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it takes quite a bit of coaxing to get him to realize chicken FINGERS are the same foor as chicken NUGGETS
I feel your pain you'd be surprised how many people are flabbergasted that I don't "make him" eat a wider variety.
I like your approach of helping him to see that chicken fingers and nuggets are pretty much the same. Not all people can take that leap without a little coaching.
I can feel the pain too. Several times I've had picky eaters put on my OT caseload, and onlookers will wonder why, after a few weeks, the menu isn't expanding without a fight. It is a rough road!
I know the idea of having to keep track of how much you spend out of pocket on meals feels really over whelming right now, but if you plan ahead a little bit, use the menus on allears.net to get a general idea of the costs (they are not always 100% up to date, so costs may be different) and what meals your family might choose, I think you will be able to manage ok. Going to buffets is a good idea also as they have good selections for adults and kids and your son can pick exactly what he wants to eat in the amount he wants to eat, plus you will know the price ahead of time. The downside to buffets to me is if it is an "I'm only going to eat one bite of mac and cheese and one carrot stick" kind of meal, you have paid a lot of money and you can't take anything with you. (Yes, I've had that happen!). I've done both the meal plans and oop, and having calculated it out, always come out ahead financially when paying out of pocket. The biggest reason: We only pay for the food we eat!
With Abby, we try to go buffet as much as possible because that way she can have either kid food or adult food. Having said that though, last year Abby would have been an adult for the dining plan and I choose to pay OOP for our food and after all was said and done I spent LESS than I would have for the dining plan. And that included having 2 expensive meals (CRT and HDD). Yes, we didn't get any desserts with our meals (only a small portion of our savings) but we never missed them or went hungry either so in the future, it's OOP for us. I do have a summary in my TR from last year if you feel like going through it and reading about our experiences.
Here is my two cents:
$.01-I would budget the amount you would spend on the dining plan with your DS as a child, put it on a gift card and use it to pay for your meals (or save it in cash and apply to your KTTW).
$.02-I did the DDP in 2011 and felt it was way too much food for my family (plus I gained 10lbs in 5 days...YIKES!). This year, I paid OOP and we ate one CS and one QS per day, as well as whatever snacks/drinks we felt like throughout the day. When I did the math, we spent about $350-$400 less than the DDP would have cost.
I hope whatever you decide, you have a magical experience!
Here is my two cents:
$.02-I did the DDP in 2011 and felt it was way too much food for my family (plus I gained 10lbs in 5 days...YIKES!). This year, I paid OOP and we ate one CS and one QS per day, as well as whatever snacks/drinks we felt like throughout the day. When I did the math, we spent about $350-$400 less than the DDP would have cost.
I hope whatever you decide, you have a magical experience!
I had the same experience with the dining plan. You eat, eat, eat and there is no motivation to split meals or eat light.
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