When I cook vegetables for Tyler, I always feel like I'm getting away with something sneaky. He loves carrots, broccoli, zucchini and green beans. And he eats large helpings of them. Daycare teachers are always shocked at his appetite for the healthy foods. But we can't tell him they're good for him or he'll never want them again, right?

Same goes with his vitamins. We put him on a chewable vitamin because as much as he eats veggies, he despises milk. So each night we give him half of a stinky, chewable vitamin which he loves. He reminds us every night after bath and before bed: "Get vitamin, Mama/Dada. Only get one a day!" It's very helpful to be reminded of these things! The bottle has a picture of Elmo on it, but the vitamins themselves do not. So maybe I should try putting a picture of Elmo on his medicine the next time he gets sick.