{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"PureVegan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/PureVegan\/","title":"Kids and Vegetables: No More Sneaking - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dLfYWQis56\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/kids-and-vegetables-no-more-sneaking\/\">Kids and Vegetables:  No More Sneaking<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/kids-and-vegetables-no-more-sneaking\/embed\/#?secret=dLfYWQis56\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Kids and Vegetables:  No More Sneaking&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"dLfYWQis56\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kidveggie3.jpg","thumbnail_width":500,"thumbnail_height":254,"description":"When I decided to become a Vegan, it was a weighty decision.\u00a0 Not because I thought it would be really hard for me personally but I had a husband and two young children to convince as well.\u00a0\u00a0 With my girls, I decided to take the slow and steady approach.\u00a0 I just casually began adding more almond milk to their cow\u2019s milk, switching out hummus for deli meats in their lunches, scrambled tofu instead of scrambled eggs and kept experimenting with snacks.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t want them to turn into \u201cjunk food vegans\u201d and yet they weren\u2019t used to eating tons of vegetables on a daily basis either. \u00a0I expected some obvious obstacles, like breaking habits, protests and dealing with public venues and parties, but there have also been some surprising obstacles along the way.\u00a0 The greatest of which has been from our well-intentioned but still-missing-the-mark American culture in how it views getting kids to eat vegetables.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a case in point: After several months of researching and being patient, I finally found a really good deal on a high-speed blender.\u00a0 I was very excited and decided to naturally fold my girls into that excitement by having them watch the instructional video [&hellip;]"}