1. Does your kid eat in front of tv/iPAD/iPhone/other entertainment?
Kam: Yes, 90% of the time.
Luvv: Yes, in fact our whole family does.
pixie: no. but sometimes when we are outside, he's finished and we have not, we will switch on the iphone to let him watch something or play games when its our turn to eat.
krystle: Yes
kitsune: Sometimes for dinner, lunch at cc. Today, teacher said she asked for second helping, so happy. After she came back, she took 6-7 slices of tingkat sliced pork n 5-6 pieces of tingkat sliced gourd.
Icy: Yes. In front of TV
mcfluffy: usually yes because that's the family's habit
2. How long (a range) does him/her take to finish a meal?
Kam: 20-30min
Luvv: 20 - 45 mins
pixie: good days, 15mins; bad days, 30mins
krystle: 30 mins but she does not eat much...
kitsune: In cc, 5-10 mins. At home 15-45mins
Icy: 20mins to 45 mins
mcfluffy: good days 10-15mins, bad days 30 minutes? feels like forever...
3. Does he/she eats veg?
Kam: Yes
Luvv: yes
pixie: yes.
krystle: No.
kitsune: Usually no, Only likes certain veg, prefers the stem
Ict; Yes, only those veg that he like, Eg. broccoli
mcfluffy: only certain vege like broccoli, long beans, lettuce. usually will say, "eeee... vegetable" and refuse to eat any other green looking thing.
4. Does he/she eats better/more if his/her favourite food is served?
Kam: A bit, but not too significantly.
Luvv: Yes but only slightly more
pixie: yes
krystle: No. Nowadays she is not eating anything much except for sweets/snacks.
kitsune: Yes, but her fav food changes faster than seasons so hard to predict.
Icy: Yes, he will eat much more, much faster
mcfluffy: Yes, can eat a lot of her favourite food.
5. Does he/she eats better or poorer at the restaurant?
Kam: Poorer.
Luvv: Poorer
pixie: 50-50 leh. its always hit n miss one...so nowadays i tend to remember what he likes to eat when we dine out. its mostly sushi he likes
krystle: Eats just as poor in restaurant
kitsune: Better! She got 重口味, she likes tingkat food a lot cos usually saltier than home cooked food.
Icy: Yes, normally we will have 1 dish of his fav stuff order. Plus more tasty due to MSG, more salt etc.
mcfluffy: depending on the food or whether she's hungry or not. nowadays can manage to sit and eat with us without the need of whipping out iphone/ipad to entertain her.
6. Does he/she snacks a lot or often?
Kam: No.
Luvv: No
pixie: it depends...mid morning or mid afternoon snack = yoghurt, bread, biscuits, juice etc...does this count as snack, kam?
krystle: Not at home. But not sure about situation in IL's place.
kitsune: More so at ils house
Icy: He does often now, cos he drink only 2 oz of milk before school. Lunch at 11am.. so he will be super hungry in the afternoon after naps. Will ask for milk, rasins, honey stars, biscuits, bread, bao, cakes etc Seemed like a growth spout to me now
mcfluffy: YES!!!! She seems to be hungry every hour or so.. snacks on everything from fruits to biscuits.
7. Do you think he/she is a picky/fussy eater?
Kam: No
Luvv: Yes, she will stick out her tongue to taste the food to see if it's to her liking.
pixie: no. but i would think he eat depends on mood kind...i can serve his favourite food which he loves to eat yesterday and he can totally reject the same dish today
krystle: Definitely YES!
kitsune: Sometimes ESP when sick or when she has ulcer
Icy: So so. all depends on his mood if he wants to eat certain food or not.
mcfluffy: not really. Just don't quite like vegetables nowadays.