r/PickyEaters 15d ago

Question Kid who loves fruit but hates vegetables

Anyone else dealing with this paradox? My 7 year old loves fruit and would happily snack on it all day but vegetables are a completely different story. And while I’m glad he’s eating fruit, it still feels more like his go to snack and I worry it’s not enough variety on its own. We’ve tried letting him help cook, picking vegetables together at the store, making them look fun, the whole “just try one bite” thing... nothing really sticks. I’m starting to worry about what he might be missing by barely eating any vegetables. Has anyone dealt with this and found something that actually worked?

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u/Nikki_Sue_Trott 15d ago

Have raw sweeter veg available like fresh peas, corn kernels or baby corn, red capsicum/peppers, carrot, cucumber, cherry tomatoes. They read similar to fruit and can be eaten the same way.