I have a couple of really picky eaters. And I don’t mean won’t-eat-veggies-unless-they-are-hidden-in-sauce picky. Reallllly picky.

We do make them try new things, but it has been an uphill battle until recently. So how does watching TV play into all this? Let me backtrack.

We have a rule during the school year that only educational shows may be watched during school time. 

We have an hour-long lunch break, so they can watch something after lunch. I deemed cooking/food shows as educational, and they are fun for the whole family!

Back to the picky eaters – I noticed that the more shows we watched, the more interested they were in trying new food combinations.

My picky eaters still have a limited menu, but they now both like salad and even hunt for the spinach in it. A year ago I would not have believed you if you had told me that they would willingly eat a salad!

Here are some of our favorite shows:

• Chopped
• Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
• Barefoot Contessa
• The Best Thing I Ever Ate
• Giada at Home
• Good Eats
• 30-Minute Meals

So if you are sitting there thinking, “There is no way my kid will ever eat a salad”, don’t give up hope . . . just turn on the TV!  HaHa

{Be sure to screen any new shows before allowing your child to watch. There are some unsavory ones out there.}

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I hate to throw anything away if it can be re-purposed into something useful!

I recently cleaned out all of our old school stuff and found some binders that were cute, but had tears along the spine.

We decided to cut both of the covers off and use them as writing boards (kind of like a clipboard, but with a pocket instead of a clip).

That left us with the rings on the spine, which is way too useful-looking to throw away. 😉

I think it could be hung on the wall with a 3M command strip. You could hang necklaces on the rings, or any type of cards on an index ring (chore cards, flash cards. etc.).

Re-using cute stuff works for me!

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