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'Un-Meals' -- fun ideas for picky eaters

by Sue Gilbert

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We had a picky eater in our house very, very picky. We invented 'Un-Meals', and came up with the following ideas to distract our child from the fact that she was actually eating.
  • Animal Night - no kidding. No cutlery. Parents have to guess what animal the child is portraying by how it eats. The messier the better.
  • Itsy-Bitsy Night - all food on the plates is cut into minuscule pieces. You can only have and eat ONE of each Itsy-Bitsy at a time - one pea, one carrot bit, one piece of meat or one chip. Then you start again. Fun to try, and mum and dad have to try and keep up with you. Parents, of course, ham it up.
  • Slurping Day - on THIS day only, and no other, may you slurp your soup. Pick your weapons of choice: bowl, spoon, whatever. Recognition handed out for Loudest, Longest, Fastest and so on. Mum and dad make a big deal out of trying to win Most Dignified Slurp.
  • Kids' Night Off - mum and dad have to feed the kids like babies, though mine are five and six years old. It's great fun bossing parents around and demanding more or less ketchup.
  • Colour Night - the food has to be all the same colour; for example, white foods can include fish, potatoes, white corn and bread. Kids love it. If you give the kids the day to think about the colour, you'll be amazed at what foods they come up with!
  • Picnic on the Bed - self-explanatory. If you need to, put the shower curtain down under whatever tablecloth you use.


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These are such fun and wonderful ideas. Many thanks.
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