{"id":6229,"date":"2016-11-28T19:11:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T01:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/?p=6229"},"modified":"2017-03-06T11:24:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T17:24:23","slug":"building-dinner-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/28\/building-dinner-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Dinner Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6236\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dinner-Fun.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6236\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6236\" class=\"wp-image-6236 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dinner-Fun-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"dinner-fun\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dinner-Fun-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dinner-Fun-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dinner-Fun-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dinner-Fun.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The picture above was shared by a TEAM member whose daughter loves getting inspiring ideas from children&#8217;s cookbooks at the public library. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This blog&#8217;s question comes from my own son, Henry.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Henry (while looking over my shoulder at Facebook): \u00a0Hey Mommy, what video are you watching on your computer? That looks yummy! Can we watch that video again? Can you make<i> THAT<\/i>\u00a0for <span class=\"il\">dinner<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I have covered <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/12\/picky-eaters\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/12\/picky-eaters\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1480438183768000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHS4qWswAn1KXfqjXslKh12sDessg\">picky eating<\/a> in the past and given tips for how to decrease <span class=\"il\">dinner<\/span>-time battles. But what if your kids are really not all that picky &#8211; your family is just stuck in a major <span class=\"il\">dinner<\/span> rut? What if you, and even your kids, are just tired of the same 5 fruits, 5 vegetables, and 5 dinners, over and over and over again? What if you and your kids are somewhat leery of trying new things? Of course no one wants to spend additional time and effort to create a new family meal, only to have NOBODY in the family even touch it. This is where my family has been for the past year or so. BUT, with the help of my son peeking over my shoulder while I cruised Facebook, I have a few tips for building dinner diversity that have worked for my family, and hopefully will work for your family, too!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Theme and variation:<\/b>\u00a0 This is one of the hallmarks of \u201cFood Chaining,\u201d which is a program used for severely picky eaters. However, this technique can also be used to add pizzazz to lackluster food menus. Simply take a boring staple, such as toast, pasta, sandwiches, tortillas, or yogurt, and then get creative. Add a new topping, use a new filling, throw in a new \u201cmix-in\u201d. As with most children, give them some choices, and you might be surprised at how adventurous they become once they have some control. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Play with your food:<\/b>\u00a0 Make Kabobs with various fruits or vegetables or use cookie cutters to make fun sandwich shapes. I was at a tea party with my daughter, and the tea shop served cucumber sandwiches, of which every single ingredient was not something my daughter would usually touch. However, the tea shop cut the cucumber sandwiches into pretty flower shapes, sprinkled a bit of salt on top, and my daughter thought it was the tastiest thing ever!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Bring in your kids to help:\u00a0 <\/b>If kids help cook it, they will be proud of it. If they are proud of it, then they will not only enjoy it more themselves, but insist that every single member of the family eat it, too. Talk about positive peer pressure! Let them stir, mix, peel, etc. And\u2026as an occupational therapist, I have to point out that having your child help in the kitchen leads to valuable lessons in independence&#8230; \u201c<i>Give<\/i> a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. <i>Teach<\/i> a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.\u201d You know the saying!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Web videos:<\/b>\u00a0 This is really what started it all for my family. My son happened to be watching over my shoulder as a video from the Facebook profile \u201cTasty\u201d showed different ways to make penne pasta. My kids LOVE this profile! They will watch the videos over, and over, and over again! Eggplant, spinach, and raw tomatoes have all been eagerly tried and enjoyed at our <span class=\"il\">dinner<\/span> time. They also love rating each recipe, deciding <i>if<\/i> we should make it again, and deciding what changes we should make (if any) before making each new recipe again. Web videos and glossy cookbooks work hard to make their recipes look delicious. Forget YOU trying to sell the family on a new recipe, let the experts try to sell it! Then once again, give your children some choice, and they might just surprise you.