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I use the recipes and the concept outlined in the Sneaky Chef and have found it to be very effective. I still offer my children whole fruits and vegetables through out the day, along with extra helpings of puree added to their other foods. I do not lie to my children about what is in their food. There is no need to - it tastes great - that's all that matters to them!

For those who say that the amounts of puree added are too small to matter - I disagree. Over the course of a day, my son will average about 8 Tablespoons of extra vegetables added to his "normal" meals. This is in addition to other whole fruits and vegetables throughout the day. These extra tablespoons are concentrated amounts. It takes 3 packed cups of raw spinach leaves to produce about half a cup of pureed spinach. So this morning while devouring a delicious pancake and a milkshake, my son, ate the equivalent of a cup of spinach leaves. (That was before he'd even touched the blueberries scattered on top of his pancake.)

How far do you think I'd get if I sat him down for breakfast before a plate overflowing with that amount of raw spinach?!

Over the course of a week, he eats about 56 tablespoons of these extra's without ever compromising the taste of a meal. Using the spinach example, that would be the eqivalent of 33 cups of raw spinach! I'm sold!

It takes very little extra work and it's a huge weight off my mind to know that my children are getting the nutrients they need.