Our seven year-old won’t eat a potato, whatever its form. Chips, roasties, boiled… Nothing. But we think he may be happy to play a potato in new iOS game Peter Potato.

Released by developer Philip Sinclair, it’s a collection of vegetable-themed mini-games that will appeal to even the most greens (or spuds) averse children aged seven and up.

And there are certainly veg. The game “follows Peter Potato as he tries to build up enough confidence to ask Suzy Cabbage to the school disco – before his evil archenemy Colin Carrot beats him to it,” according to its App Store listing.

How? By playing mini-games taking in dancing, maths, snowboarding, running, swimming, counting, skateboarding and even “Fruitball” (you can quite possibly guess), with 20 characters to meet along the way.

The various mini-games are very accessible: children will have no problems understanding what to do. That said, they do have a proper difficulty curve, so there’s plenty of challenge as kids work their way through the game.

Also good – if you’re trying to gently nudge your children in the direction of healthy food – are the 150 vegetable facts dotted throughout the game. The educational / healthy eating aspect never batters them over the head unsubtly, but it’s a welcome presence.

Plus Peter can unlock a “pants hat” which, frankly, is all it takes for a game to shoot up the digital playtime priorities of our sons…

Peter Potato costs £2.99 for iPhone and iPad from Apple’s App Store.