Diet advice?

Question

My son was pretty much into all fruit and veggies when he first started eating but slowly we find ourselves with a diet high in carbs (rice, potatoes, oatmeal, bread) and fruit. I sneak spinach into my smoothies that he will share with me, and today he miraculously ate an avocado, but beyond that there's not a lot of veggies. He eats so much food! Sometimes more than me! My question is how do I get veggies reintroduced and keep his calories up?

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We are in the same boat as you with our son. He LOVED veggies at first but now he hawk eyes them and picks them out of his food. Wont even give them a taste!
I've tried many different ways of cooking them as well as different flavors. No luck. I've resulted to veggie deception!!!  I hide them in anything I can. We do zucchini, cauliflower, avocado, carrots, squash. They are pretty versatile to put in his food w out him noticing. I have an immersion blender that works well for some meals that require the veg being more smooth.
While I do hide his veggies in his food, I ALWAYS serve them as a side w most meals so that he knows he can try them when he wants. Some times he does, some times not. 
If you keep offering and trying different things, I'm sure they will come around eventually. 
My son takes vitamins everyday which makes me feel better when he doesnt eat very balanced.

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I actually read in “Parents” magazine that kids under 5 crave carbs and it’s not a bad thing at all. My LO eats a ton of fruit, but is hit or miss when it comes to veggies. I think it’s just a process, I’m not worried about it. My daughter will eat almost any veggie that is dipped in hummus!

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We’ve been pretty successful putting the veggies in soup! Our son sometimes snacks on peppers, but overall prefers them very well cooked.

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Sweet potatoes are my sons favorite, I usually make a big pot of them in my instant pot and throughout the week he eats them

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My daughter honestly eats basically nothing (she’ll try most things but doesn’t eat a lot at all), so anything she eats we’re happy. But I’m not worried about it because I listened to a few podcasts on this while I was pregnant (so it’s been a while) saying that basically kids listen to their hunger sensors better than adults, and as adults we’ve basically trained ourselves to eat when we’re not actually hungry. Also if I’m remembering correctly, kids who were offered a wide variety of foods and allowed to feed themselves and choose what to eat were generally very likely to choose an overall balanced diet, and to eat what their body needed at that time. So, I just try to give my daughter a variety of things (plus some stuff I know she likes and is likely to actually eat) and just let her eat what she wants. 
In my opinion, making a big deal about food (what they are or aren’t eating) is basically an express train to having food-based issues and/or disordered eating down the line, so we try to just be very relaxed about it. We offer, but if she doesn’t want it, that’s ok, and we don’t make a big deal about going out of our way to find other things to eat.

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