Potato lover

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Updated on Jan 22, 2014
Hi Parents, My son is 5 years old. He does not eat any vegetable other than potatoes. He wants to eat only potatoes. How do i increase his interest in other vegetables? Please suggest.

| Jan 22, 2014
Hi asha, you may view the video by nutrition expert on how does child look at food and how you can make the food interesting - http://parentune.com/video/details/?v_id=9

| Jan 22, 2014
H dear Asha! Potato is indeed a tasty thing and it gels so well with every thing. I wud say u have an advantage that ur child likes potato. Try making paranthas with different cooked vegetables made along with aloo. Such as methi aloo parantha, boiled mashed peas aloo parantha, gobhi aloo parantha. U cud also try making sandwiches with potato as the main ingredient. Like u cud add finely chopped vegetables such as carrot,cheese, peas etc. u cud also make dalia with Arhar dal, finely chopped vegetables. Along with hidden veggies u cud motivate the child to have these by narrating stories, showing pics of undernourished children, how they become weak, n dull n cannot participate in any competition. Also u cud set an example by having food along with the child on dinner table and serving same thing to all and saying whosoever finishes the whole plate will b the winner and any token reward cud be added. Hope this works!