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title: Healthy Easy Snacks for picky toddlers, kids, and adults, too
date: 2009-03-09T19:55:22Z
modified: 2009-03-09T19:55:22Z
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  - Kids
  - Living Naturally
  - Recipes
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tags:
  - "annie's naturals"
  - easy healthy snacks
  - getting kids to eat veggies
  - Goddess dressing
  - veggies
author: Elizabeth
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What do you do when a kid won’t eat vegetables?

A neighbor’s child, Stacy (not her real name), was over to play the other day. I knew Stacy refused to eat most vegetables as her mother had just asked me for some ideas about how to resolve this. When snack time came around, ![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/414YF4KJVFL._SL110_.jpg "Annies Goddess Dressing")

the little girls came wandering into the kitchen looking for food. I decided to see what would happen if I served her a snack I knew she wouldn’t like: baby carrots and cucumber spears. This time, I served it with a special dip that is way better than ranch dressing: [Annie’s Naturals Goddess Dressing](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001E5DXL8?ie=UTF8&tag=lizoneandmore-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001E5DXL8)![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=lizoneandmore-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001E5DXL8)

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At first she complained that she didn’t like vegetables, and especially not carrots, but after my daughter assured her that this dip was indeed yummy, the 4- and 5-year olds polished off all the veggies (and dip!) and asked for more.

Sometimes a simple thing like an exciting dip can make vegetables more appealing.

I had the same advice for my sister when she was looking for ways to encourage her 18-month old to eat more vegetables. I suggested cauliflower cut into little tiny-bite-sized florettes and a small dish of salad dressing or soy sauce for dipping. My sister called back wondering how I remembered that the small motor skills movement combined with the pincer grip and the dipping goal would be a winning combination to make eating vegetables fun at this stage of development.

Truth is, I think dipping is fun at every stage of development! But it’s very “Montessori”, too, and I’m a big fan of the Montessori early education philosophy and curriculum.

Here’s a fun list of [healthy easy snacks](http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/01/08/easy-snacks/ "Healthy easy snacks") to help keep you on track and feeling strong. Besides the raw veggies, another of my favorites on the list is the hard-boiled egg – it’s another winner for toddlers, too! My kids like to dip their hard boiled eggs in a small dish of sea salt as they eat it. Not only is it delicious this way, but they get 80+ trace nutrients and minerals their bodies can use as well.

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