How I Use Pasta to Fight Pickiness in My Kids — Tips from The Kitchn

How often do you introduce new foods to your kids? If I'm being completely honest, my family falls into these deep seasonal ruts with dinner vegetables and it looks a lot like us eating broccoli once a week from January through April. Then when the markets overflows with radishes, spring greens, and asparagus, I want to go wild with new (or forgotten) vegetables. It can be frustrating to see tiny noses turn up at vegetables they loved last year but haven't seen in months.

I have a silly strategy that works well and doesn't require hiding those vegetables or nagging them to try the snap peas at dinner. You can call it partnering or pairing, but I call it the buddy system and it works incredibly well with pasta. Here's how serving new foods with my kids favorite food — pasta — fights pickiness at the table.

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