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. âşď¸Â 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”.
Wow! This is a great idea. I’d like to ise this for my 4 year old son who is a picky eater. Im from Long Beach, CA.
I have two toddlers and a newborn. My oldest is going to be 4 next month on the 9th already and my second oldest is 2. Iâm sure they will love these trays since which kids doesnât like to eat and play with their food. My boys their favorite food is picking the cheese and toppings off of the pizza and pho. My oldest loves eating his fruits and veggies. He was taught eating his veggies bits when he was still an infant. So each times he sees his favorite veggies he will yell âOOH PORN! Yummy porn!â Lol him and his corns. He also loves eating his carrots raw. he will choose his fruits over any sweets. Reading from Fresno, ca!
My 4 year old has days where she eats better than other days but lately it seems she never wants to eat her dinner. These trays look awesome! I like that you can put a little bit of food here and there so its not so overwhelming. Thanks for sharing this awesome tool! Moms have to stick together!
I have two boys who are 4 and 6 years old. My 6 year old is a picky eater while my 4 year old follows in his foot steps. At this point I am willing to try anything to get my boys to eat healthier foods. Please help me create a fun dinner environment for my children. In hopes this will help them have healthier eating habits.
– Summer
Lakewood, CA
I would love to win this tray for my granddaughter -she is experimenting with new foods and mealtime can be a struggle to keep her interested and get her nourished. This will make meal time more fascinating and fun for everyone since we can all play along and enjoy a tasty treat.
Veronica
Raleigh/Durham, NC
My daughter will be 3 this month and although she’s not a picky eater she has her days where eating is not at the top of her priority list. We make games out of anything we can and this would be a great addition to making meal times fun and exciting. This would be a great way to introduce new foods to her while adding some excitement.
I would love to win this for my 6 yo son! Heâs an extremely picky eater and currently does feeding therapy and I think this would be such a great motivator for him to eat other food to get to the prize! Itâs hard getting him to eat veggies and proteins. He loves his carbs and sweets. Iâm reading from San Tan Valley, Az!
I want to win this for my kids! They would be so excited to have these! They arenât extremely picky but they always want to eat like 4 bites then eat dessert! And this would be perfect!
I want to win this for my soon-to-be 2 year old. She is such a picky eater, and most meals are a fight. However, she does like broccoli and chicken! Her favorite is noodles. Other than that, she refuses to eat or even try new things. I would love to win this and give it a shot! I just want her to be more open to trying new foods and just eat more in general. Thank you!
Alhambra, CA
i would love these for my 4 y.o daugther its alomst a year now that its really hard for her to finish her food sometimes to even take a bite im hoping this would help.