Eating Different Foods

Add crunchy, harder to eat foods to the learner’s diet for example: carrots, apples.

PURPOSE

This activity helps the learner become either more alert and engaged, or calmer and more focused.

• Step 1

  Try adding harder foods to the learner’s diet (carrots, apples, celery sticks etc.) during meals and snack times.

  *Chewy foods (i.e., pizza crust, chewy candies) may work, too, as they provide more resistance and make the jaw really work.