What did your toddler have to eat today?

[bluehorse]

Your LO's a good eater LankyDoodle... wish Grace would drink so much. She has her 2 x 6oz of milk a day, and 1 6oz sippy cup of diluted juice or water which she sips on throughout the day... but it'll be a rare day when there's more than half of that gone by the evening. She does eat plenty of fruit and has plenty of wet nappies so i shouldn't really worry... but I still do!

 

[LankyDoodle]

Awwww try not to worry. As you see, so long as she has lots of wet nappies, it isn't a concern. My LO has the 2 breastfeeds a day and some cow's milk. With regards to the water/diluted fruit juice, it varies how much she will drink - she obviously drinks more when it is warmer weather. The smoothie is just fruit puréed down, so would be the same as her eating the fruit whole.

I once read somewhere that we get most of the hydration we need from the food we eat (fruit being a good source obviously), and while we do need a set amount of fluids, we get a lot of it from food.

She isn't a bad eater really. I am quite lucky I suppose. We did BLW but I don't think it's because of that; I just think she is a guts (both my husband and I like our food haha!). BUT, she was always a small baby (followed 9th centile for ages) and her weight was always a concern. Then the HV said she may lose weight or maintain after 7 or 8 months due to being more active; but she didn't - she continued gaining around a pound a month and has gone from 13lbs at 6 months to 20 and a half pounds at 13 months (still weigh her monthly)!! She was still have a lot of breastmilk til about 10/11 months and I know she does eat a lot, but when I worry, I go by what someone said earlier in this thread - so long as it is healthy and they are not being forced, it's OK. My LO will shake her head when she's had enough... then start throwing things onto the floor etc.

Your LO eats a lovely amount, so I really wouldn't worry!

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

bluehorse - Ruby doesn't drink much either. Some days she does, but most days I would say she has about 4 Doidy cups of fluid, most of that is milk (or watered down milk.)
She won't touch juice or flavoured water with a bargepole.

 

[Miss_Bump]

Same here with fluids.

Actually, today I bought a built in straw cup fom SuperDrug (their own brand) and Evie drinks loads from it! Was about £1.99 I think, many even less

She used to be quite good with her doidy but now puts her hands in it and laughs instead if using it to drink from

 

[LankyDoodle]

Breastfeed
B - Fruit and fibre (not keen on the dried banana) with whole milk; banana (which she gulped down in seconds!!); diluted pure fruit juice
S - Went strawberry picking and stole loads
L - Bread roll filled with olive spread, roasted tomato houmous and sliced roast chicken (and gulped the lot down); a couple of cherry tomatoes; half a strawberry (not interested in any more), a raspberry and a handful of blueberries; cup of innocent blueberry, raspberry and boysenberry smoothie (about 5-6oz) ; water
S - Half a Yeo Valley strawberry yoghurt tube; another strawberry; a few more blueberries; cup of whole milk
D - A bowl of creamy parsnip soup; a couple of apricots with a dollop of thick cream; water

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays tend to be better days as I don't work on those days so can spend more time on meals. On the other days it is more difficult, especially when daddy does the meals.

 

[hattiehippo]

Tom was having a not very hungry day today so...

B - a few cheerios, shreddies and apricot, refused toast with cheese spread
L - half a yoghurt, 1 raspberry, small bit of cheese on toast with beans. Refused everything else
D - half a yoghurt, bit of apple, 1 cracker with cheese spread, refused tomato and onion pasta completely.

snacks - a couple of rice cakes and organiz puffs but not much in comparison with normally.
full bottle of bedtime milk...

Bet he'll want some milk at midnight tonight!

 

[TennisGal]

Love the expression Ruby has in your avatar, Claire, so cute!!

Br: scrambled eggs on half a toasted cheese muffin, raspberries
Sn: piece of banana cake, glass of milk
Lu: chicken quesadillas with guacamole. Ate the quesadillas, flung the guacamole...mini milk, fruit salad
Sn: hard boiled egg, carrot puffs
Dinner: homemade mini burger with cheese, homemade wedges, lots of asparagus. Wasn't interested in the bread bun...yoghurt with banana

 

[bluehorse]

Thanks ladies... I do sometimes feed Grace smoothies with a spoon so I guess that's another fluid... I tried her with sorbet yesterday but she wouldn't even try it.... grrrr!

Yesterday she had:

Breakfast: Tried some of Daddy's rice crispies but wasn't keen, Weetabix and milk
Snack: Wheatbran breadstick
Lunch: Toasted cheese muffin with homous, another breadstick, a couple of grapes, one raspberry and an Organix fruit pot
Snack: 2 dried prunes
Dinner: Tuna and sweetcorn mix, mashed potato and tinned tomatoes ( not very hungry so didn't eat much... maybe the heat?!)

Plus 1 x 6oz and 1 x 7oz of milk, diluted apple juice

 

[LankyDoodle]

Isabella has had a pretty busy day today, starting with waterbabies, then shopping and some time in the garden, so she's one tired bunny and has used lots of energy! I think she is teething as well, though, so has not been as interested as usual in her food...

