Incognito fruit and veg recipes for fussy eaters

Feeding your family well need not be a power struggle at the dinner table. Here is an arsenal of fruit-and-veg goodness to satisfy even the fussiest eater.

Something savoury

Cauli mash. Nobody will suspect a thing…

Try the beef and cauli mash shepherd's pie recipe here.

Hmmmm, cheesy, melty deliciousness. If you’re looking for something a little different try this version, which uses baby marrows instead of pasta. You’ll never look back!

Try the baby marrow lasagne recipe here.

If the lasagne was a hit, try another pasta dish that has hidden leeks and not-so-hidden (but cheesy and delicious) spinach.

Try the rotolo with burnt sage and lemon recipe here.

Do you know anyone who can resist a chip-and-dip?

Try the baby marrow fries with garlic mayo recipe here.

We know. Green is suspicious. But if you chop that broccoli nice and fine and perhaps suggest that this is what the Incredible Hulk eats… then who knows? It’s worth a try (because it’s yum!).

Try the Tenderstem broccoli-and-blue cheese soup recipe here.

Something sweet

This is a great recipe to get the kids involved with some mushing, mashing and cinnamon-sprinkling. Serve these pampoenkoekies warm with ice cream as a special treat.

Try the pumpkin fritters recipe here.

This, in our opinion, is the Trojan horse of hidden nutrition. A cake that incorporates bananas, beetroot peels and carrot peels with an avacado frosting.

Try the genius banana skin cake with avo frosting recipe here.

Fruit that tastes like toffee. Enough said.

Make these DIY date balls here.

If it looks like ice cream and it tastes like ice cream... Let’s just call it ice cream! This yummy concoction uses bananas and berries and no added sugar.

Try the easy fruity frozen yoghurt recipe here.
See more frozen yoghurt recipes here.
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