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to ask you what are the feeding rules for a 2 year old?

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Cailinsalach · 04/08/2013 14:25

I am very excited (tena lady emocion). My dgd is coming to visit me for a week. It will be the first time on our own since she was a few months old.
So what should I feed her? Or rather, what should I avoid?
I often see disparaging remarks about Fruit Shoots. Is weak squash ok? Milk? Fizzy pop is out, I know that one.
I thought dinners like cottage pie, pasta, lots of vegetables and lean meat. Fruit for pudding, occasional ice cream for a treat.
Is tinned tuna ok? Fish fingers?(I worry about bones you see). Where do we stand on cheese and yoghurts?
Lord, I hope she survives! My lovely DIL is so good to let me have her and I would hate to hand her back in less than perfect condition.
So what do you think? What are the unobvious no nos?

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monkeymamma · 05/08/2013 14:35

Beastofburden, thanks! DS refuses point blank to eat porridge so now he's past 18mo I've given in and he gets cheerios (which is what they give them at nursery - his head has been turned). At least its not cheesy wotsits I suppose.

Cailinsalach · 05/08/2013 16:19

Thanks for all your responses. I hardly ever use salt or anything processed. I try to eat as healthily as I can as I have a tendency to pile on weight.
In my day we just fed our children " good food". Natural homemade honest old fashioned grub. Nothing frozen or packaged. When pregnant I was advised to eat lots of liver and pate for the iron and lots of cheese, soft,hard or crram for the calcium. Alcohol was limited to a glass of guinness a day during pregnancy and breastfeeding, unless it was a Saturday night. A couple of whiskeys but definitely no more.
So you see how times and advice has changed? I just need a little direction regarding the unobvious stuff for my little dgd. You have all been wonderful. Thank you so much.

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lillibet1 · 05/08/2013 21:04

I love the fact I am the brave end of normal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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