Food and dish bombs

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I start infants with a plate for their food even if it is a plastic lid off an icecream pail or similar as in practically disposable and unbreakable. The plate is replaced on the tray every time they lift it with the words on the plate to eat. I also tell parents to please reinforce plates at home not to just dump food on the tray.

No plate no dessert. Curbs the older kids ie 17 month olds get that their friends got a treat and they don't because they tossed their plate. A tossed plate signifies they are full or they would have kept the plate and continued to eat.