My mom recently gave me a handy little tool — A Sandwich Press [or pastry sealer]. It’s essentially a small round-shaped press for sandwiches or dumplings.
It’s great for kids. You make a sandwich as you normally would and then you press down with the tool cutting the sandwich into a circle [cutting off the crusts] and making a slight seal around the edges. Maddie has usually eaten decently when I cut off the crusts and then quarter the sandwiches into nice little wedges but she normally will only eat 2 quarters at a meal. With this sandwich press she eats more than 2/3 of the sandwich which is a lot more than the usual 2 quarters and on a few occasions even ate the whole sandwich. Also since it’s sealed she doesn’t question what’s inside the sandwich. She’s eating more lunch meats and even started liking tuna fish. It’s great to pack up for school, easier to hold for her as well and very easy to clean.
I am very happy with the product and totally recommend it for any parent and especially ones with fussy eaters.
Here’s a link to the Pampered Chef’s product page in case anyone is interested:
Poppa Penguin 
October 4th, 2011 at 9:03 PM
So glad the sandwich press is such a hit! Anything to make life easier for parents. xoxoxox