Dear Missy,

My 3 year old son only wants to eat chicken nuggets, pizza, peanut butter, or spaghettio's. It is affecting his ability to use the bathroom and everything. How do I sneak healthy foods into this? It also has to be store bought; I have tried homemade and he doesn't go for it. Somehow he knows the difference. 

Dear Casey,

Your son's favorites are typical for kids his age. That's why I chose these recipes to fix first. More kids eat these than any others. Check out these delicious, easy and nutritious fixes:

Peanut Butter:
In my first book, I mention adding wheat germ to peanut butter. I also have recipes for Peanut butter and Jelly muffins and Peanut butter Thumbprint Cookies, each with hidden purees of fruits or white beans in them. In my third book, "The Sneaky Chef to the Rescue," I've got quite a few peanut butter cookies and bars, again with my signature sneaky purees. 

Chicken nuggets:
My crunchy chicken tenders are fantastic and are loaded with sneaky orange puree with carrots and sweet potatoes, as well as my Better Breading with hidden wheat germ and whole wheat flour. Since he's so partial to store bought, we have two additional sneaky options: mix some of my finished nuggets into his favorite brand, or better yet, make mine and freeze them in the empty box from his favorite brand–and make sure he sees you taking them out of the box ; ) Works every time! 

Pizza:
How about you mixing the puree into the tomato sauce while he's having fun somewhere else, then call him into the kitchen and together, make an exciting pizza with all his favorite ingredients. He may just catch kitchen-fun-fever! Or, you can alternatively put the sneaky purees back into the jar and make sure he sees you taking it out again. Just remember that once you've put the fresh cooked purees into the jar, you'll only have about 3 days of shelf life to use it up. 

Spaghetti-Os:
Mix some orange puree into it, and serve it! Start with just 1/4 cup puree per can.

As you can see, I'm suggesting different approaches, and I've got 13 more sneaky methods of disguise in each of my books. I've never met a child who won't eat their vegetables on the very first try using my sneaky recipes ; )

With healthiest regards,

Missy