I've always put vegtables on thier plate and the child/ren have been required to eat at least a mouthful in order to get dessert.
After a week or so they eat . And this was after DD1 started school where the "kool kids" never ate vegtables.
Both DH and I eat a wide range of vegtables( except sprouts, we have a few as it's tradition at Christmas )and we expect the children to eat them as well.
I used to be such a sweet sweet thing
Till they gotta hold of me.
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