https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:44:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624413 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:24:15 +0000 anbanan15 624413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: Meat and cheese are out :( He can eat salmon without getting sick but he has been refusing it. I should try making it into shapes and see if that helps. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624405 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:21:47 +0000 mrs. wagon 624405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: how about cold cuts and cheese? I rolled up cold cuts around slices of cheese and that worked pretty well for a while. Then he decided he doesn't like meat. I think he's back on meat now. Who knows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624401 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:20:51 +0000 anbanan15 624401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yin: @Mrs. Bee: Thank you! I will look into these too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624391 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:18:32 +0000 Mrs. Bee 624391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yin: agree i think the picks work better than cutting into shapes. but i got lazy about using those too. i actually put one in charlie's lunch today for the first time in well over a year i think. </p> <p>skewering food makes charlie eat better. i forgot about that and need to start doing it again. for instance if i put sausage on a pick, he eats it better than if i just slice it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624385 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:17:29 +0000 anbanan15 624385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Thanks. I think I will try to look into some cutters for fruits and veggies. He loves trains right now so I will look for them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624380 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:16:43 +0000 anbanan15 624380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: @mrs. wagon: Thanks! I haven't found or come up with a bread recipe that works for us yet, so that is out. I would be using it to cut fruit and veggies basically. Feeding a picky toddler with only a handful of foods is so hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624378 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:16:36 +0000 Mrs. Bee 624378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: i don't have the time anymore, but if i do it occasionally, the kids definitely eat better. for instance i did a valentine bento with heart shaped foods and both kids ate so well. </p> <p>i would do it occasionally? or maybe to introduce a new food or a food lo doesn't like as much? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624375 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:16:16 +0000 yin 624375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't tried cutting food into shapes, but I started using animal toothpicks in my LO's bentos. He gets really excited to eat with the toothpicks and loves to point out each animal. He is generally a good eater, and the toothpicks only encourage him even more to try foods that he might glance over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624369 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:13:58 +0000 mrs. wagon 624369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It worked for the first few times, then stopped working. We only tried with sandwiches (I used a heart cookie cutter). Makes them crustless too, but when he eats sandwiches he likes crust, so... yeah. I don't bother anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624323 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:06:25 +0000 Andrea 624323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It does not work for DD so I stopped. No, maybe it worked for the first few times and then she lost interest so I stopped doing bentos altogether. I think it will work as a more occasional thing for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624293 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:00:50 +0000 anbanan15 624293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the shapes are super cute and the bento boxes look amazing!</p> <p>I'm actually worried that it would make LO not want to eat even more? Has that happened to anyone else?</p> <p>When I was a little girl I never ate anything wrapped in a fancy wrapper or shaped...like a shaped rice treat or foil wrapped chocolates. I made my mom display them in the china cabinet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-624140 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:54:45 +0000 Mrs. Bee 624140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it definitely helped with charlie. especially things like eggs. he wasn't a huge egg person, but once i started cutting them into stars, he loved it.</p> <p>i didn't start bentos with him until he was 18 months. i put less effort into making olive's bentos cute because i don't think she cares. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-611075 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:32:27 +0000 autumnlove 611075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: She does like the cute shapes but she eats everything right now. I'll start cutting again if I need a secret weapon! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-611062 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:29:09 +0000 anbanan15 611062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: That's what I'm afraid of. I see all these cute little shapes and supplies for bento boxes and I keep thinking my picky toddler would still not eat them :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-611060 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:28:33 +0000 Cole 611060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't found it helped too much with trying new things but it does seem to help with things they are iffy about. I mostly just do it because they get a kick out of it and it is a fun way to have mini celebrations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-611058 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:27:11 +0000 autumnlove 611058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It didn't make a difference for my LO so I stopped! I used veggie cutters that I found on Amazon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-611054 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:26:48 +0000 regberadaisy 611054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think if you have a picky toddler it can! :) if I were to do that I would start with cookie cutters! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-cutting-food-into-shapes-make-a-difference#post-611045 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:25:08 +0000 anbanan15 611045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you cut LO's food into shapes have you found that it makes a difference in their willingness to eat them? What tools do you use? </p>