Hiding vegetables HELP!

Do you have Mary Ruth’s liquid toddler vitamins in AU? I mix those in my son’s yogurt, or with some juice and administer it with a syringe like any other medicine.

One of my kids is awful at touching veggies and fruits and some days the closest I get is a handful of veggie crisps lol 🤣
Lentils or root veg crisps work semi ok though on good days
As they are crunchy
Same as baby veggie crisps

Otherwise I put liquid drops of vitamins in her juices

Do you have other things in the house he prefers? Does he have autism, and/or sensory needs?

Beets are great in smoothies, because they turn them red.
Also, you can't taste yellow squash or zucchini in a good smoothie with fruit. Does he go grocery shopping with you? Do you teach him how to choose produce? Talk about pricing, and weighing things?

Oh thinking of beige have you tried hummus? That's beige! And is a pulse so have a good chunk of nutrients in plus if you make your own you can blend in a few butter beans which are also whitish beige and they make it have the most baby soft mousse like texture if blended well
Which also adds protein and nutrition I like using it as butter in sandwiches

@Alea he is currently being assessed for autism, definitely has sensory needs, hates loud sounds, wears noise cancelling head phones etc.
Won't drink smoothies, only water with the occasional milk.
Yes does grocery shopping together every week, he picks a fruit and vegetables he would like to try and every week they get put in the bin.
We discuss dinners he would like for the week, cook them together and have a great time then as soon as it comes to eating said food huge melt down and refusal.
I will definitely give hummus a try though!

@Laci I will google it, so far the only thing recommended is pediasure which is a drink, I'll give it a go but he will literally only drink water and occasionally on the very rare occasion milk.
Hes currently refusing yoghurt or juice. He's so stubborn that if it's something he doesn't want he will starve himself. None of this he'll eat if he's hungry thing everyone keeps telling me 😔

Sounds very sensory based to me I've got two autistic kids and the will eat if they are hungry doesn't work
I'm autistic and my mum tried it regularly and I'd just not eat for a day or two because I couldn't fathom eating that texture in that day

Is he old enough to explain why he doesn't want them sensory wise or from certain flavours or sensations tummy wise etc?

One of mine only drinks cordial juice or very watered down fruit juice she won't touch milk or water lol 😆 so I'm sneaking vitamins in her juice and thankful I found some veggie crisps which some I swear smell like cardboard
But she likes crunch more than anything so if some days I can get a couple carrot crisps in its a win day lol 🤣

Also well done on picking fruits and veggies and encouragement in trying them hard to do with autistic children but took me 3 years of on off offering lettuce for one of mine to try it just hard to ease in new foods textures flavours smells etc for some kids 😊

@Crystal he is 5 in a couple of months and I try to get him to talk about why he doesn't want to try them, the problem is we can't even get him to lick it the 2 times we have got him to try a nibble of apple and corn he made himself vomit... 😑
When trying to talk about it he gets frustrated storms off and yell I'm never going to eat ever again....
Doctors aren't concerned because he's growing and active and sleeps well, but he is always sick/catching bugs and it takes him so long to recover.
I thought his little sister eating everything in sight might help him realise its okay to try new things would help but so far that hasn't helped either

@Crystal I've never heard of it! I will look into it!
No he literally makes himself sick like sits there and makes himself gag until he vomits. Even if you tell him it's okay to spit the food out and not eat it.
He literally used to eat everything until he turned about 1.5/2yo. Now he literally eats all day long just not anything of substance.
The only food he will eat other than salty, crunchy food is meat he loves meat 🤷‍♀️

We make a pasta sauce full of veg and then blend it down. Uses tomatoes. Carrots, celery, aubergine, courgette. Spring onion . We then use the sauce as a base to make cottage pie, chilli, pizza sauce x

it is as far as I know a very complex condition that usually needs support and such to try to improve food intake or manage vitamin intake so it's very much worth bringing up with your doctor or paediatrician :) it's pretty common with autistic children

One if the ways I get my middle child to eat other stuff is like curried veg but she likes strong flavours 😅😅 she will spit out bland food unless it's crunchy lol
Try veg crisps though as I go with at least there is some form of veg in there haha

@Crystal yeh booked in with a paediatrician, unfortunately it's a 18month - 3 year waiting list at the moment and out family doctor doesn't believe it's an issue...
Thought I'd try and see what advice I could get in the mean time 😊
Yeh I'm definitely going to go buy every vege chip on the market, see what I can get him to try.
Thank you

Arg sorry it's a long wait list I swear all decent help is 😩

Else toddler formula recommended over Pediasure due to sugar content

Put a little beet in smoothies. Everything turns red, and it doesn't take much.

Plantain flour is not green, but it is a great slow burning carb that can be better for kids.

Has he tried herbal tea? With liquid stevia as the sweetener? It only takes 1/2 drops to make a cup sweet.

Sweet potato chips are awesome.

I'm an autistic adult and there are only 2 veggies I will eat- baked beans or garden/mushy peas. I don't eat fruit regularly. I just take vitamin supplements and eat fortified foods instead.
As well as the sensory texture aversion, and the overwhelming taste, fruits and veggies also give me horrible bowel issues. I think this association as a child subconsciously contributed to my dislike. Digestive differences are also very common in autism. I wouldn't reccomend hiding disliked foods inside liked foods because it will destroy trust and could create aversions to previously enjoyed foods. I'd look to supplement instead to accommodate dietary preferences.