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Meal delivery service:<\/b>\u00a0 This idea is a bit pricy, but it is certainly a good one. I recently was tired of the same old dinners myself, so I subscribed to one of those meal delivery services. You know the ones you see advertised on Facebook, where they send you all of the ingredients, and you make the meal yourself? Though a bit of a luxury, I love these meals for several reasons. First, they come delivered to your home in a huge box, sitting right on your front porch. My children love opening up the box as if it is Christmas morning and guessing what might be inside &#8211; maybe something they have never even seen before first-hand. Giant eggplant anyone? In addition, these boxes come with some of those glossy recipe cards, making the \u201cnew meal\u201d much more appealing than simply Mom describing it to them. Finally, the <i>whole family<\/i> is trying a new food or new food combination. Some recipes are winners, some are not. However, I like it when my children get to see ME take a \u201cno thank you bite\u201d of a new food that I traditionally don\u2019t like. AND, sometimes you even find a new combination that you yourself like \u2013 this is important for your kiddos to see, too! Last night, I actually ate a raw tomato on my hamburger for the first time ever in a new burger recipe. Even adults can learn to enjoy new foods!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">How do you get over the <span class=\"il\">dinner<\/span> rut in your house? I would love to hear your ideas! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And\u2026 are you thinking that the ideas mentioned above would NEVER work for your picky eaters, that they are just too picky? Look forward to an up-comping blog where Connie Clark and Amy smith, Children&#8217;s Therapy TEAM Speech-Language Pathologists and Food Chaining extraordinaires, as well as Occupational Therapist Allison Schmitz will offer up some of their\u00a0tips for what works and what does not work for truly picky eating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Resources:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/buzzfeedtasty\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/buzzfeedtasty\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1480438183769000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJf-hebfUVH5Ic9JGj-i62FiA8TA\">Tasty Facebook link<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/12\/picky-eaters\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/12\/picky-eaters\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1480438183769000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG0s8I4MM4WjKaQFknveqsByDN4-Q\">Guide to Picky Eating<\/a>, by Melissa Foster, Children&#8217;s Therapy TEAM Blog<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em><strong>Melissa Foster<\/strong><\/em> is a Nationally Board Certified Occupational <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MelissaFosterThumb.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-851\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-851 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MelissaFosterThumb.jpg\" alt=\"MelissaFosterThumb\" width=\"124\" height=\"161\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 124px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 124\/161;\" \/><\/a>Therapist who received her Masters in Occupational Therapy from University of Central Arkansas in 2004. She came to TEAM in 2013 with a wealth of treatment experience in settings that range from NWA to Kansas to New York. Her primary interests are treatment of children on the Autism Spectrum, treatment of children with ADHD and treatment of children with sensory processing and behavioral disorders. Melissa is an active public speaker in the NWA community on topics related to Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder. She has authored several resource materials for parents on topics such as sleep and picky eating. Her blog\u00a0for parents addresses a new topic every Monday and has become a popular resource for families. Melissa loves spending time with her husband and their two children. On warm summer days she enjoys sitting on her patio with a good book and a glass of iced tea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Affordable-Therapy.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5479\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5479 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Affordable-Therapy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Affordable Therapy\" width=\"294\" height=\"165\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Affordable-Therapy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Affordable-Therapy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Affordable-Therapy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Affordable-Therapy.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 294px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 294\/165;\" \/><\/a>Children\u2019s Therapy TEAM believes that every child who may benefit from therapy should be able to access it\u2026 <em>PERIOD<\/em>. We feel strongly about it. That\u2019s why we offer\u00a0financial assistance to families at\u00a0every income level, even those with\u00a0insurance, if the cost of treatment creates a hardship. Therapy may even be provided at no charge, depending on a family\u2019s\u00a0level of need. Please don\u2019t hesitate to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenstherapyteam.com\/index.php\/contact-us\/\">contact our Family Support TEAM<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to learn more about options.\u00a0Every child deserves the best we can give!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog&#8217;s question comes from my own son, Henry. Henry (while looking over my shoulder at Facebook): \u00a0Hey Mommy, what video are you watching on your computer? That looks yummy! Can we watch that video again? Can you make THAT\u00a0for dinner? 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