Breastfeed
B - A couple of blueberries; banana; a few bites of her slice of wholemeal toast with chunky peanut butter and jam; cup of blackberry, raspberry and boysenberry smoothie mixed with milk (about 2-3oz smoothie and 4oz whole milk); water
L - One bap and one slice wholemeal bread, both spread with butter, cheese and roasted tomato houmous; water
S - Raspberry oat bar; cup whole milk
S - Rich tea biscuit; handful blueberries; cup whole milk
D - Pasta, courgette, carrots in a tomato sauce and sprinkled with cheese and with cauliflower on the side; Yeo Valley yoghurt tube
Breastfeed

 

[eddjanuary10]

Today Ihsan's appetite was almost back to normal, yay!

b- porridge with apricot puree, half a slice of toast and peanut butter
s- greek yoghurt, few cherries & peach slices
l- vegetable soup, breadstiks
d- cheesy fish pie with broccoli, rice pudding

 

[rosie272]

Today Charlie had:
B- 2 small crumpets with fruit spread, grapes
S- raisins and blueberries
L- KFC He had popcorn chicken, some beans and a sweetcorn, water
S- Apple slices with cashew butter
D- Omlette, brocolli, sweetcorn, peas & rice, fruit salad
Milk and a 1/2 banana at bedtime

 

[embojet]

ready brek
2 crumpets
yoghurt covered raisins
random lunch including french stick, cheese, ham, sausage rolls
1 banana
packet of quavers
ham, egg and chips
broccoli (just on it's own, cos she asked for 'trees to eat please' )
grapes
milk before bed
I still have no idea where she puts it all!

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

1 weetabix
Didn't want lunch - only had a smoothie and a fruit and oat bar
Dried apricots
We had a bbq - she ate 2 mini sausages, and about a zillion potato wedges, then a yoghurt.

 

[pinklightbulb]

Mckenzie was born at 39wks too did they know Eamon was going to be small?? They found out Mckenzie was at 36wks

I am really lucky that I go c lovely hv (never meet mine lol different area) who know Mckenzie knows what he eats and how active he is sometimes they are amazed that he has put any weight on cos he is constantly on the go lol.

Any comments made about Mckenzie's milk I reply well he is on prescription high calorie milk so he needs to have 2 or more bottles a day to help him put weight on.... They do shut up lol


Hope the appointment goes well I don't know what high calorie milk they have where you are but in UK there is two types for Mckenzie size SMA high energy and Intrinal (spelling lol)

I just have Eamon on stage 3 Heinz Nurture Drs haven't said anything about prescription yet, think they might at his specialist appt though. Didn't know you could get special formula for smaller toddlers?

 

[bluehorse]

Yesterday Grace had;

Breakfast: Baby porridge with fromage frais and mashed raspberries
Snack: Half a wheatbran breadstick
Lunch: Went for a picnic and provided lots of snacky finger food but she totally wasn't interested, either too hot or distracted by everything going on! Think she managed about two bites of a humous sandwich, couple of handfuls of grated cheese and a couple of spoons of custard!
Snack: Organix animal biscuit
Dinner: A HUGE portion of pasta and homemade sweet potato, tomato and courgette sauce; one dried prune and jam rolly poly and custard (Hungry again- yippee!)

Plus sips of water and 2 x 6oz bottles of milk

 

[Fluxuspoem]

B: cereal with mashed strawbery, banana and peach
S: one basil tomato breadstick, one mini oreo
L: chicken with pototo /carot/ zuchini about 12 spoonfuls... took an hour! Then a petite filous
S: Mini oreos x 2
T: pasta soup and half a happy hippo

has had already 400 ml of milk and will probably have another 200ml before sleepy time

 

[embojet]

ready brek and a banana
at a bbq for lunch, she only ate half a roll and a bit of a sausage
yoghurt covered raisins
quiche, potato wedges and peas
an apple
a formage frais
milk before bed

 

[TennisGal]

Brekkie: American style pancakes with blueberries in, strawbs, Greek yoghurt
Snack: organix carrot puffs, milk, banana slices
Lunch: half roasted pepper filled with couscous, roasted veggies, cheese...fromage frais
Snack: smoothie tube
Dinner: courgette, chicken and cheese pasta bake, pannettone butter pudding with custard, mango chunks

 

[hayley x]

Cheerios
Dairylea sandwich with a few quavers, a bowl of strawberry and blueberries, 2 yoghurts and a jar of banana rice pudding.
Apple chunks
Chicken, mash, carrots, green beans and yorkshire puddings.
a tiny bit of DH's ice cream.

Where do you buy yoghurt coated raisins from? x

 

[Jkelmum]

Breakfast ~ Tescos own cherios they have loads less sugar followed by dairylea on toast
snack ~ grapes
Lunch chicken sarnie yoghurt quavers
Snack ~ Cookies
Tea~ roast beef 4 yorkshire puddings carrots peas caulifour cheese gravy
bed ~ milk