Hidden Veggies Effective Strategy to Reduce Energy Intake in Adults

How cute. You have to hide the veggies from the full-grown infants so they will eat them.

Adding pureed vegetables to entrees reduces the number of calories the meals pack without sacrificing texture or taste, according to Pennsylvania State University researchers who tried it on unsuspecting adult study subjects.

Using "stealth vegetables" to pad dishes provided a double-helping of dietary benefit, the University Park group reports, because some of the participants more than doubled their intake of fiber- and vitamin-packed veggies - without even knowing it.

And just like the babies they are, the veggies needed to be puréed.

So much for food labels, just in case someone looked at the ingredients.