To think this is an okay lunch for DS?

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I made an easy Sunday dinner today. There was a bit too much for this evening so I've sent some leftovers for DS when my mum looks after him tomorrow whilst we're in work.

The small plate of leftovers consist of carrot + swede mash, potatoes, broccoli + leek cheese and peas. I've just spoken to my mother to let her know he's sorted for lunch tomorrow and she doesn't seem to think its an adequate lunch. When I asked her why, she couldn't actually give me a reason

For context, breakfast will be Weetabix or porridge with raspberries, for lunch its the leftovers followed by some fruit + yoghurt, and dinner will be scrambled egg on toast with another portion of fruit. Plus two small snacks. He's a few days shy of 12 months.

AIBU to think its a perfectly adequate meal?

Of course it's fine. You don't need every food group in every meal. I was lucky if my DD ate at all at that age.

I don't even know what is protein i just give them what they like

There is plenty of protein - eggs, cheee, milk, broccoli

No meal on Mumsnet is ever ok. Seriously just stop asking. The answer will be no.

^ This. For some obscure reason, lots of mumsnetters like to think of themselves as nutritionists.

The 'needs more protein' crew need to unclench. It's one meal. It's fine.

Not Best practice. Hahaha. It’s a domestic meal not dietetics department

There's protein in the potatoes, and the cheese. It's a perfectly adequate lunch.

Given my one year old had one quarter of a jam sandwich and one spoonful of yoghurt for lunch, rejecting everything else, I think you’re winning OP.

Wow, wasn't expecting so many replies and many different opinion.

As far as I'm aware, there is protein in porridge, milk, yogurt, cheese and even bread.

Today he had toast with peanut butter & banana, homemade tuna fish cakes, cheese, milk, yoghurt and plus tonights dinner with sausage, so plenty of protein yesterday. All of our meat comes from a local butchers that rear own animals so very high quality, but I don't like him having meat for every meal, I don't think its necessary. He's thriving, a solid size and very tall, and eats a very varied diet with a great appetite (doesn't like chicken, rice or cucumber at the moment!)

I was just wondering if I was perhaps missing something about why it wasn't an acceptable meal.

at that age surely most ends up on the floor? The lunch sounds lovely. i would not worry about your mum but maybe safe the lunch for when hes back home with you and let your mum feed him . she is prob feeling hurt you have provided lunch whe shr would have no issue making it .

My DS is older at nearly 2 but that would be his dream meal. He became incredibly fussy a few months ago and stopped eating all meat that isn’t mince, so if I serve him a roast (regularly do on a Sunday) he will leave the meat every time and just eat potatoes and veg. He also refuses all forms of egg but is still surviving. The protein brigade need to chill out!

You don’t need to seek the opinion of mn on what to feed your baby
Because on what’s for dinner threads people will post made up nutritional balanced,dietitian approved virtuous menu

Because on what’s for dinner threads people will post made up nutritional balanced,dietitian approved virtuous menu

Given I spent best part of 2/3 years with dd2 pulling her out of friends cat/dog bowls and catching her eating rabbit pellets any consumption of actual human food was almost a celebration

Op, nothing wrong at all, it sounds like a great lunch and all the meals you’ve mentioned sound fantastic for your ds. Don’t let your mother or anyone on here try to cut you down, they could not do any better because you are providing wonderfully for your ds. What is your mother’s problem?

I remember reading a 70s British mystery where the husband eats a sandwich for lunch and his wife reprimands him, “Starch!” Haha, I bet your mother and these mumsnetters secretly go into the fridge at night and gorge themselves. Carry on OP!

I cannot BELIEVE some of the ridiculous posts on this thread.

Yes, it's absolutely fine. In fact, it's great. Many babies/toddlers of that age and older would refuse to even let half of those things enter their mouths.

And the 'food is fun for under 1' is not nonsense, even beyond 1 toddlers only need very little.

You're doing fine op, and great that he's eating a wide range of veg (at the moment)!

reheated yesterdays veg isn't all that appetising

needs more protein. He's a baby, not a body builder. This obsession with eating protein is ridiculous, it's virtually impossible not to get enough protein as long as you eat a variety of foods.

5plus it is if you fry it and call it bubble and squeak.

totally fine. he doesn't need protein every single meal plus milk.

I’m Imagining a wee wwe wrestler demanding protein

We are all ill and we're awaiting a supermarket delivery. My 15 mo twins had spaghetti hoops and tinned pear for lunch.

seems like loads of food - doubt if i could eat all that in a day.
DD2 was a terrible eater for years. she survived on tomato soup, bananas, grapes, yoghurt and bread and that was about it.
I would have been over the moon if she had eaten a fraction of what your ds eats.

As soon as I read your post OP, although I think the meal seems absolutely fine, I KNEW someone was going to say there wasn't enough protein

Dying at @dementedma managing to make this the ultimate in MN "I couldn't eat all
that" humble bragging

It's absolutely fine. It must be exhausting to be some people on here.