Meals made ezpz
Posted by Moira on May 13, 2015 in General, Nutrition | 134 comments When we started our son on solids we didn’t buy a lot of fancy feeding dishes/utensils. We had 2-3 bibs, 3 baby/toddler sized bowls, two divided plates, and a handful of silverware. We taught our son to eat using our dishes and magically he never even thought about throwing a dish or food. We were lucky! When I heard about the ezpz less mess Happy Mat in the Fall of 2014 I thought it sounded like a great idea. The ezpz less mess Happy Mat has been hyped up as a “game changer”. I was first introduced to the product by The Baby Guy NYC (Jamie Grayson) when he posted his video of the Happy Mat during their Kickstarter phase of development. Jamie’s video focused on the suction function of the mat which, in part, helps to prevent children from throwing their dishes. This is where I stopped looking. My toddler didn’t need to be prevented from throwing his plates. When it popped up in my news feed on Facebook many months later, after achieving full Kickstarter funding, I took a closer look. I wasn’t interested in it for our family, but I was intrigued for my clients. The more I looked at the Happy Mat, the more I realized the brilliance of the design. The Happy Mat is terrific for children who don’t want food to touch, teaching parents correct portion size for children (and adults), and for anyone who has any challenges that make feeding physically difficult. The ezpz less mess mats do all of this and more, but I still didn’t want to spend the money on the product. After all, one Happy Mat costs $25 and I probably spent the same amount on ALL of my toddler dining pieces combined. Still thinking about just how wonderful a tool the mat would be from a nutrition standpoint, I joined a small test group for ezpz and learned more about their product. We had the opportunity to test out some concept designs as well as the Happy Mat. I dutifully ordered the concept products and a Happy Mat still thinking it would just be about reviewing the product from a health coach perspective. When our mats arrived I was excited to try them, but you know who was even more excited? Our toddler! He was, and is still, enamored with them. The colors are fun, vibrant, and...read more