The Munchie Mug / Meal Time Changes

So my son is going though yet another meal time transition. Sure everyone talks about "transition" usually relating to nap times. Children transition from two naps to one but not many people talk about the difficulties of children transitioning from multiple snacks a day to two or one. I've decided to talk about this toady because my son is going though a meal time transition.

Prior to the past couple of weeks our son was eating three meals a day and in addition he had a sizable morning snack, since he eats breakfast so early, as well as an afternoon snack after nap time. A little over a week ago I began noticing that my son wasn't eating quite as much as usual for supper. At first I thought well everyone goes through days where they just don't feel like eating much. I asked the next day at day care how meal times had gone the day before and they reported everything was normal. I began keeping track of the days when he came home having had an afternoon snack and days where he hadn't had one. At the end of last week I finally oiled it down to the fact that my son is transitioning to no afternoon snacks. On the days that he didn't have an afternoon snack my D.S. ate a healthy supper of whatever I put in front of him. On days he had an afternoon snack he was exceedingly picky about food and once went to bed without eating anything at all for supper, not for our lack of trying.

On top of that my son is still going through the stage where meat and eggs are still hit or miss even with "sauce" or "dip." (Ketchup or apple sauce or the like.) It's not been an easy week to say the least. I'm putting this out there that yes, there is transitions in meal times, no it's not fun. After multiple assurances that I'm not crazy and kids can't be hungry all the time.

That being said I thought I'd post today about the Munchie Mug. This was probably the second or third snack cup that we purchased for our son and, truth be told, this was another of my mother's finds. While on the steep side as far as price goes: a whopping 16$ per cup, it's been worth every penny. The prior snack cups were of the no spill variety but were never really spill proof. With a dog and two cats in the house there are certain things that pets should not eat. This snack cup also keeps me from having to follow my son with a vacuum cleaner every time I give him a dry snack. The cup itself is made of polypropylene and is BPA and phthalate free and is made in the USA. A couple of things give this bonus points in my book. The first is that it's dishwasher safe. Second the soft overlapping fabric opening doesn't hurt my son's hand and third there's a snug fitting plain lid that comes with it to keep snacks fresh. This is the only snack cup we use now and we own two. It's the best, hands down. I would say a must have for any home with children and rate it a 10 out 10!