Make veggies appealing to kids

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For color and crunch, add raw cucumber slices or grated carrot or zucchini as sandwich toppers.
Brush raw vegetables lightly with oil and grill outdoors.
Stir-fry an assortment of raw vegetables.
Make breads or muffins with vegetables such as carrot, zucchini, pumpkin or corn.
Mash cooked squash with a little butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Toss vegetables with small pasta shapes.
Top vegetables with cheese strips or cheese cut out in cookie-cutter shapes.
Add texture variety by grating vegetables and adding them to meat loaf, soups or casseroles.