My 3 year old is getting into bad habits again with constantly wanting to eat. He has been having a growth spurt so I don’t want to restrict food, but I also need him to get his head out of the fridge every 5 minutes!
I am very conscious of tooth decay as my teeth are dreadful and so a) I don’t want him eating constantly and b) I need some new ideas of sugar free things to give him.
At the minute a typical day would be;
Small glass of orange juice
Low sugar cereal
Slide of toast with butter
Fruit such as banana, apple, grapes etc
Sandwich
Cucumber sticks
Crisps
More fruit
Maybe a small yogurt
Cheese
Carrot sticks
Rice cake
Main meal- he is very fussy so there are limited options here. He has the same 3 vegetables every day (carrots, peas and green beans) and then if it’s a pasta dish I will add peppers, mushrooms etc without him noticing. He will eat fish dinners, sausages, meatballs and chicken so it’s usually one of those with a potato option and his 3 veg.
Pudding is usually a small ice pop which has become a bit too regular so I may cut out, but does have less sugar than yogurts actually.
Before bed
Slice of toast with butter
Milk
He has biscuits, malt loaf, a small fairy cake etc maybe twice a week. Sometimes less.
He is very fussy with food and has sensory issues. He doesn’t like change and finds new foods difficult so I need lots of ideas that I can slowly try to introduce.
Please give me some new ideas for snacks especially that are low sugar!