Vanilla and chocolate whole wheat heart pancakes with bananas.
I have a very picky eater and introducing new foods is really hard for him and for us. He has food aversions and sensory sensitivities, he doesn’t like anything soft or mushy and he doesn’t like to get dirty so he loves finger foods. We have tried everything to get him to try new things; he even goes to feeding therapy where and occupational therapist works with him every week introducing him to new foods, flavors and textures through food play.
Grilled cheese sandwich and ham.
I was thrilled when I saw funbites® on a friend’s blog. So what is funbites®? Here’s a description from their website: “Funbites® is the first state of the art kitchen tool that instantly cuts kids’ food into BITE-SIZED FUN SHAPED PIECES. funbites® is 100% MADE IN THE USA and BPA free.” They are perfect to get even the pickiest eaters to try something new and eat healthier.
Using funbites Luv it! pack on pancakes.
Funbites® has two products the Cube It! Pack and the Luv It! Pack. The Cube it! cuts foods in small squares while the Luvi It! cuts food into a lovely heart shape. Since Valentine’s was getting closer we got the Luv It! pack. As soon as we got it I couldn’t wait to try it out and we have been experimenting with different foods since then. So far we have tried it on pancakes, cheese, jam, bread, sandwiches and fruit.
Our Funbites® Breakfast
I tried funbites® for breakfast first. I made chocolate and vanilla whole wheat pancakes which usually are not received with too much excitement (I swear my little man can smell when a food is healthy and instantly he refuses to eat it). I used the funbites® Luv It! pack and then mixed up the two colored pancake pieces making different designs, needless to say my kids couldn’t get enough of it. Ok so that was fun but my little one eats pancakes already. The next morning I decided to add some foods he doesn’t eat .
Vanilla and chocolate whole wheat pancakes with bananas.
My little guy doesn’t eat fruit at all except for bananas and a bite or two of apple once in a while so I cut up some bananas, pineapple and strawberries. Then I cut up the center of the pancakes and arranged the fruit inside of the pancake. It looked so pretty and fun, my daughter devoured it and my little man tried two new foods: strawberries and pineapples! I was over the moon.
Chocolate whole wheat pancakes with strawberries, pineapple and banana.
Our Funbites® Lunch
For lunch I tried combining two different kinds of cheese and some turkey ham. My little man has never eaten ham, did I mention this kid has a serious food aversion problem? Yes I was not kidding! The food looked like so much fun that he was willing to try it and again no big fuss about it.
He goes to preschool three days per week so next day it was a school day. He was so happy and excited about all the different things you can do with funbites® that he asked me to cut up his grilled cheese sandwich so he could show his friends his “heart shaped food made up of lots of triangles”.
Ham and cheese deconstructed heart sandwich.
Funbites® is really easy to use and easy to clean. The pack includes a set of plastic blades for cutting the food (totally kid safe) and a food popper that pushes out the food once it’s been cut. Watch the video to see funbites® in action. I love that it not only lets you turn food into fun shapes like a heart but that it also cuts it up into bite sized pieces which means I don’t have to cut up the kid’s food when I use it .
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Disclosure: I received a Funbites® Luv it! Pack to review but was not financially compensated in any way. All opinions expressed here are honest and my own and are based on my observations while using this product.
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Beth
February 14, 2013 at 1:08 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
what a cool idea. so fun!! ( :
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Nicole Becker
February 14, 2013 at 3:22 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I like the Love It!!!
Kelly R.
February 14, 2013 at 4:25 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
These are great, I’d like the “Love It” set.
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Ashley B.
February 14, 2013 at 5:10 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’ve heard about Funbites, they look so fun-and what a great way to try and get the kids to eat!
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Jenna Em
February 14, 2013 at 6:10 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I love your Valentine’s Day creations!
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Michelle M.
February 14, 2013 at 8:15 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Of course the luv it one
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Elizabeth
February 15, 2013 at 5:05 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Luv it!
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kendra @ A Proverbs 31 Wfe
February 15, 2013 at 3:13 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I would certainly choose the heart one. This would be great for the 2 year old I watch. She is so picky we eat pb&j every single day.
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Liberty Boblett
February 16, 2013 at 4:32 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I would love to have both, but if I had to choose it would be the Cube It one! Thanks so much!
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Shannon Baas
February 17, 2013 at 3:04 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I would like the loveit.
danielle lima
February 17, 2013 at 6:52 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
the cube it
lisa
February 17, 2013 at 2:12 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I like the cube it
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Tamar
February 17, 2013 at 4:36 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I like both of them.
Gennie Lancaster
February 18, 2013 at 4:09 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
The Luv It
Jessica Rose
February 18, 2013 at 3:25 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
The Luv it!
Julia Packer
February 18, 2013 at 6:12 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
i like cube it, i think my son would get a kick out of the little bite sized “sandwiches”
Beth C
February 18, 2013 at 9:59 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
i want the luv it funbites its cute
James Beck
February 19, 2013 at 12:52 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
like to love it
ReggieMann
February 19, 2013 at 2:36 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
i would the Cube it! FunBites pack
Emily R.
February 19, 2013 at 4:48 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Cube It!
Melanie Montgomery
February 19, 2013 at 4:41 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Luv It for me~!
Amity Johnson
February 19, 2013 at 8:24 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Cube it is my favorite…what a time saver for mommys!
Lora Nunn
February 19, 2013 at 9:34 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Love it
Paula Michele Hafner
February 19, 2013 at 11:26 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I would like the Cube It!
denise
February 20, 2013 at 12:54 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I like the cubeit
shawna
February 20, 2013 at 3:13 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I would like luv it.
pam saighman
February 20, 2013 at 4:35 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
the cube would be useful for many things
Breanne
February 20, 2013 at 8:22 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’d like Luv-It
crystal allen
February 20, 2013 at 5:12 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
i have a girl and i would pick the luv-it thanks
Suzie Williams
February 20, 2013 at 6:17 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I like the Luv-It. That pancake with the fruit is so creative!!
Allison
February 20, 2013 at 6:19 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Love the valentines!
Kirby McCauley
February 20, 2013 at 9:13 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I like the cube it one
andrea howard
February 20, 2013 at 10:03 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
i like the cube its!
Rochel S.
February 20, 2013 at 10:40 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I like the Luv it!
Laura Unger
February 21, 2013 at 12:05 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’d like the Luv it!
susan smoaks
February 21, 2013 at 1:11 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
i would love the luvit
shanta spradlin
February 21, 2013 at 2:49 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I like the luv it
Erica C.
February 21, 2013 at 3:28 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Luv It!
holly
February 21, 2013 at 3:59 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
i would choose the Luv it!