Wednesday, March 6, 2019

How Much Can a Kid Eat?

My kids are constantly snacking.  Most of the time they have me running for plate after plate and never seem to get full.  Of course, they must eat something good before something not-so-much.  Then on top of the full on munchies, one always hogs all the chips or eats all the cookies before the other gets a chance.  So, I decided to take a page out of my mother's playbook.  

Now enter THE FOOD BINS...

I bought a few medium sized plastic bins.  At the store, I got all of their favorite snacks; chips, cookies, popcorn, etc.  I separated them between the two bins (trading a few pieces out when I knew one child liked a treat more than the other.)  I also had a few cold treats like apples and cheese, peaches, cheese stix, etc.  These I placed in gallon bags and labeled each one with a name.

The plastic bins are easy to label.  If you slowly peel back the sticker, you can write a name on the sticky side and re-attach it to the inside of the bin.  

The kids are allowed to eat whatever they want, as long as they start with something good for them.  They can get it from their own bin (saving me from running at every "I'm hungry!!!!")  It also gives them a chance to learn responsibility.  When the food is gone, there will be no more until the next shopping trip.  As children, we learned after the first purge that eating as much as we want leads to stomach aches and, days later, hungry bellies.  This is the hope I have for my no-so-little ones.

Please share your own helpful fix-its in the comments.

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