We've been interested to see all of the personalization of dishes popping up in the blogosphere. It's one of those projects that seems ideal for little ones.
To further prove the point, Oh Happy Day just featured this fun DIY kids plate project. Using large rectangular plates as the canvas, the project calls for using porcelain markers to draw in a simple backdrop. The idea is to let kids "fill in" the canvas with healthy foods. It's a creative way to get kids involved in helping to prepare meals and choose healthy food items. For detailed instructions, check out Oh Happy Day.
(Image: Alexis Birkmeyer via Oh Happy Day)
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Is there a way to block all the kids stuff? it's getting annoying.
Then look at the individual feeds you are interested in. They are all right at the top of every page.
I highly doubt this is going to make your kid eat their veggies better. Plus, so much for telling them NOT to play with their food when you are in a nice restaurant. While it may be cute.. huge mistake to do this.
And I agree with others.. there do seem to be a lot of 'fun' kiddie food blog posts lately. This site used to be more about classy designs, tech, and fashionable taste. There are 1000s of kiddie blogs out there, we don't need another.
I totally agree - if I wanted to read a mommy blog, I'd find one. Just like if I want to read about food, I'd click over to The Kitchn. It's totally changing the site - food art by parents with waaay too much time on their hands does not belong on a design blog.
@HLG22 "a mommy blog"
THIS!
this is exactly what AT is turning into.
Mommy blog + porn. I'm feeling very confused about AT's identity lately.
Your time would be better spent making them something that actually tastes good.
A piece of raw broccoli is still going to taste the same once it's picked off the plate. They're not going to eat it just because it was a 'tree' five seconds ago.
And here I was hoping that I might find out where I can find those plates (sans the food, of course). The plates are nice; I wouldnt mind them for having grown-up meals.
Why not go directly to the channels you are interested in ? I never browse the "main" channel because I don't care about technology or that "porn" article, but I like the family channel and go there directly.
About the article. If the point is to show beautiful plates, well done. If it's to make children eat... not so much. I'm French, I'm supposed to know everything about making children eat veggies (please take that remark with the highest mark possible on the irony and self-depreciation scale). I know my son would eat the carrots and snub the raw broccoli.
I totally agree with Charlie26: get them involved in preparing decent food, even simple recipes. Washing veggies, cutting them (if age-appropriate), helping with the cooking... that's fun too. I'm also not sure about the positive impact of playing with food to such an extend. Eating should be a pleasure as much as possible, but a pleasure related to the food itself, the taste, the smell and the presentation, not related to drawing, which is a whole other category in itself. Then again, maybe it's just me. Playing with food is encouraged in our house (I'm the first culprit), but it means associating ingredients together (how about some coconut milk and saffron with your risotto ?). My son loves grating the nutmeg so much, we even tried it once in strawberry yoghurt (trust me, don't). But that was fun.
"Why not go directly to the channels you are interested in?"
Because I'm interested in ALL the other channels - style, diy, etc. - they all relate to homes and design, which is what this site is (or used to be) about. It makes zero sense to me to throw a mommy blog into that mix.
ohdeedoh needs to be reinstated!!!
My toddler would destroy that 'art' in 5 seconds with their hands. And I wouldn't even begin to find the time in the day to be able to do that. Nice idea for a party but for everyday, I'm lucky if I get the grilled cheese off the stove before it burns.