1. Ask them to help you prepare them. They will feel involved and more likely to give them a try.
You can even ask them to help you grow them in the garden.
2. The 'Carrot and Sticker' approach - reward them for trying something new.
3. Roast vegetables in a little honey.
It will make them taste sweeter.
4. Eat them too! Don't ask them to try sprouts when you are sat next to them with a bowl of chips!
5. Role Play - Help them set up their own 'restaurant' and choose the food, talking about a balanced diet as you do so.
6. Try Fajitas. They are fun to make and children can assemble their own. Try sweet peppers, sweetcorn and chopped tomatoes.
7. Read a Story/ Sing A Song - The Enormous Turnip/ One Potato, Two Potato etc. Then try what you have been reading or singing about. (if you can't find a story, make up your own).
8. Try a 'Veggie Sundae'. Put some mashed sweet potato in the bottom of a glass with normal mashed potato on top. Use some baked beans as topping and eat with a spoon. That way they will be trying something new with the comfort of the familiar but in a fun way. The orange and white look good together. If it works, try it with other veg.
9. Look at the paintings of Archimboldo.
Use them as inspiration to make your own 'veg pictures' on a plate or as a pizza topping.
10. Be inspired by the animal world.
Children love to watch animals. Watch a rabbit eat a carrot then try one, or pretend to be a monkey eating a banana.
