Pasta with veal and zucchini tomato sauce

Over the last couple of months I had been investigating what types of food are appealing to my 2.5 year old son who refuses to eat any fruits and vegetables. The hate for all colourful food items is relatively new and is not caused by true dislike but a simple refusal to put them in the mouth. Faces made out of tomatoes, cucumber and corn did absolutely nothing, in fact they made a matter worse as he would refuse to eat anything after seeing them on a plate. I knew a different approach was required. I found the secret, it lies in finding those few accepted ingredients and building an increasingly healthy food repertoire.

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Ingredients:
500 g canned chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato paste
5 prunes, chopped
1 tbsp dried oregano
2 chopped zucchini
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
500 g ground veal
3/4 medium onion, chopped finely
2 cloves garlic (optional)
3 tbsp oat bran
3 tbsp flax meal, mixed with 6 tbsp water
1 tbsp ghee, butter, or oil
1 -2 tsp allspice
Salt, pepper
4-5 dried wild mushrooms rehydrated and finely chopped

1. Melt butter in a sauce pan and add onion and garlic. For a few minutes until softened.
2. Add meat and dried mushrooms and cook for another 4-5 minutes.
3. Add remaining ingredients and let them cook on a gas mark 2 for 30-40 minutes. If you want you can hold off with adding meat and blend all other ingredients after about 15 minutes of cooking.
4. When the sauce is almost ready cook pasta.
5. Serve warm with some sprinkled cheese (optional) of your choosing (I used naturally smoked cheddar in this dish).
6. Enjoy!