How to hide food for fussy eaters

Hiding nutritious ingredients in food for children seems to be a growing trend. Whether it is cauliflower in Mac & Cheese or beans in brownies or spinach in berry smoothies, there are books and websites dedicated to the craft.

I totally get why this is really tempting. Especially if you have a fussy eater, and they are not eating a wide range of foods. Finding ways you can fuel a child without the battles and the food refusals seems like a no-brainer.

However, I have three pieces of advice around this.

№1 — don’t

№2 — don’t

№3 — still not a good idea!

Why not hide foods for fussy eaters?

I appreciate that as a parent it’s really tough to watch a child plow through a kilo of carbs and ignore anything of colour that’s not straight out of a packet. And how tempting it is to mix in a bit of spinach with the morning smoothie or grated zucchini (no skin of course) into a burger.

But, I still say it’s not a great long-term strategy and I can think of at least 10 reasons why I wouldn’t advocate it.

10 reasons not to hide for fussy eaters