The programme uses a meal plan that assigns each individual a certain number of choices or “exchanges” from each food group for every meal and snack. Beau discussed his exchanges with his mother, telling her how the food on his plate added up to his prescribed meal. Satisfied with his choices, Stotz moved on to assist one of the three other families in the kitchen. Beau’s family sat down at the table and, as breakfast began, Hill and Stotz suggested fun games to play as a distraction, to decrease the anxiety all of the clients felt around eating. The less anxiety they felt, the more likely they were to successfully complete the meal, which served as their medication.