Secret Sucess

Most of you who know me know that vegetables are NOT my friends. I am admitting to any of you that did not already know that I have the WORST eating habits of any adult pretty much anywhere. When my kids turn their noses up at veggies I just have to shake my head. I know that I am not being a good example to them as far as eating goes but I can't help it, I hate them. So my loving husband bought me the Deceptively Delicious book for Christmas ( I mentioned I was interested in it) For any of you that don't know this book has recipes that have hidden veggie purees in them that supposedly kids can't taste or even tell are in there. YEAH RIGHT!!!! I totally did not buy that. I am way pickier than most 2 year olds so I thought I would be the best judge of whether or not you could taste it. I wouldn't just say yuck! I would know exactly WHY it was yucky. So..... guess what? Last night my ever so eager husband ( I think he misses actual vegetables in his life) helped me steam and puree butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, and worst of all cauliflower (Ewwww) Haley was so repulsed by the smell of the cauliflower that she would not come out of her room the whole night. In her defense it did smell really awful but at least I stayed in the kitchen ( I am a grown up after all, well sort of!) So this morning what did we eat? Little mini egg puffs (( kind of like souffle's)) made with egg whites and SQUASH!!!! It tasted delicious! Haley didn't have a clue and if I hadn't put the squash in there myself ( a very difficult test of willpower for me ) I wouldn't have either. Yeah!!!! It worked, tomorrow I am making chicken nuggets with sweet potatoes in them and for dinner a meatball soup with carrot and squash puree in them. That will most definitely be the most vegetables I've eaten in one day maybe in my life. So there you have it. From the most skeptical person of all... it worked you can get your kids to eat veggies (mommies too). Who would have thought