Several times I've blended left-over vegetable soup with French dressing and nobody noticed. Try to resist the urge to insist that kids eat a certain number of lettuce leaves, carrot strips, etc., especially when you are introducing them to this idea. Let them think you are offering a bonus pre-meal snack that they can take or leave. Otherwise there's always the occasional kid who will dunk and suck the dip off the same carrot stick repeatedly, filling up on dressing, rather than salad. If there are veggies left over, it's easy to save them to serve later or add to soup, casseroles, etc.
Food goes farther that way.
Give this method a try, and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the amount and variety of fresh raw vegetables your kids will start eating. Nutrition and health are important. Here's how a mother of five gets hers to eat salads daily. Inc. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site. PageWise hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, and user agrees that all such use is at its own risk.