thing in the kitchen afaikt.

I think preparation is a big part. If you offer a kid pizza and some cold broccoli together then yeah, they'll skip the broccoli.

Steamed is how I like them the best, FWIW.

Or raw - my child still loves raw veggies: carrots, broccoli, sweet peppers, cherry tomatoes, cucumber.

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