3 Easy Tips to Lighten the Candy Load

If you’re dealing with a serious pile of candy and it’s giving you major anxiety, now is the perfect time to put your little one’s Intuitive Eating to the test. Below I’m going to dish three easy tips to lighten the candy load with intuitive eating in mind.

Before we start, let’s get your intentions in check. 

Χ  THIS IS NOT ABOUT… throwing all the candy in the trash, or swapping their candy for something

When Dinner Doesn’t Go as Planned: How Intuitive Eating Saves the Day

Tonight’s dinner, a smorgasbord of leftover finger foods. A few new items and a few of “safe” foods for the boys.

On the menu:
A pork chop (eaten before)
Naan bread (safe)
Spring rolls (new)
Green peppers (eaten before)
Cucumber (eaten before)
With a side of tzatziki and plum sauce, and dill dip (safe)
And apple sauce (one of the boys all time favs)

As my hubby and I ate, I watched as my boys

One thing to STOP right now if you want to end to food fights

The food fights stop when you finally learn the lesson.

Ever feel like you’re living like Bill Murray on Groundhog Day? You make food, your little one refuses it. You make new food and still they refuse.
You’ve wasted food, your time, and you know if your little one doesn’t eat you’ll be dealing with tantrums and all sorts of hanger-driven behaviour.
It’s no wonder you do what you do; trying anything to get your …