How to Get a Foot in Her Mouth

My wife and I have unlocked the iron-clad lockbox known as my
daughter's willingness to eat. It's so simple really. We took an
ordinary sandwich: bread, piece of meat, bread—and cut it into a shape
with a cookie cutter.

Now we can't take credit for this. We
heard this from a friend of ours and they probably heard it from
someone, who read it in a magazine featuring some book, etc. This
technique has worked like a charm. We have a set of cheap cookie
cutters that we bought from The Christmas Tree Shop (a
seasonally-named, but year-round thrift-like chain of stores in New
England that you can't help but go to). There is a moon, a flower, a
hand, a foot, a star, a circle, a bird, etc.

The first time we did this for our daughter she ate 2
full sandwiches and wanted a third. Now she frequently requests a "Foot
Sandwich". Here are some tips I have learned:

Don't try to stuff more than one-piece of cold cut – the sandwich will be too thick and you won't be able to cut out the piece as cleanly.

Fit the shape inside the crust – I have not met one toddler that likes crust. If you need them to eat, don't force the issue.

Don't use the heal of the loaf – see above comment on crust

Take your time with the cut – if you rush it, the bottom piece of bread could get torn out of shape and your kid will notice.

Good luck Noodads!