Battle of the Veggies - Part 1

Let's call it a tie. I made Annie's favorite meal yesterday - Mac and Cheese - and thought I was being pretty cleaver by pureeing up some carrots and cauliflower to mix in with the cheese sauce. Annie was all excited because we were eating her favorite and we were eating out on the patio. I placed her plate in front of her, hidden veggies and all, she took one look at it and says "I don't want something in my mac-ma-roni." I played dumb, looking at the mac you could kinda tell that the cheese sauce was a little lumpy but not too bad - I kept my mouth shut pretending not to know what she was talking about. She looked at it, stuck her bottom lip out and furrowed her brow. A few tense seconds went by and then she finally took a bite. I laughed to myself, "Ha! Victory is mine!" She ended up taking a few more bites and washed each one down with a generous gulp of her juice. Usually she eats all the mac and cheese when we have it, but this time just 4-5 bites, but those 4-5 bites where hiding more veggies than she had eaten all week. Next stop, spaghetti with broccoli!