A friend in France taught her to make a parsley soup with pureed potatoes and pureed parsley. Carrots, celery and parsley, as unpretentious as they seem, also are versatile enough to be convenience foods. Carrots are especially good keepers, she said. Frances Price, a chef, cookbook author and registered dietitian in Baltimore, pointed out that children generally like crunchy vegetables such as carrots and celery. She makes carrot pancakes for her grandchildren.
Kids can be picky, but they'll eat anything fried.
You can use equal parts of celery and potatoes, cooked together, drained and mashed together. Add as much butter as your conscience will allow. And a little bit of milk. Or use buttermilk and no butter. And while celery doesn't have a lot of nutrients, it does have a lot of fibre, she said.