Kelly Clarkson Opens Up About Having to 'Sneak' Vegetables for Her Son — but Laments, 'He Will Smell It Out!'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kelly Clarkson and son Remington Alexander Blackstock attend Clarkson’s star ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images

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It’s not just you — evenKelly Clarksoncan’t gether kidsto eat vegetables.During aconversationwithChrissy TeigenandDavid ChangonThe Kelly Clarkson Showon Thursday, the parents bonded over how hard it is to get their kids to eat a balanced diet.After restaurateur Chang, 46, admitted that his kids are picky about what he cooks, Clarkson, 41, felt a wave of relief. “That actually makes me feel good,” she admitted.“When I do cook, I’m like, ‘Do you know how hard this was for me? I don’t do this.’ And I feel like I did a good job and they do not eat it,” she said, referring to her kids — daughterRiver Rose, 9, and son Remington Alexander, 7 — whom she shares with ex-husbandBrandon Blackstock.“It makes me feel good that you are an actual chef. They are just like, ‘Hard pass, where’s the mac and cheese?’ ” she continued.Kelly Clarkson and her kids, Remington Alexander and River Rose.Kelly Clarkson/InstagramTeigen, 38, also commiserated with herChrissy & Dave Dine Outpartner and the talk show host.“I definitely take orders,” she admitted of her sonMiles’pickiness. “At this point with Miles, I said the other day, he doesn’t eat vegetables. I mean not a carrot stick. It’s just like a big fight with him.”Clarkson agreed, to which Teigen said, “Thank you. No one wants to admit to that.”“I have to sneak it in, into a cup that is colorful, that you can’t tell what the color is,” Clarkson explained of how difficult it is to get Remington to eat well. “And that’s how I sneak it in — in like a juice or a smoothie. He will not do it. He will smell it out and be like, ‘This is a vegetable.’ And he is like hard against it.”Clarkson also admitted, “I have sent him to bed hungry," whereas Teigen said she finds herself waiting hand and foot to get Miles, 5, to eat.Kelly Clarkson are her kids River Rose and Remington Alexander.Kelly Clarkson/InstagramLast week, the mother of four — she also sharesLuna, 7,Esti, 1, andWren, 7 months with husbandJohn Legend— toldJimmy Kimmelthat her oldest is “the best eater” butMiles “still has not had a vegetable.”While Teigen and Chang’s kids might be hard to feed, it turns out that’s just one more thing their little ones, who are great friends, have in common.“They have met many times,” Chang told PEOPLE of the relationship between his sons, Hugo, 4, and Gus, 2, and Teigen’s kids. “They get along great,And I think that Luna is always a big sister to the kids.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Kelly Clarkson Showairs weekdays (check local listings).

It’s not just you — evenKelly Clarksoncan’t gether kidsto eat vegetables.

During aconversationwithChrissy TeigenandDavid ChangonThe Kelly Clarkson Showon Thursday, the parents bonded over how hard it is to get their kids to eat a balanced diet.

After restaurateur Chang, 46, admitted that his kids are picky about what he cooks, Clarkson, 41, felt a wave of relief. “That actually makes me feel good,” she admitted.

“When I do cook, I’m like, ‘Do you know how hard this was for me? I don’t do this.’ And I feel like I did a good job and they do not eat it,” she said, referring to her kids — daughterRiver Rose, 9, and son Remington Alexander, 7 — whom she shares with ex-husbandBrandon Blackstock.

“It makes me feel good that you are an actual chef. They are just like, ‘Hard pass, where’s the mac and cheese?’ ” she continued.

Kelly Clarkson and her kids, Remington Alexander and River Rose.Kelly Clarkson/Instagram

Kelly Clarkson/Instagram

Teigen, 38, also commiserated with herChrissy & Dave Dine Outpartner and the talk show host.

“I definitely take orders,” she admitted of her sonMiles’pickiness. “At this point with Miles, I said the other day, he doesn’t eat vegetables. I mean not a carrot stick. It’s just like a big fight with him.”

Clarkson agreed, to which Teigen said, “Thank you. No one wants to admit to that.”

“I have to sneak it in, into a cup that is colorful, that you can’t tell what the color is,” Clarkson explained of how difficult it is to get Remington to eat well. “And that’s how I sneak it in — in like a juice or a smoothie. He will not do it. He will smell it out and be like, ‘This is a vegetable.’ And he is like hard against it.”

Clarkson also admitted, “I have sent him to bed hungry," whereas Teigen said she finds herself waiting hand and foot to get Miles, 5, to eat.

Kelly Clarkson are her kids River Rose and Remington Alexander.Kelly Clarkson/Instagram

Last week, the mother of four — she also sharesLuna, 7,Esti, 1, andWren, 7 months with husbandJohn Legend— toldJimmy Kimmelthat her oldest is “the best eater” butMiles “still has not had a vegetable.”

While Teigen and Chang’s kids might be hard to feed, it turns out that’s just one more thing their little ones, who are great friends, have in common.

“They have met many times,” Chang told PEOPLE of the relationship between his sons, Hugo, 4, and Gus, 2, and Teigen’s kids. “They get along great,And I think that Luna is always a big sister to the kids.”

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