jo kirby

"THIS JUMPED OUT!!

-=-I used to make him monkey platters a few times a day ...-=-

Why "used to"?
He's six!
What happened!?"



Yes I do still make them, but not enough I think. I was throwing a lot of stuff away, so I cut down as I thought he didn't want them anymore. I'll start making more again, and look for new things he might like.


Jo



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Sandra Dodd

-=- I was throwing a lot of stuff away-=-

Maybe make them for both of you, for everyone, rather than it being just "a kid thing." And you could (maybe) try for things that don't need to be thrown out just because they've sat out a while.

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BRIAN POLIKOWSKY

Jo are you waiting for him to ask for food?
Are you asking what he wants?

I would not wait until he is hungry of  ask him every time what he wants.
Make foods and bring to him. Make a little  plate of food and bring before he is too hungry.
Best to offer food like that every 2 or 3 hours maximum. 

I notice when kids are  too hungry some will go for sweets. It makes sense as they have instant energy for the body.
Even is he does grab something sweet to eat still make a plate of a Monkey Platter ( which does not have to have so much food! - I make little ones with just a little food sometimes for my kids individually) and bring it and place it next to him and let him eat or not. 

 Some of the times my kids are hungry they will go grab some sweet and I will just bring them something else, some fruits and meats or some plate of food, and they will go and eat those too :)

 
Alex Polikowsky

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Sandra Dodd

-=-Jo are you waiting for him to ask for food?
Are you asking what he wants?

-=-I would not wait until he is hungry of ask him every time what he wants.-=-

And cook! Make things that smell good. At least grilled cheese sandwiches or popcorn or garlic cooking in butter, to put on noodles. Choosing from cold things that don't smell like anything isn't always appealing.

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Marina DeLuca-Howard

What about a fragrant herbal tea with honey? Its warm and smells good.
serve with fruit and scones or muffins?

Or tomato based vegetable soup? You can make a pot and dole out in small
cups? He can always ask for more if its in a crockpot warming and then you
can have it for lunch or dinner with your whole family later? Chili too can
sit in the crock pot and be available as a snack served with tortilla and
sprinkle with cheese, serve with avocado slices with lime juice squeezed to
keep them from going yucky fast and maybe pineapple chunks (could go into a
stirfry later) or apple chunks that could go into apple sauce later.

Marina

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> cold things that don't smell like anything isn't always appealing.
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