"Two Bites" was developed to help parents and children adopt healthy eating habits while having fun! Children learn through play, and the family that plays together stays together. That's why "Two Bites" is so successful. Most kids go through stages where they fall in love with one kind of food and refuse to eat anything else. Doctors and parents have long believed that children will outgrow this stage and that as long as they are eating something, parents shouldn't become overly concerned.
But bad eating habits can have lifelong devastating effect. These bad habits are usually rooted in childhood associations with food and can lead to eating disorders ranging from anorexia to obesity. "Two Bites" is a game designed to enhance the family bonding time of 'play' while teaching kids about healthy food choices, engaging them in learning, planning, and decision making processes while teaching them about nutrition.
The game features the four major food groups and encourages the player to take at least two bites from each food group. Ideally, parents strive for three bites but settle for two. The object is for the player to collect two cards (color coded) from each food group, by getting 1 card per bite. Once the player collects two cards from each group, the player is eligible to get dessert.
"Two Bites" uses the two bite system to encourage the trying of foods, even if the child doesn't like the food.
Since we've learned the insistence on clearing a plate has been linked to obesity and feelings of guilt, "Two Bites" uses the color cards as a 'point system,' and awards the color card for the 'try' and a point card for actually eating and swallowing the bite. The most bonus points that can be awarded during this round are 8 points, (2 per food group bite.)
Once the child accumulates 2 of each color card, the child can then move up to bonus level get bonus points by answering nutrition and food question cards for points to win the game, and the winner gets to pick the dessert.
"Two bites" focuses on 'trying' at least 2 bites of everything to get dessert, and does not award bonus points for extra bites, so as not to encourage a child to overeat just for the sake of winning.
