Reward for the kids?

How about stickers? You could have a sticker chart and when she gets so many stickers collected (maybe 10, or 7 for the week), she could get a bigger reward (a small toy, ice cream, etc.). That way, she's working towards a bigger goal, and if she does get rewarded with junk food, it's only once a week instead of every day. This would also teach her counting I guess, too haha.

at two...hugs and kisses are the best things, It also teaches them to show others love and affection.

How about stickers? You could have a sticker chart and when she gets so many stickers collected (maybe 10, or 7 for the week), she could get a bigger reward (a small toy, ice cream, etc.). That way, she's working towards a bigger goal, and if she does get rewarded with junk food, it's only once a week instead of every day. This would also teach her counting I guess, too haha.

I like this idea! Also..apples with peanut butter is a good treat so is cheese and crackers.

a mini box of raisins?

home made ice lolly made with fruit juice and water?

We use stickers at my house too.
There are also some great work out videos geared towards kids...my daughter loves yoga (she loves Nina on Sprout doing the yoga part) so we found a great DVD at the library that's yoga for kids.
Treats such as fruits a veggies are great- kids learn by example and by what they're given. My daughters first experiance with sugary treats was her first birthday (chocolate whole wheat cake)...she does enjoy fruit snacks and junk like every kid..but we don't buy it often. She prefers to have a yogurt or a banana for something sweet (she's now 6 and loves to eat healthy snacks).

My kids are 6 & 3 and for a food treat after supper my kids usually have a Yoplait Go-gurt (I freeze them). We also make our own popsicles with juice. My kids also love smoothies (for them it's like a milk shake). I also cut up strawberries and put a little whip topping on them. They also just love fruit. Recently I introduced them to ants on a log which they are addicted too haha. They also both love carrots dipped in Ranch & then the good old apple & peanut butter.

Going to the park after supper (especially now that the weather is getting nice) is pretty much a nightly ritual for us. We either ride our bikes to the parks or just walk. It wears them out for bedtime - haha!

My daughter also LOVES playdough so I reward her a lot with being able to play with playdough. Both my kids also like to paint so that is used in our house a lot for a reward system.

Recently I got an exercise ball & have been doing it to a DVD that came with it. My kids are both fascinated by the exercise ball so I got 2 more and we exercise together which is actually a blast!!

We also have a Wii so that is a huge incentive. We have family game nights & play Wii Sports & Wii Sports Resorts - we have little tournaments which is so much fun.

Hope this helps! Good Luck to you!

I have a 5/6 yr old and I do the same thing
I reward them with a little scoop of vanilla frozen yogurt, apples w/ peanut butter, or bananas sprinkled with a tiny tiny bit of honey
I also make my own brownies and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with healthy ing. and add some flax seed and wheat germ..so I feel better they are eating so called 'junk'

Good luck

At work (school nursing) we don't recommend ever rewarding with food of any kind, as this gives the impression that food is somehow something that you get when you are good, and nice food (like treats) become associated with feeling good and being rewarded and hence that urge to over eat when we feel down as an adult. It is OK to give healthy treats from time to time, but never as a reward. What we suggest to parents is either stickers, or a small pot into which every time she is good, or eats nicely at the table (don't reward for empty plates, you are building problems with that one) or tries something new, let he put in a marble, when the pot is full, (for a small child use a small pot, so it won't take so long, or the sticker chart has a full line etc, let her have a time/activity treat that she choose before hand. Children value time and attention way more than food. Even if it's a special story time, or a trip to the park, it doesn't have to cost money.