I just finished making pancakes for my children, and as they sit merrily at the table they have no idea they're chomping away on bananas too. Normally, I'm not so sneaky and my one and four year olds are well aware that we eat foods that are 'healthy for their body'. They're kids though, and yesterday they refused the idea of adding my yummy yellow ingredient.

So today I just did it. They don't seem to be noticing, and I don't feel even a smidge bad about being moderately deceptive. My job is to provide them with terrific nutrition and that's what I'm doing. Even if it is on the sly. Sometimes I cook up some extra peas and corn and throw it in their chicken noodle soup too. Whoooo what a rebel I am!

Even the healthiest kids can be a little leery to trying new things. My son for instance, won't come near bananas. So today, I smashed some up and hid them in his breakfast. Nice shot of secret potassium. As you cook and create see if you can sneak in some extra good stuff too. They'll argue less, and you'll feel better about their consumption at the end of the day.