Mmmmm...does that look tasty, or what?! :) Obviously Tate thought it was pretty good...look at that big spoonful! We have always tried to feed Tate food that we know is good for him - like lots of veggies and fruits, and of course protein and grains too. I have to say...his favorite though is still fruits. He loooves his fruit! But sometimes, us busy mommies forget that they need some of ALL of these food groups, and so we feed them more meat/protien and just a bit of veggies...or lots of fruit (that would include us!) and no meat/protein, etc. And did you know that kids actually will most likely have formed their eating habits for the REST of their life (!!) by the time they are 10 years old?! So if you start them off right, hopefully they will continue on eating healthy most of the time. It's so easy to just let them have cookies or cake or candy or chips or whatever though...but we don't have a lot of that kind of stuff in our house to begin with, so hopefully we can get our kids started off well! Sometimes we need a little help though...so check out this super cute plate I found at Super Healthy Kids! Here it is empty...
And here it is full of carrots, noodles and one chopped up meatball! :)
This Super Healthy Kids plate has pictures of the different food groups in each section. And this helps you to know how much they should be eating of each one! As you can see...the fruits and veggies one is the biggest!! Now, we wouldn't have a problem if we filled that up with fruit all the time...but veggies aren't quite as yummy yet in Tate's mind (unless it is peas! haha) The plate is SUPER durable too - made from 100% melamine and is definitely not 'cheaply' made! And did I mention how cute it is? ;)Tate loves eating off his new plate...and hopefully once he gets older we can show him what the pictures mean and how much of each type of food he should be having.
Now, one of you will get to win your very own Super Healthy Kids plate! And hopefully it will be helpful to you too...I know I find it super handy now when I'm dishing out a meal for Tate! In order to have one chance to win, just leave me a comment. :) And in order to have TWO chances to win, blog about the contest, linking to this post and to Super Healthy Kids, and you'll be entered twice. Contest ends April 8, 2008.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Super Healthy Kids - and a GIVEAWAY!
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Ah ha! I am the first to sign up. I like the plate, it's neat and Landen would love something like this. Sign me up!
that is cute. Blake is a big meat/cheese eater and not as crazy about the fruits and veggies.
HHMM! I think I am going to have to design one for us vegan/vegetarian mommas! No spot for meat or cheese here. I do love that the veggie spot is the largest. What a clever concept.
That's a great plate. Now we all need these for ourselves too, because that's the biggest problem for ALL people, not eating the right balance of healthy foods.
Count me in! That is cute and would be great!!
Oooo- I would love one of those plates. Hailey does not like to eat fruit at all and will only eat a few veggies. Maybe this plate would help her.
Love the plate! This could work for us Adults too...with portion sizes. haha ;)
We could all use one of these...adults included!
(I'm going to try and blog about this, hopefully I can get the links to work! I think I've got it figured out now)
Cool! I think this would be helpful for me too:) LOL!!
Count me in!
You are so right parents tend to try feed kids what is fast and easy and that usually does not include balanced meals!
That is too cool! Kaelin still throws plates, though! I linked my post to your blog today!
What a neat plate. Too bad I use alot of paper around our house.
That is such a great idea - I never thought of putting the peas or broccoli in the larger spot. DUH! Thanks for the chance!
oh I would love to win....since we are in the "I don't want my food to touch" stage....
great idea! How 'bout one for adults? :)
These plates are so adorable..I know that they would go over well at our house, for sure!!! I also blogged about this one over here:
http://erinfromthecountry.blogspot.com/2008/04/fun-dish.html
Thanks Andrea!
What a great idea. Love it.
ok, I blogged about this contest, so I get to be entered twice! Yay!
what a super great plate!
taradawnrobertson at hotmail dot com
My son loves meat and veggies, but is'nt so crazy about fruit. This is a very neat idea though.
Wow- I wish ds would eat vegies like he did when he was a baby- e're working on it though
Hi, One of my sons loves vegetables and the other one fruit. Go figure!
Please enter me in your drawing for the adorable plate. Thanks,Cindi
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Aha, so that's why I love cookies so much! ;)
Those are cute plates.
my girls just love fruit too or carrot sticks :)
could i possibly join this contest because first, i'm not from the US. second, i'm not a mom yet although i intend to give this to my nephew. can you sign me up? i'm also going to blog about it. =D
my girls would love this plate. they love fruit and corn and potatoes
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bloged ya http://notimemom.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/contests-for-the-week-of-331/
We can always use more plates like these.
Great giveaway! Count me in. bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
how cute i would love to win this for my little one thanks jenny96753092yahoo.com
I like this plate! This would help a lot! cookiecutter72 AT hotmail DOT com
Great idea. It is easy to forget the serving sizes for a little one.
What a great idea! I would love it for Dax.
Thanks
This plate is so fiendishly clever! My daughter is not a big meat eater and as such has become a master negotiator when it comes to eating. With a plate like this maybe I can get her to eat a little more on the meat side too!
This is a great idea! Sometimes us mommies (me, lol) need a little reminder not to load up our little ones w/ protein & starches.
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hi, i'm coming via Pia's blog. my children are grown, so hopefully they're stilling eating their veggies. LOL! i have grandchildren, and this would be a great gift for any one of them. sign me up for the win! LOL!
What a great idea! My daughter would love this!
This is such a clever idea, I can't believe nobody came out with it sooner. Love to win one!
Great give away! I would love to win this for my baby girl. Great idea!
What a cute dish. My two year old grandaughter would surely eat her veggies if they were on this plate.
Love it! Thanks for the great giveaway.
Oh so frustrating.. up till three weeks ago connor would eat ANYTHING I put on his plate.. ut lately thats becoming harder as now whatever he will eat today he won't necessarly eat tommorrow.. SOOO FRUSTRATING.. though pumpkin or anything peach related is always a hit.
I added the giveaway to Prize-a-Tron as well!
http://www.prizeatron.com
I love the portion reminder. Maybe I could use it too! It's awfully cute.
My kids would surely eat off this!
This plate just makes me *smile*!
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