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Posted December 27, 2008 · December 27, 2008

HI Mona:

You can add white veggies to your mashed potatoes, sometimes I add celery

root to my mashed potatoes and no one seems to know the difference. My

daughter and I bought cauliflower and broccoli to mix with our mashed potatoes

tomorrow night, I am going to chop the potatoes and leave the skin on, then boil

the potatoes, I will also roast the veggies and then puree them and mix into

the mashed potatoes. When I make a cream soup I add cream to it I use some

potatoes and cauliflower that I cooked in the soup and then puree in the

blender, the soup has a nice creamy texture, some times I add a little bit of

soy

milk your can also use regular milk.

You can make a roasted root veggie soup and puree it all and the kids may

never know they are eating veggies.

In a message dated 12/27/2008 9:54:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

monnarush writes:

Hi Everyone,

I am 46, my husband and I work in a group home for teens getting

ready to get out on their own in a few years. There here to finish

school or get a GED. We live with the kids 24/7 for three weeks and

then we go home for one week.

I am trying to get them to try vegetables, these guys love their

potatoes starches and of course, ugh, meat I am fixing as many

vegetarian meals as I can. Sometimes they don't even notice. They

have even eaten beans and did not notice. I also roast vegetables in

the oven and do a mock stir fry. I will keep trying, I have on young

man who is going to try to be vegan on the first of the year, I told

him he should start now. I will keep after him and bring him some of

my old magazines to read. Well I must go for now, its been a long

day.

Sincerely, Monna

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Posted December 28, 2008 · December 28, 2008

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Thank you for the great idea, I will try the roasted veggie puree

soup, sounds great and they won't be able to see the veggies to tell

what they are. They are always asking me while I am

cooking, " what's that! " I always say just taste it and tell me

if you like it. (Or) What do you think it is?

One evening there was one of our boys when we first came here,

(he looks up to my husband) and at the dinner table I had brussel

sprouts which we adore, he did not take any when they were first

passed around the table, then he saw my husband put some on his

plate, then Morgan said, I guess I will have some of them too.

Well, he did try them, but did not really like them. Maybe he will

try them again someday, and decide he does like them. I told him to

try them with a little mustard but he declined.

Living with these kids is a challenge, but sometimes they do things

that make the hard times not seem so bad. Most of these kids have

issues, that are sometimes hard to think about, we just try to help

them heal and by living with them the couples in this progrom are

living examples of how family life should be, and help them learn to

get ready to live out in the world on their own.

I hear them up now so I must go, one of the boys wants to go to

chruch today. (there is a girl involved too

Have a great day! Monna

In , glpveg4life wrote:

>

> HI Mona:

>

> You can add white veggies to your mashed potatoes, sometimes I add

celery

> root to my mashed potatoes and no one seems to know the

difference. My

> daughter and I bought cauliflower and broccoli to mix with our

mashed potatoes

> tomorrow night, I am going to chop the potatoes and leave the skin

on, then boil

> the potatoes, I will also roast the veggies and then puree them and

mix into

> the mashed potatoes. When I make a cream soup I add cream to it

I use some

> potatoes and cauliflower that I cooked in the soup and then puree

in the

> blender, the soup has a nice creamy texture, some times I add a

little bit of soy

> milk your can also use regular milk.

> You can make a roasted root veggie soup and puree it all and the

kids may

> never know they are eating veggies.

>

> In a message dated 12/27/2008 9:54:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> monnarush writes:

>

> >

>

Posted December 28, 2008 · December 28, 2008

Monna, I do what I cal stuffed mashed potatoes.

Basicaly what goes on a stuffed baked potato....just mash them.

Potatoes.....quartered, but not peeled. (but you can if you want)

2-3 tbs sour cream

2 tbs cream cheese

1 cup coarsely chopped broccoli

1 cup coarsely chopped cauliflower

1 cup corn

1 cup white or yellow cheese, whatever is liked best

1 cup bacon (fake) coarsely chopped

1 cup chili or just beans

onions

garlic

Cook up the potatoes til soft enough to mash, then add the sour cream and cream

cheese, they any or all of the ingredients listed. Depending on what I have on

hand is what I put in there. I have even put bell peppers in it.

I think because I call them stuffed mashed potatoes, all my picky eaters are

more willing to try them, then to turn their nose up at them, if they just

simply saw it and said *whats THAT?!?!?*

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monnarush <monnarush

Saturday, December 27, 2008 8:40:23 PM