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”.
I would love to win for my two nephews here in Florida! They love peanut butter, but it’s challenging sometimes to get them to eat their supper. Looks like a fun plate!
Iâd love to try this for my super picky 3 yr old! He eats pbj everyday for lunch, and rotates between grilled cheese and Mac and cheese for dinner. He refuses to eat meat! He loves pirates and treasure chests, so I think this could get him excited. This is a great idea!
I have been wanting one of these for my increasingly picky eater toddler! Would love to win!
How cool are these trays! Iâd like one for my grandson, Victor, heâs 8 yoa and a very picky eater. He will eat pizza and rolled tacos, but he gets most of his nutrients from shakes. Heâs ASD and I think this plate would put some fun into introducing him to more foods.
I think these trays are genius. I need this for both of my boys, but especially for my picky four year old who only likes rice and chicken legs if they look a particular way. He will only eat cheese pizza and will not try anything new. I think this tray will help him try something new and eat towards his goal.
I want to win this for my son, Landon. He’s a super picky eater, but does like chili, spaghetti and tacos. We are located just outside Reading, PA.
Hello i would like this for my 4 year old twins who tend to be picky eaters at time they both like different types of food and this would be a cool tray to help them eat food they usually wouldnât eat.
My daughter Ellie is 4 and everyday is a battle. She does not like vegies at all. I would literally have to hide her veggies under a spoonful of rice, but still manage to spit it out. She also eats like a snail, that I have to wake her up extra early for school just eat breakfast. Unfortunately, I was told that she got this trait after me, out of all things ââď¸. I also still has to feed her most times. Hopefully itâs just a phase but itâs really frustrating each and everyday. This plate will encourage her to try new food (not just fried and crunchy, i.e lumpia). I am writing from San Diego, CA.
I would love this for my 6 year old son who is the pickiest eater! His diet has so little variety and I would love to engage his imagination during meals with this tray. He loves playing games it is his favorite activity. The only way I get him to eat veggies currently is if I hide them in smoothies. Dallas, tx
Hi, my name is Ana and I want to win this to test out some ABA strategies . I am a service coordinator for a company called Behavioral Health Works. (A company that provide ana therapy for kids with ASD)I was a therapist for this company before I switched my position and I encountered many clients that could see this tray . Thereâs one specific client that loves to eat fruits, potatoes, fast food but doesnât like rice or meat. The client I had would throw all his food all over the floor and pour water into the food, or start trantruming to avoid the demand to eat non preferred items. This tray has the concept that we use for therapist. âFirst eat this, then you get thisâ. Iâm living in Boston,Ma and if this goes well, I would like to ask my company to do a special order of these trays and get them for our families for Thanksgiving!
Hi Ana! Awww. I love this! My son is in ABA and he has ASD. These trays reminded me of the reward chart the ABA therapists would bring lol. Thank you for your work. It makes such a difference for families like mine with a child with ASD. Thank you for sharing! đ I loved reading this.