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"   Having trouble getting your little ones to eat their veggies? Most kids go through phases during which they refuse to eat vegetables. But what if those vegetables were hidden inside a cake? According to NPR&amp;#039;s food blog, The Salt, a new study shows that kids will eat certain versions of veggie-filled sweets, even if they are told that the sweets contain vegetables. What they won&amp;#039;t eat, however, are veggies they&amp;#039;ve never heard of before. More From Delish: Eat Your Veggies! 5 Ways to Sneak Them into Kids&amp;#039; Meals Scientists at Columbia University&amp;#039;s Teachers College decided to address the age-old debate about sneaking veggies into kids&amp;#039; food without their knowledge. The scientists used three veggie-infused treats for their study: zucchini chocolate chip bread, broccoli gingerbread spice cake, and chickpea chocolate chip cookies. Lizzy Pope, the lead author of the study, served the new and improved recipes to a total of 68 children, ranging from 8 to 14 years old. Labeling on half of the sweets announced the presence of the hidden vegetables. The other half, the trick batch, simply stated the original name of the dessert without mentioning the vegetables. Much to everyone&amp;#039;s surprise, the kids were equally happy eating the chocolate chip bread and gingerbread spice cake with the vegetable label or without. The children did, however, take issue with the chickpea chocolate chip cookies. The kids consistently voted against the cookies they thought contained chickpeas. More From Delish: 10 Spring Vegetable Recipes Pope doesn&amp;#039;t think the chickpeas undermine the study. Instead, she thinks the problem was that the kids weren&amp;#039;t familiar with the legume. Whereas the kids were already comfortable with zucchini and broccoli, the chickpeas forced the kids to try something new, which brings up a whole other set of issues. In this case, the chickpeas were probably just a poor choice of veggie for the study. Ultimately, the researchers believe the study showed that parents do not need to hide veggies inside their kids&amp;#039; food when the vegetable is prepared in a manner that the kids enjoy \u2014 like when it&amp;#039;s baked inside a cake. Do you support hiding vegetables in kids&amp;#039; food or do you think kids should learn to like vegetables on their own? Want to do your own mini version of this study with your kids? Try out the vegetable-containing recipes below.  Veggie Filled Desserts   Carrot-Zucchini Yogurt Muffins   EatingWell Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chips   Squash Tea Bread  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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