In homes where vegetables are eaten without fanfare, children rarely dislike them. But, children are sometimes given subtle messages from friends, family or TV that they should not like vegetables. Serve a wide variety of colourful vegetables and set a good example by eating your vegetables. Cook vegetables until just crisp, or give them raw in a platter with dip. Try them in soups and casseroles.
Children also love to eat vegetables they've helped to grow or prepare.
In the meantime, relax and serve a variety of fruit for snacks and desserts. Fruit offers the same nutrients as vegetables. My child often drinks a glass of milk and leaves the table. Milk is an excellent food, but not perfect - no one food group can supply the nutritional benefit of a diet that includes all four food groups. A glass of milk can satisfy the appetite of a busy preschooler as well as filling up his stomach.