You can hide a multitude of vegetables in a blended tomato sauce with paste, or on top of a pizza.

You know, you'd think so. Unfortunately, she embodies everything I love(d) about hacker culture in her pursuit of a vegetable free existence. It would be admirable if I didn't really want to feed her a damned vegetable. :)

If it makes you feel better, I knew two people who were both committed foodies (an Italian and the guy who risked a $25k fine smuggling a leg of jamón ibérico through customs before there was a licensed importer), and then their son went through (IIRC) a 5 year stretch where he would not eat almost anything other than Wonderbread and Jif peanut butter. I am not exaggerating: their doctor actually pushed on vitamin supplements to avoid scurvy.

Let it never be said that the creators of the “small child” product don’t have a wicked sense of humor :)

I’m sure social pressure is a major contributor. If she doesn’t see her friends enjoy veggies or eat them daily, I’m sure she will resist as well.

I have a 9mo and we don’t cook usually so we’re feeding him industrialized baby foods (slowly introducing eggs, alphabet noodles, etc. His appetite is growing crazy fast and baby food isn’t cheap…)

What is “stock”?

It’s soup base. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_(food)