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The lengths to which I will go to ensure that my children will eat are sometimes ridiculous. But as a mother I believe one of my duties is to feed them and feed them well. I never force my children to eat but I do sometimes resort to food entertainment in order to encourage their interest. One way I have found success is by using cookie cutters to create sandwich shapes. A sandwich is a sandwich is a sandwich, but cut that boring old square into small stars, pigs or flowers it becomes just a bit more intriguing for my brood. Over the years I have collected a giant box of cookie cutters for this exact reason. I find that the seasonal shapes go a long way towards mealtime enticement. Also fun are the very tiny cookie cutters, my favorites are from a long ago Tupperware party. The set of four, which includes a sun, star, flower and clover, never fail to bring a giggle of delight and the sound of slurping from the table.
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6-09-2006 @2:44PM Franz Hemingbeck said... How about instead of trying to entertain your kids with shapes and other enticements, why don't you offer them the choice of either eating what you've prepared, or going to bed hungry.
Anyone who has seen even a small part of the world has seen firsthand how hard a great portion of this planet struggles to eat everyday. Our children are spoiled and nitpicky and don't realize how hard and deprived their lives could be.
I think a few missed meals would do more for your food consumption issues than the games you currently play.
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6-09-2006 @3:21PM Blair said... WOW!
Who stole your maypo this morning Franz?
Heather, I think it's nice what you do for the children, and it sounds like you are being a good mom.
Keep up the good work!
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6-09-2006 @3:57PM mella said... You know, Franz, while I sympathize with the plight of those who have less than they need to live, I don't think my two-year-old thinks too much about it. I give my time and talents to help where I can, but depriving my child isn't going to put food on anyone else's table.
I do not cater to his whims, and I do agree that he must eat what is presented to him or go without. But that does not prevent me from presenting him with things that will make eating an enjoyable experience. If cutting cute shapes in his PB&J or making raisin smiley faces on his toast is all it takes to turn him into a selfish, uncaring monster, I'm not sure there's much I can do to prevent it.
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6-09-2006 @3:57PM mella said... You know, Franz, while I sympathize with the plight of those who have less than they need to live, I don't think my two-year-old thinks too much about it. I give my time and talents to help where I can, but depriving my child isn't going to put food on anyone else's table.
I do not cater to his whims, and I do agree that he must eat what is presented to him or go without. But that does not prevent me from presenting him with things that will make eating an enjoyable experience. If cutting cute shapes in his PB&J or making raisin smiley faces on his toast is all it takes to turn him into a selfish, uncaring monster, I'm not sure there's much I can do to prevent it.
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6-09-2006 @3:58PM mella said... Sorry for the double post.
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6-09-2006 @7:36PM Franz Hemingbeck said... I think parents go overboard in how they deal with food and their kids. My parents and their parents just set food out on the table and expected us to eat what was there or go without. While a little kid may not care about poor people in India or Sri Lanka or Africa, it's important for them to realize that they/we are incredibly lucky to live the posh, wasteful lives we do.
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6-10-2006 @5:54AM spline9 said... Above mentioned moral issues aside (though I think its good to instill good habits before they understand them), I would be concenred with the excess waste created from the non-cutout areas of the sandwich. Personally, wasting food (not implying that you do) drives me nuts. If I were doing this, I would find myself trying to eat up all the trimmings.
ugh. *holds stomach*
How about something a little more creative like making puzzle shapes (ok, so now this is wrong because it would be encouringing them to play with their food. sue me.) but this way the entire sammich would be used. Educational food?
hmm. *rubs chin*
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6-10-2006 @7:27AM Malia said... According to a news report I saw here in Japan, carrots are somewhat unpopular with Japanese kids. One school lunch kitchen saw success in getting kids to love carrots by cutting them into star and other interesting shapes for curry day. They marketed the carrots as something lucky and special, and got the kids excited to eat carrots. So now the vast majority of the kids at that school genuinely enjoy carrots. Trickery can't be all bad, now can it?
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