Rice, white beans,roasted beets and sauteed greens

We tried beet greens a few days ago and fell in love. One of my family's favorite dinners is rice (made with carrots, onions and kale) white beans, and sauteed greens. Dh and the 2 girls have it with avocados as well, I can't eat avocados. The kids and I love roasted beets and I bought them at the market with the greens attached.  After looking at some recipes, and asking a few friends about what to do with the greens, I decided to just sautee them along with the kale, adding onions and garlic. It came out so good! I caught the kids picking at the greens that were left in the wok :)...

When we first started eating sauteed greens a few years ago, my now 7 yo did not like the greens. She loves the rice and beans so I chopped up the greens into small bite size pieces and mixed them with the rice/beans. It took her a few tries to decide that she really likes greens. Now I can serve them any way, and no more chopping them up. Sometimes she mixes it with her rice/beans but eats it all up!

Moral of the story :), just because your child says they don't like something doesn't mean you should stop serving it to them.  It can take a few tries and some creative ways to get them to eat new things. I do not believe in hiding the new food, then they don't realize what they are eating, but mix it with a favorite food and serve it whenever the rest of the family is eating it.  It goes without saying that if you want your children to eat healthy you have to eat healthy as well.

Happy eating! :)