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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 have a 2 year old daughter & I explain to her what the food is for. Ex carrots for her eyes salmon for her brain green veggies complexion milk for bones &so on. I say all this will make you stronger and get muscles : D plus I give her positive encouragement when she eats it all up like great job with high five & then let her know she can pick out which park we go to. Hugs& kisses never hurt either Emporia Kansas
Hello I will love this plate for my son Manuel ge is 4 and he’s starting to be picky since he started preschool
Love from Selma California
Omg! My kid is soooooo picky! Trying to get her to eat anything but chicken nuggets, noodles, Nutella on bread & mandarin oranges is such a task. Trying to come up with new eating games and Iâm running out of ideas lol. This would be awesome to use with her because she loves to win EVERYTHING!! So I can make It into a fun eating healthy game! Bingo! Please pick me!!!
This tray looks so cool!! I struggle with my 3 year old to finish all her food. She does love fruits anand vegetables which is great but she usually needs an extra push to finish it all. Hope to win, here from Rosmead CA. Thanks for all you do!
I would l8ve this for my baby girl she is 2 and very picky but she does love any kind of chicken. It’s crazy to see that even that little they can be picky but I guess it’s just about them discovering more food. Reader from el paso tx
I would love this plate for my big buddy Jackson . We are expecting another child and Iâve been pretty sick so meal times are especially hard. He loves games so I think this would help him to stay on task and finish eating even though Iâm getting up repeatedly during meals from the nausea .
Hi, I would love to win one for my 4yr old son Elijah. Heâs a very picky eater and itâs hard to get him to try new foods or finish some of the ones I cook. His favorite foods are PB&J, fruit snacks, strawberries, apple sauce, and brown sugar pop tarts. Lol. He will not eat tomatoes or eggs of any kind no matter what they are put in. Heâs very picky about food heâs never seen before. He wonât try new foods that I introduce him to. Iâm hoping this tray will help us and this little guy can be more healthier!
I would love the dinner winner plate for my son; who just become a super picky eater. He generally likes fries and chicken. Itâs been hard to give him any veggie, as he says âdisgusting.â He will eat fruit no problem. I think this plate would hopefully work because heâs always asking for something after dinner, but I refuse because he didnât eat. So I am curious to see if this plate works.
-Antioch Ca
Hi! I would love to win this tray for my daughter Iliana who is on the spectrum. Sheâs a very picky eater but loves sweets and treats. I know a tray like this would definitely motivate her to eat more and new foods.
My daughter is the worse picky eater ever. When she was small she loved food but as she discovered she can say no to food it only got worse. Im hoping to win this because I’ve read your blog for years and it’s amazing to see the kids grow and that they are actually eating everything you put in their plate. I’m from Chicago il .