Fun with Food!
As a speech-language pathologist specializing in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, I encounter many children who have experienced negative associations surrounding food. These children often have accompanying oral motor feeding difficulties and sensory processing difficulties--making eating a very stressful experience instead of an enjoyable one.
This website will hopefully serve as an "idea place" for meals as well as questions and support from other parents and caregivers. Enjoy!
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Power packed cookie dough bites
Posted by Kristina--Therapy Tree at 6:45 AM 0 comments
Monday, April 9, 2012
Ch ch ch Chia Chicken Bites!
What you will need:
Blend the pear slices and chicken with a little water or pear juice if needed. Consistency should be similar to a slightly thick biscuit dough or chicken salad...pretty obvious huh?
Use day old bread or a toasted slice and blend into find crumbs. Form patties and roll into the crumbs and place on a cookie sheet. I lined mine with parchment paper the first time and mashed with a fork for a aesthetic design :) The second time I made them I used a mini muffin tin and they turned out great. Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes. These are soft enough to break apart and form into smaller pieces for exploring, which I recommend!
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| Crumbs made in a magic bullet |
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| chicken mixture with chia seeds shown (pre crazy gelatinous) |
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| Patties formed and fork mashed |
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| "Hmm, it looks like a little ball, i think ill try it!" |
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| "This is where the other pieces came from..not so sure though" |
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| "Here I gooo!" |
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| "I like it!" |
Posted by Kristina--Therapy Tree at 9:35 AM 0 comments
Friday, February 3, 2012
Toaster Stamps!
Dollar Tree. Word. Perfect for a special 'note' in a lunch, pancakes, sandwiches, toast, or cheese! Any other suggestions or cool affordable finds? Do share!
Posted by Kristina--Therapy Tree at 12:50 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
"Feeding Disorder Hell"
http://lovingamiracle.blogspot.com/2011/11/feeding-disorder-hell-our-narrow-escape.html
What a wonderful post, written so open and honestly!
Posted by Kristina--Therapy Tree at 12:41 PM 0 comments
Friday, October 28, 2011
Food Play!
Another Trader Joe's snack find--"Fruity Flakes". These are similar to "fruitaboo" roll ups in taste. Here is Adalyn eating "fruity flake leaves" off of our picture! To help your child become familiar with a new food---Play! Today he may feel o.k. with placing the leaves on the tree, tomorrow he may bring one up to his nose or mouth!
Posted by Kristina--Therapy Tree at 4:10 AM 0 comments
Thursday, October 27, 2011
"Sensory Processing Issues Explained"
Here is a wonderful article explaining the complexity of children with Sensory Processing Disorder.
http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2011-10-26-sensory-processing-issues-explained
"It's like a traffic jam in your head, with conflicting signals quickly coming from all directions, so that you don't know how to make sense of it all."
"What parents often notice first is odd behaviors and wild mood swings, strange at best, upsetting at worst. Often it's an outsized reaction to a change in environment—a radical, inexplicable shift in the child's behavior."
Posted by Kristina--Therapy Tree at 10:48 AM 0 comments











