[angieelee]

Do you have any special tricks you use when preparing food on the plate to get your LO to eat something?

I have read that people sprinkle cheese on somethings, but that has not worked for my little monster in quite some time.

[angieelee]

I used to cut bananas in long strips instead of just chopping it up. That used to work, but not anymore.

DH was giving him a little squirt of ketchup with any meat, but that does not always work anymore either.

[Butter]

No, nothing. The kids can eat if they want to and if not then they can be hungry. Their choice. They choose to eat most of the time.

[angieelee]

Did I already post this question recently? My memory is shot, but I am starting to think I did.

[::er!ca::]

I don't think I do anything special either. I just break a banana in half, and she bites it like a candy bar I don't really cut her food up into bite size pieces anymore, unless it's something that needs to be eaten with a fork (turkey roast, chicken breast, etc.).

[MamaJess0008]

there isnt really anything special that can be done with josh's food to get him to eat it. he doesnt like ketchup, he isnt a fan of cheese.

i really hope he starts eating better soon.

[MommaOnCloud9]

Target sells broccoli as well as carrots shaped like french fries (in the frozen aisle). My kids rarely get real french fries, so they think they're getting a real treat when I say, "Who wants green (or orange) fries with their fish sticks?" They get so excited. I even give them ketchup to dip them in (broccoli and carrots in ketchup! Yuck!).

They used to love steamed broccoli. Then, they went through a period of not liking it. They loved the live-action movie (with Jim Carey) The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. So, I started calling broccoli "Grinch trees". And, they ate it right up. They now eat broccoli again with no problem.

Sometimes we let them use the spray butter on a new veggie we want them to try. They think it's cool to squirt the veggie and they're more likely to eat it.

That's all I can think of right now.