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Old Mar 27th, 2011, 06:51 AM   #61
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Also can they have normal gravy now? x
I was using baby gravies for Evie till she was a year old. Now I usually use the reduced salt Bisto If we dont have any of that then I give her the regular Bisto that we have. I dont worry too much about it because it's literally just a spoonful


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Old Mar 27th, 2011, 06:53 AM   #62
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They can have normal gravy as long it's not got too much salt in. Once they get to about 2 you can stop watching how much salt they have so closely.

Once Tegan was 18 months I just gave her what we would eat how we eat it. Fats are essential for brain development etc and as long as they aren't eating fatty stuff all the time it's fine! Everything in moderation is my motto
Agreed!
I used to stress about the salt levels in gravies etc but then I realised that there's such a small amount going on to her dinner (which is always unsalted as I dont use in my cooking.. we add it after if we want it) that it really wont make that much of a difference unless she was having a cupful at every meal


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Old Mar 27th, 2011, 06:55 AM   #63
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They can have normal gravy as long it's not got too much salt in. Once they get to about 2 you can stop watching how much salt they have so closely.

Once Tegan was 18 months I just gave her what we would eat how we eat it. Fats are essential for brain development etc and as long as they aren't eating fatty stuff all the time it's fine! Everything in moderation is my motto
Agreed!
I used to stress about the salt levels in gravies etc but then I realised that there's such a small amount going on to her dinner (which is always unsalted as I dont use in my cooking.. we add it after if we want it) that it really wont make that much of a difference unless she was having a cupful at every meal
I have found it really hard to "let go" of the baby rules. Tegan's not a baby any more but I still find myself treating her like one sometimes We don't cook with salt either and I decided that at 18 months enough was enough with buying baby gravy! They only have about a quarter or the pack so what's the point


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Old Mar 27th, 2011, 07:32 AM   #64
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Amelie eats the same as us too. I stoppd buying baby specific food a long time ago!

Anyway shes had a bowl of strawberries with yogurt for lunch. She doesnt seem to be that hungry today.


 
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Old Mar 27th, 2011, 07:35 AM   #65
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when your LO's have rice crispies etc do you still add milk? Daisy's had cheerios but with no milk, but usually has weetabix and toast.

For lunch today she just had soup and bread with some raisins, skips and yoghurt.

For dinner we're having a turkey roast which is another thing I'm wondering, we never give her roast potatoes cause of the fat - how do you make them for your LO's

fab thread, I'm always in need of ideas and thought Daisy was starting to under eat but doesnt sound like it now x
Like Tegans mama said, fat isnt always a bad thing for toddlers as theyre growing rapidly and they do need it. I give Amelie just normal roast potatos - i do them in grapeseed oil.

+ When she has cereal, she has it with milk and usually I put some sort of fruit ontop too.


 
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Old Mar 27th, 2011, 07:41 AM   #66
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Thank you, was just a bit paranoid! we only have roast potatoes once a week so will start letting her have some too from now on x


 
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Old Mar 27th, 2011, 07:58 AM   #67
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So far Daisy has had:
readybrek and half a slice of toast for breakfast

half a packet of Kiddylicious pineapple crisps as a snack (I find these packets of dried fruit are a great way to get more fruit into her as they count as 1 of her 5 a day. She loves them).

Mini pizzas for lunch (a muffin cut in half, tomato puree, mozarella, courgette and yellow pepper) and natural yoghurt with blueberries stirred in for pudding.

She'll have a couple of cheese crackers as a snack later on then she's having Sunday dinner for her dinner later and she'll have a fruit pot for pudding as she's mad on them.

She's also drunk half a sippy cup of water, and had one breastfeed. She'll have 5oz of cow's milk when she wakes after her nap then a breastfeed before bed.


 
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Old Mar 27th, 2011, 08:18 AM   #68
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Amelia has had some bread and jam and lots of juice.

She has got a cold & she is teething (seems to be never ending) and she hasn't wanted to eat properly since Thursday so the past couple of days have been lots of jelly, yogurt, ice cream and mash potato..

I really hope after the cold has gone her eating gets back on track, it has been an on going struggle to get her to eat well

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Old Mar 27th, 2011, 08:23 AM   #69
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Today Morgan has had:

Brekky: a round of toast and a yoghurt
Lunch: a small tin of spaghetti hoops and a bread roll


 
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Old Mar 27th, 2011, 08:29 AM   #70
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R has had -

Weetabix (with milk and banana)
Rice cakes
Apple
Ice lolly

(she is tad older than most on thread but eats like a toddler!)


 
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