Managing Mealtime with Twins

Mealtime in our home has become one of the most stressful times of the day.  The little ladies go from zero to hangry in the blink of an eye.  Often I walk into the door for a few blissful moments of peace before the screeching starts.  It's amazing how two tiny little girls can make so much noise.  So.  Much.  Noise.

In order to gain control of mealtime, I've resorted to meal planning - make-ahead meal edition.  It's just easier if most of our meal is already made, and I only have to augment with a vegetable or another side dish.  Thankfully this time of year many meals are make-ahead.  Things like chili, spaghetti, or meatloaf are big hits.  The little ladies love their meats.

What I haven't wrapped my head around, though, is how to cut up their food quicker.  It's twice the cutting and do to their feeding issues I haven't been too comfortable with baby-led weaning.  I'm still giving them mostly bite sized pieces.  Most meals I can't keep up with their appetites and spend it cutting, cutting, and cutting.  These girls can eat!

One product I recommend for any mom of multiples is a twin table.  Ours was a gift from another twin family, and it's been used daily for months.  Trying to keep up with cleaning the small crevices of a high chair was driving me up a wall.  Whoever designs high chairs clearly never had a child.  The twin table makes clean-up and mealtime easier.  We use a squeegee-like thing to clean-up at the end.  No crevices or fabric covers to clean.  Someday I look forward to passing this table down to another well-deserving twin family.