Comments on: Gratitude Day http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/07/15/gratitude-day/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:52:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Green Mamma http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/07/15/gratitude-day/#comment-535 Green Mamma Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:52:36 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/07/15/gratitude-day/#comment-535 Thanks Cyndi. I like your idea of keeping healthy food/snacks available to them at all times. I should start making fruit and veggies accessible to Annabelle at all times; for now I have a designated snack shelf on the lowest shelf of our pantry so that she can grab what she wants and bring it to me. We'll slowly work on getting her to place her snack onto a plate, etc. She has her own table where I serve lunch and snacks, although we've discovered that she prefers to eat breakfast and lunch at our adult table, so she sits in her booster seat, which is good and bad (she is able to eat and see us but when she is done and is frustrated that her mom and dad don't remove her quickly enough, food ends up on the floor). Anyway, thanks for checking out my blog. Thanks Cyndi. I like your idea of keeping healthy food/snacks available to them at all times. I should start making fruit and veggies accessible to Annabelle at all times; for now I have a designated snack shelf on the lowest shelf of our pantry so that she can grab what she wants and bring it to me. We’ll slowly work on getting her to place her snack onto a plate, etc.

She has her own table where I serve lunch and snacks, although we’ve discovered that she prefers to eat breakfast and lunch at our adult table, so she sits in her booster seat, which is good and bad (she is able to eat and see us but when she is done and is frustrated that her mom and dad don’t remove her quickly enough, food ends up on the floor).

Anyway, thanks for checking out my blog.

]]> By: cyndi http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/07/15/gratitude-day/#comment-534 cyndi Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:40:42 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/07/15/gratitude-day/#comment-534 i'm really enjoying reading your blog. it's really informative. i have two young boys (5 and 2 1/2). they are constantly on the go and actually don't sit down during meals. they walk around the room and stop and take a bite from their plates when they feel the need. it doesn't bother me because i understand completely why they are doing it. my husband on the other hand has a hard time with it and it creates a bit of tension sometimes. anyway, to make things easier on them and us what i do during the day is keep a platter of finger foods out on the table and when they are hungry they get what they want. i put things like apple and avocado chunks, nuts, popcorn, raisins, ww bread slices w/vegemite (huz is aussie)...both my kids have food sensitivities so i'm careful about what i put out. anyway, that is working great and i've found that since they don't have to sit at the table for lunch or breakfast, sitting down for dinner is much easier. i’m really enjoying reading your blog. it’s really informative.
i have two young boys (5 and 2 1/2). they are constantly on the go and actually don’t sit down during meals. they walk around the room and stop and take a bite from their plates when they feel the need. it doesn’t bother me because i understand completely why they are doing it. my husband on the other hand has a hard time with it and it creates a bit of tension sometimes. anyway, to make things easier on them and us what i do during the day is keep a platter of finger foods out on the table and when they are hungry they get what they want. i put things like apple and avocado chunks, nuts, popcorn, raisins, ww bread slices w/vegemite (huz is aussie)…both my kids have food sensitivities so i’m careful about what i put out. anyway, that is working great and i’ve found that since they don’t have to sit at the table for lunch or breakfast, sitting down for dinner is much easier.

]]> By: Green Mamma http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/07/15/gratitude-day/#comment-533 Green Mamma Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:38:34 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/07/15/gratitude-day/#comment-533 Woo hoo! Now I can actually tell my husband that I am "learning" a thing or two about cooking. Right now, I simply refer to myself as a "preparer of food." =) Woo hoo! Now I can actually tell my husband that I am “learning” a thing or two about cooking. Right now, I simply refer to myself as a “preparer of food.” =)

]]> By: Abbie http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/07/15/gratitude-day/#comment-531 Abbie Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:38:46 +0000 http://www.greenmamma.org/blog/2008/07/15/gratitude-day/#comment-531 If you like corn on the cob, you're in luck! It's "Corn Week" at Farmer's Daughter! :) If you like corn on the cob, you’re in luck! It’s “Corn Week” at Farmer’s Daughter! :)

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