Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My daughter is a terrible eater, to the point where I think she may have sensory issues. For the first 4 years of her life, she would eat less than 10 foods—no fruits, and only one vegetable, and any time I forced her to try a new food, she would gag and throw up on the table. My pediatrician kept telling me to give it time, but her diet was so unbalanced that she was making herself physically ill and unable to have bowel functions. Enter this plate! I’m going to be honest – – if your child has serious issues, this plate will NOT magically make those issues disappear. I originally bought this plate well over year ago, and based upon other reviews, expected it to work miracles. When my daughter put up the same fight she always puts up, I put the plate away and forgot about it. However, about six months ago, I made a concerted effort to get all of my children at the table eating the same meals every night, and she was no exception. I broke out the plate again, and the first night it took her close to three hours to “win“ the game! The next night, it took 2 1/2. However, we stuck with it, and it started taking less and less time – – she also added a ton of foods to her diet! We have a running list of foods that she likes, and she now enjoys adding to it. I’m not going to lie—she’s still insanely picky, and still makes herself gag when trying new foods! She also takes FOREVER to finish. But she is world’s ahead of where she was. I’ve also noticed that even if she “likes“ a certain dinner I’ve prepared, she gets it down a little faster and enjoys it a little more when it is served on this plate. She likes for me to read each square to her, and enjoys picking out her own prize to put in the prize spot. In short: if you have a TRUE problem eater (as opposed to your run of the mill picky toddler), this plate is not going to be the be-all, end-all solution to your dinner troubles. However, it is a wonderful tool to help you along the way.