Get them involved with shopping and preparation

Spend some time with your children in the produce area of the grocery store if you can so they become accustomed to eating vegetables. For instance, ask them to choose a butternut squash or point to the particular tomato on the stack that they want. Discuss the name of the vegetable and its flavor with them.

Even if you choose not to take your children with you to the supermarket, you may still have them choose fruits and veggies from a catalog before you go or ask them to help you unpack groceries when you come home. Have your children help you in the kitchen or watch while you cook in addition to incorporating them in the buying process. Ask your toddler how they would like their vegetables prepared before the meal, or give them an option between two vegetables. Help them put a handful of kale, spinach, or another vegetable into the blender if you're making a smoothie. Give your kids the option to customize their pizzas with at least one vegetable when it's pizza night. As toddlers get older and more at ease in the kitchen, they can help by cutting or tearing softer greens, adding vegetables to a saute pan under your supervision, or incorporating shredded vegetables into pancake batter.