Eating Competence Model
Feeding School Age Child
Family Meals and Snacks
Feeding Problems and Solutions
Mastering Mealtime
100
The Satter Eating Competence model addresses eating attitudes and behavior, not the _____ itself.
What is food?
100
Snacks after school should be consumed here.  They should not be eaten while doing homework or watching TV.  
What is the table?
100
Children who have family meals eat better, feel better about themselves, get along with other people and do better in this.
What is school?
100
Because fruits and vegetables carry the same _______, your child can be well nourished on either.
What is nutrients?
100
Mealtime does not mean you have to make fresh homecooked food.  Pizza makes a fine meal.  Lunch meat, bread and mayo on the table to assemble sandwiches makes a fine meal.  Mealtime is about structure and getting into this habit takes this.
What is time?
200
One of the four components of the Eating Competence model is internal this.  Pay attention to your sensations of hunger and fullness to determine how much to eat.  Go to meals and snacks hungry, eat until satisfied and then stop, knowing another meal or snack is coming soon.
What is regulation?
200
Let your child have more of any food, even if she hasn't cleaned this yet.
What is her plate?
200
Snacks are meant to be little _______, not treats or food handouts.
What are meals?
200
You can tone down fruit textures by making sauces, desserts and using this rather than fresh fruit.
What is canned?
200
Don't give choices on this or offer substitutes to this.  Always putting peanut butter or cereal on the table tells your child "I don't expect you to learn to like new foods."  Do provide each eater at the table with 1 or 2 foods they generally enjoy.  
What is the main dish?  
300
Cultivate positive attitudes about eating and about food.  The Eating Competence Model emphasizes providing food rather than _______ food.  Seeking rather than avoiding.  
What is depriving?
300
No matter how independent they may seem, children and adolescents continue to depend on parents to maintain the ______ and support of family meals.  
What is structure?
300
Snacks should be sustaining.  Include 2 or 3 foods including healthy fats, carbohydrates and this.  
What is protein?
300
Hang in for the long haul.  Food may show up at mealtime this many times (possibly more!) before your child will eat it.  And this whole process can actually take years!
What is 15 to 20?
300
A family-friendly meal-planning tactic is to always offer plenty of this, or some other starch that family members like and can fill up on.  
What is bread?
400
Enjoying eating supports the natural inclination to seek this, which is the keystone of healthful food selection.  
What is variety?
400
Children and adolescents who engage in regular family meals do better nutritionally when they go here.
What is college/leave home?
400
"Forbidden" foods are high-fat, high-sugar, relatively low-nutrient foods such as sweets, chips and sodas.  Research shows that children whose forbidden food intake is restricted ate more of them when they get the chance and are more _______ than those who have access to them.  
What is overweight?
400
Be considerate without catering to your "picky eater."  Do not make these for your child.  But include 1 or 2 side dishes with your meal that you know your child usually eats.
What is special meals?
400
This makes food taste better and keeps you from getting hungry.  Don't get caught up in "food rules."  Including both high and low of this in meals and snacks satisfies both big and small appetites.
What is fats (butter, gravy, sour cream, ranch dressing, etc).
500
The Eating Competence Model emphasizes discipline and this.  The discipline to have regular and reliable meals and snacks and to pay attention when eating them.  And the _____ to choose enjoyable foods and eat them in satisfying amounts.  
What is permission?
500
Children and adolescents will participate in family meals if parents make them a priority, keep the mealtimes pleasant and use mealtimes for ______ with each other.
What is connecting?
500
Provide each eater at the table with one or two food they generally enjoy (milk can be one), pair unfamiliar with familiar food, settle for only one of these (do not offer an alternative like pizza, hot dogs or chicken nuggets), and include high-fat foods (gravy, butter, salad dressing) for those who need more calories.  
What is main dish?
500
Feed your children as if you weren't worried about this.  All children know how much they need to eat in order to grow in the way nature intended for them.  
What is weight?
500
Doing this means roughing out a menu for the next few days, taking shortcuts, making extra and using leftovers for another meal.  If done right, it can reduce the stress and work of mastering meals at home.
What is planning?