To not know what to feed her??

[ThePebbleCollector]

Posting for traffic because I know you will all have some good suggestions.

For the last few months it's been a nightmare trying to get my now 16 month old daughter to eat her breakfast. She enjoys Porridge, Wheatabix..etc but lately when we put her to the table in the morning it's just outright refusal, anything from pushing the bowl away and shaking head, to saying "all gone" Or screaming bloody murder as soon as she's sat down. I know it's not the chair, table, cutlery, food etc as she is happy with them at any other time of the day (within reason)

We keep having to take her to nursery and explaining she hasn't ate again, in which she will then be given breakfast at nursery and will usually eat half or all of it (same things we provide at home). We obviously don't want to get into the habit of it is not a regular arrangement with the nursery, but they are happy to feed her if for whatever reason she hasn't eaten.

Anyway. This morning i decided to try some "finger food" scrambled egg and a potato cake. She had a few bites and wanted to get down again. So I put the bowl on the foot stool, and she kept going back to it and eating bits of her dinner whilst playing.

Clearly after being in bed all night she doesn't want to be restricted to her high chair.

So to get to the point;

Does anyone have any suggestions for good finger food/on the go food I can give her in the morning? As I am not leaving a bowl of weetabix on the stool for her to chuck around the carpet and im not feeding her eggs and potato cakes every day, it's not really the best brekkie! :)

I was thinking maybe some kind of cereal bar made at home with oats? I don't know... I don't bake... wouldn't know where to start!

A banana. Just one banana.

Easy and they like them.

English muffins rather than American Cakey ones would work
bagels
Savoury crackers with butter, peanut butter, houmous, smear of various other dips
Fritatta slices (but I agree not egg every day)
Scotch pancakes aren't as Sugary as people think
Crumpets are lovely with butter and Marmite
Bananas oranges grapes melon
Veg crudités
Ham slices
Chicken breast pieces (not the flavoured ones of course too much salt but you can get them plain)
Toast?

thanks for suggestions Baconyum.

Guess I was over thinking it. Keep it simple :) I guess i just was thinking of typical breakfast things but i guess food is food, doesn't really matter what time of day :)

*said I guess too many times, sound like a bloody idiot.

It may not be the food. Have you tried distraction while eating? We used to do this my son at that age. We got some books and put them on the high chair and would kind of read it out (funny voices etc you know the drill) and then spoon the food in.
It was the only way he would eat breakfast at that age.

carrot sticks
cucumber pieces
cut up grapes/apples/pears

Or you could try (will probably be lynched for this) but propping the tablet up on the highchair/nearby with some toddler video on it.
It gives the child something to enjoy. They don't 'enjoy' being in the high chair when they want to be free.

when my dc were older and didnt want to sit down to eat, i used to video them, they enjoyed that and would sit down and behave for the camera.

so i guess it is a form of distraction

My 20 month old will also only eat breakfast if she can wander around and come back to it. I usually give her cereal, toast or a banana. Nothing amazing but after months of refusing all sorts of breakfasts I just stick with what she likes.

Personally I found at that age a good table and chair worked , along with giving them a spoon and there weetabix/porridge etc she's finding her independence she maybe doesn't want you feeding her anymore x

Dry cereal, toast fingers, eggy bread, avocado fingers, omelette squares, oatcakes with peanut butter.

Maybe some savoury muffins? With sweet corn, sautéed Spring onions and tomato? Or savoury pancakes with the same. Some grated courgette works well in there too.

Personally I found at that age a good table and chair worked , along with giving them a spoon and there weetabix/porridge etc she's finding her independence she maybe doesn't want you feeding her anymore x

I haven't fed her since 12 months, she's always fed herself with a spoon/fork/hands.

I'm not going to push for her to stay in the high chair. She's very happy in it at lunch and dinner time, don't want to make her not enjoy it by making it a battle when I'm more than happy to have her wander. I know she has pretty decent table manners for her age, and when we take her out for meals she's very good in the high chair, So I don't think having breakfast away from the table will make her slobbish or anything :)

Maybe some savoury muffins? With sweet corn, sautéed Spring onions and tomato? Or savoury pancakes with the same. Some grated courgette works well in there too.

That actually sounds like something she'd love. And easy to clean up if she drops it around the room.

Will have a go at making some this weekend.

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Found a recipe for oat cookies that my kids love. I know you say you don't bake, but this is just 1 mashed banana mixed with a cup of oats, shape into cookie shapes, put on baking tray, bung in oven for about 15 mins. Can add raisins to the mix if you like. Makes about 8 so could do 2 or 3 days.