I have a 20 month old son and food is often a bit of a battle with him-he isn't particularly fussy, so when he's up for eating, he'll eat most things. The issue is that he goes through stages of not really wanting to eat. I've made my peace with that (just about) but I realised ai have no real idea of what a toddler typically eats-both quantity wise and variety wise (I have no friends with toddlers). I was hoping a few people wouldn't mind sharing a typical day's eating with me...
in my case, it's as follows:
ready brek (about 3 heaped tbsp) with whole milk, fruit puree and 1/3 banana
Generally some bread for lunch (maybe a small roll or 1/2 a medium roll) with butter hummus and cucumber sticks. Half an apple. Maybe a yoghurt. Or 1/2 avocado on toast.
For dinner, it's something I've made and frozen in batches (if I've been organised) - something like shepherd's pie) with a bit of veg on the side. Or if I haven't been organised, something like a bought fishcake with veg or a mini quiche with salad
Pre-bed snack of a slice of toast or a potato waffle.
6 oz milk when putting him down.
Would really be interested to know if this sounds about right, quantity-wise and variety-wise. Thanks!
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pacific407 · 14/11/2012 14:53
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