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The Pod Squad, started by the food and nutrition editor of Parents magazine, aims not only getting kids to eat veggies—but actually like them without resorting to hiding or bribes. It’ll be our space to vent frustrations, swap success stories, and share tips and recipes to transform our picky kids into adventurous eaters.

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    start young

    Last Post By: Jayddensmommy

    My son loves green beans! At thanksgiving he was about 8 months old and he was chomping on green beans all night! I think that a good way to get your kids to like vegetables is to give them to them before they can fight you on it.... more

    Food chart

    Last Post By: kristenknowles

    Need help! I'm looking for a product I saw a while back...it's a chart to help your kids track the different foods from each food group that they have eaten during the day. I believe it's magnetic and it had silly name that had something to do with c... more

    Chickpea Poppers

    Last Post By: smgrantham2

    I have better luck getting my kids to eat veggies as snacks than I do at the dinner table and chickpea poppers is one of our favorites.  The recipe comes from chalkboarddaily.com, but we've also tried other seasonings like soy sauce, ginger, cay... more

    Fun Salad Toppings

    Last Post By: editorKaren

    We ran out of croutons one night last week, and I didn't feel like making them from bread. So I broke up whole grain tortilla chips and tossed them in the salad instead. My daughter said she liked these better than croutons. Anybody else stumble acro... more

    Spilling the (Green) Beans

    Last Post By: editorKaren

    Last night at dinner, my 7-year-old Katie called dibs on the last of the salad. It was partly because she actually likes salad, and partly because I forgot about the brown rice on the stove while I was outside grilling the chicken.    ... more

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