UPDATE: This Giveaway is now over! Winner announcement has been posted on my homepage. See more Giveaways being dropped on my blog here.
My son Ryan is kind of a picky eater (he takes after my husband, Mr FSF ). While my daughter Sophie isn’t a picky eater, she would start to mimic her brother’s behaviors (and verbal complaints), and before you know it, meal times can turn into a battle of wills. Me vs them. And it usually ends in tears.
Then last year I discovered these plates made by Fred & Friends called “Dinner Winner“. They are designed to encourage kids to finish their food. If you follow me on SnapChat, you may have seen me use these plates when preparing meals for my kids.
I LOVE these trays! They are so fun and colorful. Each tray is set up like a little board game, where you follow a “map” of food to a ” hidden treasure”. When you finish the trail of food, the last placement is a covered spot for a hidden treat.  This is your “bait”. #Genius!
The first day I brought these plates out, they were an instant hit! And they really did motivate both my kiddos to finish their food, including things they didn’t like. I’ve since gotten these trays in pretty much every pattern . They really do make mealtime more fun, and can motivate and encourage picky eaters to finish their meals (and even try new things). I typically put a little piece of chocolate in the treat spot and that does the trick.
Anyway, it’s been a lot of fun preparing their meals and watching them use these trays. If you have a fussy eater, or you just want to add some fun into meal time, I recommend checking these plates out. They come in 5 different patterns.
(This is a new series of articles on Fridays called “Favorite Things Friday” where I’ll be sharing some of my favorite things, products & life tips, in hopes that you might find it useful in some way for your family. Join me back here every Friday. Plus, every Favorite Things Friday article will have a giveaway on it!)
Giveaway Time! Â Win a Dinner Winner Tray
As usual, I will include a Giveaway to go with each of these Favorite Things Friday articles each week. âșïžÂ Check back every Friday for more of my Favorite Things (and if you have some of your favorite things you are open to sharing, send me an email. See end of this article for details).
For today’s giveaway, I’m giving away a FREE Dinner Winner Tray of your choice to 5 Readers! This giveaway starts on Friday September 7th and will end on Monday September 10th.  Winners will be announced on this blog only on Tuesday 9/11 before 12pm PST. Youâll have 48 hours to claim your prize.
To enter in this giveaway: leave a comment below and tell me about the kiddo you want to win this for. What are some of their favorite foods? Or you can tell me a useful tip you use at home or something you recently learned. Or you can tell me about some of your frustrations that you would love help with. And tell me where you’re reading from (city and state). Let me know by leaving a comment on this post.
This post is NOT sponsored. I just really love this product and wanted to share my experience. All prizes are paid for by myself.
 Do You Have a Favorite Product or Life Tip? Want to be published in a future “Favorite Things Friday”? Shoot me an email with your write up and pictures. If I accept your submission and publish your tip, I’ll also send you a $50 Gift Card to the store of your choice. Send an email to tina@FreeStuffFinder.com with subject “Favorite Things Friday Tip”.
I would love love love this for my picky 2.5 yr old. He likes anything thatâs finger foods. Commenting from dallas Texas
My daughter is a picky eater. She only wants chicken nuggets for every meal. I have to bribe her with ice cream or candy just so she will try other things!
I would definelty give the winning one to my daughter. She just turned 5 and is as picky as she will ever get. Or at least I hope it doesnât get any worse. She used to love fruit and veggies and now if she even smells certain fruit or sees those veggies in the meal. She wonât eat anything else and of course that doesnât end well. No dinner, no treats plus it calls for one angry momma
And daughter. Hope to win and try this with her. I would love for her to eat better and more. Btw you are awesome.
-Suhair
-Cleveland, Ohio.
I would definelty give the winning one to my daughter. She just turned 5 and is as picky as she will ever get. Or at least I hope it doesnât get any worse. She used to love fruit and veggies and now if she even smells certain fruit or sees those veggies in the meal. She wonât eat anything else and of course that doesnât end well. No dinner, no treats plus it calls for one angry momma
And daughter. Hope to win and try this with her. I would love for her to eat better and more. Btw you are awesome.
This would help my daughter and take away some of her frustration.I really think this is a great product.
This is so great to use, I currently work with kids with Autism and often times they struggle to eat food that are non preferred but this is incredibly smart !! They are super motivated to work for things if they are fun, I think my kiddos would love this !! I love this post, super useful!! You are Awesome!
My 6 year old grandson is an extremely picky eater. Dinnertime usually consists of me or his mom making one meal for the family & something else for him, usually pizza rolls, ramen noodles or a sandwich. There will be a new baby sister next month (he also has a 3 year old sister) and anything that would make him feel special and make mealtime easier would be HUGE!
Nana
Muskegon, MI
My Grandson is a very picky eater.He has a lot of problems with texture of foods.I really think that he would enjoy these plates. making it a game would keep him interested.
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Add “Lizz from Tampa” to my previous comment. Haha.
I would like to win this for my very picky 3 year old daughter! Getting her to eat all of her food has always been an issue for me and I think these are actually perfect! There is always something at the end to look forward to AND itâs small enough to not be too much!! Brianna from Dallas Texas!! đ