How to get your kids to eat good things they don't like.

We all know it’s a mind game…an ongoing battle trying to get your kids to eat foods other than chicken nuggets or mac ‘n’ cheese. I have 2 young wonderful kids too…I feel your pain… I’m a chef and it’s a struggle for me everyday.

That is, until I decided to grind up their food! One day, I made a simple tomato sauce then dropped in some cooked chicken breast, broccoli and mushrooms. Once this mixture came to a boil I then grabbed my hand blender (that is my secret weapon) and pureed the sauce. Topped cooked pasta with the sauce and then topped it with a little cheese. The kids just ate it up! They had no idea they were eating broccoli, chicken and mushrooms….it was Dad’s special pasta I told them! Try it with any foods…even fish… Drop the items into the simmering sauce so when they cook, all the nutrients remain in the sauce. Once cooked, puree away. You can do this with your favourite canned pasta sauce…. Tomato base, cream base, it doesn’t really matter, once you find a sauce they like, run with it, or should I say puree it!

Keep Cooking on High!