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My three year old daughter used to be a great eater. I remember the pediatrician telling me she was going to get even pickier as she grew up and thinking to myself “duh, she can’t get any less picky.” Well those days are long gone and she is very picky. Meals seem to drag on and on while her one year old brother eats four times as much as she does most meals. Well, the other day she helped me discover a preschooler eating hack. Like most other ways to get your kid to eat, it only lasted a week, but a week with quick easy meals was still a win in my book.
For lunch I had made myself a sandwich using up some leftovers. I had given the kids the parts and pieces separately. My daughter saw my sandwich and decided that she needed to make hers into one too. It was such a success that we made sandwiches out of whatever we were having for lunch that whole week. She loved making the sandwiches and actually ate them pretty good too.
How to Have Your Preschooler Help Make Sandwiches
Setup of Ingredients:
First, I got out everything that my daughter said she wanted on her sandwich. She initially said she wanted ham, leftover sausage links, and cheese. Later, she decided she wanted peanut butter too. I pulled her kitchen tower up to the counter so she could reach everything.
Placing Ingredients:
Next, my daughter put ham, leftover sausage link chunks, and cheese on her sandwich. Most of sandwich making is just grabbing ingredients and putting them on bread. This is what makes sandwiches the perfect cooking practice for preschoolers. My daughter prefers eating most things cold, so I didn’t need to heat any of it up.
Spreading Ingredients:
Then, my daughter decided that her sandwich was missing some peanut butter. My daughter loves spreading things. She has become really good at it mostly from making bagel pizzas and garlic bread. So, I gave her a plastic knife and the jar of peanut butter and let her do her thing.
Put it All Together:
Lastly, let your preschooler put it all together. This is a great time for an impromptu lesson on gravity and the easier side to put on top.
Eat (the main point of this preschooler eating hack):
I just had to include proof that my daughter did actually eat her sandwich. She ate a lot more than this one bite.
Repeat:
As I said before, we did this for several days. One day, I made quesadillas for lunch, and of course that needed to become a sandwich too. So while I cut up her brother’s quesadilla, my daughter used hers as sandwich bread. Who doesn’t want a quesadilla, peanut butter, ham, and potato chip sandwich?
Conclusion of My Preschooler Eating Hack
All week long I just had to laugh at my daughter’s ridiculous sandwiches. I still remember making chocolate, peanut butter, baloney, honey, and honey nut sandwiches as a child, so I know where she gets it from. While I am kind of sad the sandwich creativity only lasted a few days, I am sure it will continue to resurface every one in a while. I hope that trying some ridiculous kid inspired sandwiches helps your child eat better for a few days too. What is the silliest food creation your child has made?
