The other night I was in a hurry to get dinner on the table, so rather than serve a warm vegetable I served some raw vegetables. I cut up a zucchini into discs and served them with some cherry tomatoes and pea pods. I knew the tomatoes and pea pods would be a hit, but I didn't think much would be eaten of the zucchini. Well I was wrong. One of the kids asked for a toothpick. And once one kid wants something, they all want the same thing. So they all got a toothpick. The kids proceeded to eat the zucchini with the toothpicks. There was some variation. My daughters stabbed the zucchini and ate it like lollipops. My son started to build towers of zucchini disks and then tried to get the whole tower in his month.
Since that evening, I've had varying success with zucchini. I cut it in bite-size wedges and sauteed it. No luck. But tonight I cut it in 2 inch by 1/2 inch sticks and sauteed it (same method as before) and the kids loved it. So it seems depending on how I cut up the zucchini the kids may or may not like it. I'll keep experimenting and let you know how it goes.
Warning: toothpicks should only be used by older kids and make sure you keep your eye on the kids while they are using them.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Toothpicks
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