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”.
Hello! My 4 year old son would love this plate! He is actually a picky eater and only likes to eat chicken nuggets and pizza. With this plate im pretty sure i could get his fruit and veggies in, and he woulnt even notice it. Ive tried to purchase it but due to me having 4 boys and being on a budget it was impossibleâšď¸.
Im really hoping i win and make him smile with this cute plateâ¤ď¸
Hi! I would like to win this for my 2 year old son , Ethan, we live in Bogota, NJ. Ethan loves his fruits and veggies and can live off eating it all day everyday. However, he is a very picky eater when it comes to any other type of food and will start tantrums and throwing his food on the floor. He currently still wakes up every few hours in the middle of the night to have milk because heâs normally still hungry. This tray can really help motivate him to try new types of food. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for all the giveaways you do.
My kids are pretty good eaters. But when i try to introduced then to new foods nope they just won’t try it. They just stick to what they know. I have two daughters 6 & 4 years old and 2 yr old son. They do eat fruits but, not veggies . I kind of have to force them to try new things i always tell them. “If you don’t try it how do you know you don’t like it it’s good to try new things. At times it works but, with my 6yr old not wanting to try it neither of my 4 or 2 yr old will try it if she doesn’t . So i just give up. I would like and see if theses trays will help me get them to eat their veggies and try new foods as well. Reading from Knoxville, TN
My daughter Avery is a pretty good eater. Not great, but not so bad either. I have found that I have to change my way of thinking when it comes to feeding her. Sometimes I would automatically think to myself, âoh sheâs not going to eat thisâ before actually allowing her the opportunity to try it. Iâve started giving her exactly what my husband and I eat. Sometimes itâs altered a bit…or deconstructed. Itâs been working great for us!
Hello, I would love this tray for my 5 year old Aubrey , I would really love some help with getting her to try new things , she just always wants to stick with what she knows and Iâve tried every approach to trying new foods, even bribing , but it seems I canât get to the bottom of it, so I believe this tray would definitely help! Iâm reading from chino , CA
My 4 year old is really good at eating all fruits & veggies! Itâs the meats that I have a difficult time with! My 2 year old following whatever big brother doesââď¸ So what I try and do is add something new to their plate of familiar foods and have them try it. Itâs helped me so far! Reading from Whittier, CA
My son name is Noah and he is 5 years old. He claims that he likes tomatoes, broccoli, and carrot but everytime I cook those vegetables and fruit he does not touch it. We are from Fresno, California and if we won this will be a great way for him to actually give tomatoes a try and not just say he likes it. Thank you!
I would love this for my 4 year old niece and 2 year old nephew. Dinner time is such a challenge for them every night. Itâs a constant battle to get them to eat their foods. They are both picky about their foods, and of course they each love the opposite foods. I think this would be a great tool to use at dinner time and I would love really love to be the best aunt to surprise them and their parents with this treat thanks to Mrs. Tina FSF.
I want to use it for my 5 year old, his very picky with food and calls everything vegetable, and it be very nice to reward him if he eats his food. From Downey Ca
Hi! This product looks like itâll help my 3 1/2 year old daughter eat more independently and eat more! More than being picky (although she is really picky) sheâs just not motivated to eat! She would rather play…hopefully this plate will do the trick! Thanks! We are from Torrance, CA!