Reviews

Allison H (St. Louis, Missouri)

Thank you SO much for making these plates!  I have three kids ages 7, 4, and 2.  I have been looking for these plates for awhile.  I even thought about printing out pictures of the food groups and covering with clear contact paper over the plates to make them.  Yours are MUCH, MUCH better!  This will help them to learn to concentrate on fruit and veggies.  I have one who wants to fill her ENTIRE plate with pasta or rice every meal.  :)  This will be great.  Thanks again for developing these.  I can't wait to get mine.  I just ordered 3!  If you ever make one with 5 holes I would be interested in that one too!


Gina Marie:

"We love our new plates, thank you! We got rid of all the other divided plates we had and these are our only ones!"


From Tony M,

Dear Amy, Thanks for the plates.  They're fun, affordable, sturdy, and healthy.  Perfect.  We used them the first day they arrived and love them! Regards, Tony


From Cyndi,

I just received the plates for my grandkids. I am teaching them about nutrition and exercise. As soon as they got them the youngest was in the fridg trying to find things to put on hers. I think this will help the whole family learn more about nutrition.

Kelly, from What My Kids Are Eating said:

She (her daughter) chose apples and carrots (not a typical breakfast food, but she saw it on the picture and had to have it, lol!), a Kashi bar, and cheese cubes. My four year old easily made a healthy, balanced breakfast just by using the pictures on the plate.

Whole Kids Project:

We completely agree with Amy’s objective of promoting “good” foods and not banning “bad” foods.  It’s far better to educate your kid’s about “balance” and to encourage them in making their own healthy choices.

Fitz, author of The Everything Flat Belly Cookbook  said:

Make this plate a standard at each meal and children will grow accustomed to piling on the fruits and veggies, while enjoying moderate portions of protein and starchy carbs

Firefly posted:

The plate is perfect first in size. Than it allows children to play along, by uncovering fun food pictures that are hiding underneath their dinner. Plus it brings healthy eating conversations doing the dinner time. My daughter asked about the pictures on the plate, and why they are divided the way they were, and why some foods are better than the others?!

The untrained housewife said:

My toddler loved the plate right from the start. The pictures drew her attention and she pointed out “Mama, apples!”, “Chi-cken” and “Cheese”. The only problem I had was making her understand that she can’t have everything in the pictures for every meal!

Heather, from Simply Healthful Said:

My son said,”Mommy the plate says I need carrots too”, I was shocked, he is not a carrot boy. So I added some carrot sticks too. He loved his lunch and his new plate! Thanks Amy!

Workout Mommy

Not only is it educational for your kids, but it is fun too! My son is just starting to pick up on the concept of filling his plate with healthy foods (and I think my husband might get it soon as well!)

 

Tired Tesa

who knew a plate could actually help make kids eat dinner so easily!

Dina Rose:

I've never endorsed a product before, but I've got to say, this one warms my heart. This cool plate puts proportion front and center, and devotes half the space to fruits and vegetables.  Your kids will love it — even my 9 year old begged to use it when it came in the mail!—and it teaches the right habits.

Send me your thoughts at amy@superhealthykids.com

Feeding our kids healthy food doesn't need to be complicated. A few simple rules, summarized from the most recent dietary guidelines is a fast and easy pattern to follow.  The latest 2010 dietary guidelines include:

  • Balancing Calories: Eat less and avoid over sized portions
  • Make half your plate fruits and vegetables! (2-3 cups per day combined)
  • Switch to low-fat or fat-free dairy. (2- 2 1/2 cups per day)
  • Reduce high sodium foods.
  • Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

In the meal ideas below, we used our Choose MyPlate product for kids.  We also have a pinterest board for more ideas!

Choose MyPlate Lunch idea MyPlate for Kids
 Bean salad with corn chips, green salad, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries Berries, avocado, muffins, and pumpkin seeds.  BBQ chicken, nectarines, green beans, sweet potato fries, and potato wedges.
healthy meal plans and menu ideas
 We made a stir fry using a pork roast, and shredded the meat.. Rice, broccoli-onion-mushrooms, and watermelon on the side.  Kids can build their own sandwich (nut butter, bananas and bread). That way, if they don’t want their fixings on the bread, they can have it on the side and still eat a balanced lunch! Pumpkin bread, blueberries, bananas, mushrooms and an egg! 
Dinner ideas
 Yum!! This delicious dinner includes, fruit salad, sauteed peppers, steak, and rice. (recipes here)  Pecan Chicken Recipe Whole Wheat Bread wedges  Green beans Grapes
  Hard boiled egg, rye crackers, peppers and celery, watermelon.
 Blueberries, strawberries, watermelon, peppers, chicken, whole grain tortilla. Salad bar!   Peas, Swiss Chard manicotti, and watermelon
balanced and healthy meals on myplate healthy breakfast recipes
 Today’s Kids lunch: 1 TBL Tuna, 1 slice of bread, 3 balls of watermelon, 4 small carrots! Cal. 152, Protein14 g, total fat1 g Carb21 g Fiber 2g Sugars, 6g  Pecan crusted chicken, sauteed greens, cherries, and a whole wheat roll!  Wild rice, chicken, corn and veggie salad, peaches.
Healthy Kids Dinner Ideas    
 Pesto Pecan Chicken, Rice cooked in chicken broth, spinach, and cherry tomatoe  Healthy and homemade SHAPED chicken nuggets! Get the recipe here!  Apple juice, avocado, Rice Chex, low fat milk, and scrambled eggs!
 BBQ Chicken, peas, oranges, and sweet potato crescent rolls  1 slice bread, 1oz sweet potatoes,1 egg, scrambled, 1 strawberry, 3 slices apple Balanced meal! Turkey burger, whole grain bun, strawberries, the fixings (and a few carrots) 
 
Mmmm, this avocado apple salad deserves two compartments since it has both fruits and veggies! We also have some hard boiled eggs and toast strips. Of course, some yogurt would balance this out very nicely! 
  Fish Sticks, cabbage salad, brown rice and mandarin oranges  Jumbo Stuffed Shells, Marinara Sauce with Ground Turkey, Steamed Broccoli, and Homemade Applesauce sprinkled with cinnamon.
   

 Crockpot potatoes, leftover turkey, homemade bread, mandarin oranges and kiwi

 Pinto beans, noodles with parmesan and basil, grapefruit, cucumber.