How NOT to Say “Eat another Bite!”

by Marsha Dunn Klein

 

  • Describe the properties of the food

  • Describe your own interactions with the food

  • Create a new way to try or interact with the food

  • Give choices & Combinations

  • Which do you want first, the (banana) or this (grape)?

  • Do you want the Big (cheese) or the Little (cheese)?

  • Do you want your smoothie in This cup or That cup?

  • Which straw do you want to use for your drink?

  • Can you pick up that (piece of waffle) with this toothpick?

  • Can you make this (cracker) Crunch?

  • How loudly (softly) can you crunch?

  • Which side do you want to crunch that on?

  • Which part of this horse shape (cut with cookie cutter) do you want to bite?

  • Can you bite the horse’s tail?

  • Yum, I like pasta!

  • I can put my pasta in this sauce!

  • I can lick these sprinkles off my (apple slice)

  • Dad, do you want some (cheese)?

  • Do you want to taste the (yogurt) off the spoon or the whistle?

  • Or the finger

  • Or my finger or your finger

  • Or the carrot or apple slice

  • Please hand me another (carrot).

  • Do you want to spread (cream cheese) or (jelly) on your next bite of cracker?

  • Which color grape (green or purple) do you want to get with the toothpick?

  • What letter (in the Alphabet soup) shall we find next?