Top Ten Stealthy Ways to Get Your Kids Eating More Fruit & Veges

We all know that trying to entice children to eat more of what's good for them is sometimes like banging your head against a wall. So here's our guide to doing it in stealth mode. No, no, you don't have to dress up like cat woman and feed the kids in the dark. Well, you can if you want to...

1. Smoothies

Just like a strawberry thickshake, without ladels of sugar, this one tops my list. Kids will never know this smoothie is actually as good for them as it tastes. Click here for the full recipe.

2. Nachos

A good mexican salsa can hide all kinds of vegetables. Simply add your choice of vegetables to tomato passata, blend and warm. Click here for the full recipe.

3. Cranberry Jam

While jams typically have a lot of sugar, the cranberry has been hailed as a super food in recent years, so why not add some zing to your toast for a healthy boost in the mornings? Here's a delish recipe for slightly tart cranberry jam that I found on Food.com. Or you could try this similar version from Pop Sugar.

4. Lemon Cheesecake

These child-friendly lemon cheese cakes are little morsels of delight.

5. Home made pizza

It doesn't get much easier than home-made pizzas to convince kids to try a few new vegetables in their diet. Mix it up with spinach, pineapple, mushroom, corn kernels, olives, fresh tomato and herbs. If you've got more than one fussy eater in the house, try half-and-half flavours to satisfy everyone's tastebuds. You can even try a "pizza station" to get kids involved, setting up small bowls of different toppings so that everyone can make their own.

6. Bread

The smell of freshly baked bread wafting through the house is what old-school childhood memories are made of. There are just so many flavours you can try - banana, cranberry, herb or olive breads to name a few. Try my Rosemary and Sea Salt Foccacia to get you started.

7. Potato Casserole

Comfort food at its best, Potato bakes or casseroles are sure to make vegetables feel like a treat, rather than a trial. Add some sweet potato, onion, chives and parsley for an added hit of vitamins.

8. Hand Rolled Sushi

Sushi can be made at home relatively easily and cheaply, using steamed rice, omelette, avocado, cucumber and carrots. For recipes and all the tricks of the trade, see Make My Sushi.com

9. Sparkling juice

In my experience, kids will drink anything that's fizzy. So why not try squeezing some fresh juice and mixing with soda water. If you've got your own Soda Stream, even better. Any combination of fruit and / or vege juices will work, as long as they taste good!

Here's my favourite sparkling juice at the moment:

1 cup diced fresh pineapple, 2 cups soda water, a handful of mint leaves, 1/2 cup spinach leaves, 1/2 cup kale, 1/3 cucumber peeled and diced. Simply blend or juice and add soda water.

10. Fat Fries

Sweet potato, turnip, beetroot and yams all make for delicious chunky wedges - or "fat fries" as Charlie likes to call them. Cut veges into chunky fries, before steaming for ten minutes or until tender. Fry in a little olive oil until crispy and allow any excess oil to drain away on some paper towel before serving. I can guarantee you that these won't last long.

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