That's It fruit bars are only fruit and they taste really good. I don't even like fruit leather but recommend these.

Anonymous wrote:Animal crackers (they are basically graham crackers, but in fun animal shapes). I bribe my children with them daily. Highly recommend.

Same. Because they're such fun shapes, you might be able to get away with giving one at a time. That spreads out a serving over the course of an entire day, and so it's not too horrible health-wise.

Anonymous wrote:Stickers or stamps on a chart?

Why don't you read the thread before you post

Stickers or stamps on a chart?

Animal crackers (they are basically graham crackers, but in fun animal shapes). I bribe my children with them daily. Highly recommend.

This is OP. You guys are amazing! Thank you so much! You have a ton of great ideas.

Fruit leather/dried fruit/fruit strips (Trader Joe's makes some that are all fruit, for example)

Bombas

Fruit snacks/fruit gummies

Mini Reese's peanut butter cups

Mini cookies or mini muffins

Chocolate-covered almonds or fruit

Freeze-dried fruit

Does she like ice cream? Frozen bananas in the blender become really creamy and are amazing like ice cream. You can add caramel/chocolate syrup if you want to mix up the flavor

Rx makes kids bars that are easy to eat, but I'd cut them into much smaller pieces as rewards.

What about fruit?

Frozen bananas pureed into "ice cream?"

Bombas
Welchs fruit snacks (small packs of like 100 at Costco)
Organic Mysupercookies on Amazon- they come in Honey, Chocolate, and Blueberry Vanilla. They have 16 grams of whole grains and include quinoa, chia.
Kids size Rx Bars
Make zucchini or pumpkin bread and have slices as treats
Baked apples or apples with caramel dip
South Mountain Creamery sells these Morning Glory Muffins that are amazzzinnngg from this GF DF bakery in Frederick called Piece O Cake. They taste like carrot cake.
Annie Choc Chip Granola Bars
Thats IT Fruit bars- apple + blueberry, apple + mango, apple + strawberry
Made Good Snacks
LaraBars
Snack size Milano cookies

Have you tried sparkling water or flavored water?



Stock up on mini candies near Halloween. 1 Mini Reeses cup or Nestle Bar?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op,

Using food is a slippery slope. IME therapists use picture schedules with a reward as one of the pictures. It’s usually a preferred activity.

What kind of therapist is suggesting food?

THIS. Why is no one else saying this?

+10000

New therapist, OP!

Are you a therapist? A doctor? A nutritionist? Do you have a special needs child?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op,

Using food is a slippery slope. IME therapists use picture schedules with a reward as one of the pictures. It’s usually a preferred activity.

What kind of therapist is suggesting food?

THIS. Why is no one else saying this?

+10000

New therapist, OP!

I second the Bombas/peanut butter puff suggestion. A good thing about using these super low cal puff treats is that they don’t fill up in them. If you use food treats and have a good behavior day, you can get derailed because they fill up in treats and then won’t eat meals. At least the puffs don’t do that.

Nilla wafers. Not healthy but only 15 cals per cookie.

Mini Kind bars. Not too many calories and ingredients I think are pretty decent.

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. For a reward, you have to use the child’s own currency or the reward doesn’t work. DD’s currency is sweets, tv, and toys. Large toys, not just little pieces of plastic. She doesn’t care about stickers or mini chocolate chips so those won’t work.

We aren’t working on “milestones.” As I explained in my OP, we are working on basic, everyday things that kids without SN can do without a three hour melt down, like rinse your hair. Yes, I’m fine with giving her a gummy to avoid the three hour hour screaming fit.

I feel frustrated with the way many posters on DCUM can’t just answer the question and think they know better than OP and better than the professionals. But thank you to the people who offered suggestions to this tired mama!

Totally with you OP and sorry people were jerks. It drives me insane when people A) don't bother to fully read the OP and B) offer unsolicited advice that has nothing to do with your question. Obviously you trust your therapist which is why you're asking!

What about marshmallows?