To think this dinner is acceptable?

[chiquititaa]

My toddler who is 2.5 had a cod fish finger sandwich for tea and 2 more fish finger on the side, he finished the whole thing and I gave him some Jaffa cakes and a banana sucky yogurt thing, that he's eating just now, DH is just home from work and asked what ds had for tea, I told him what he had and he seems to think it's not enough for a growing 2.5 year old.

He can be very fussy and I'm thinking it's a win that he ate that much at all but I'm being made feel horrible by DH. Please let me know if you think this is enough for a toddlers tea?

If he stopped eating afterwards he's obviously full! I'm sure he would let you and DH know if he were still hungry 😋

It sounds enough, quantity-wise. (Though some sort of fruit/veg as well would be good.)

Quite carb heavy and no sign of any veggies but it’s only 1 meal 🤷‍♀️
if the others are balanced dont see the issue

I would say it’s enough in terms of quantity but not variety- you’ve only told us one meal though so maybe the others are more balanced?

It’s not a balanced meal but presuming you usually offer vegetables and non-processed food for other meals, I think your DH is being OTT.

It sounds more than enough calories but there is no veg or fruit apart from a spoonful of banana purée in the yoghurt. Is he eating plenty at other meals?

Where's the veg?

This is what I was going to say.

how many fish fingers total?

so x number of fish fingers
2 slices of bread (with butter?)
jaffa cakes
banana yoghurt thing.

plus breakfast, snacks and lunch.

meh for one meal I wouldn’t worry.

loads of kids get a happy meal on a weekend and no one blinks that the child has had a meal! If you get the fruit or carrots it means all they had was a single burger and a bag of carrots but it’s still seen as a whole meal.

OP, are you new to mumsnet? 😕

I would love if my son ate that to be honest as he rejects all fish and meat and many other things... but this is mumsnet where nobody has ever had a picky toddler so prepare for some proper critique.

Why not an actual banana?

It is plenty of food for a 2 year old, yes! You will gets lots of comments about the lack of veg/fruit more than the amount tbh but I really don't think it matters for one meal and it is good he is eating!

This is more than my 10 year old eats for a meal 😆

It's not the most nutritious of meals to be honest. Swapping the jaffa cakes for some vegetables would be better.

Other than needing fruit and/or veg, it sounds fine.

<grabs popcorn>

It's fine OP. The Vegetation Police are eternally on patrol though and will nee-naw their way over to you for not whizzing up some hidden veg into the very foundations of your house.

Also it is actually more than what my 9 year old eats (she is very fussy). It's obviously plenty of food if it is the amount your husband thinks isn't good enough.

Couldn't you have made your own cod wraps and used finely milled carrot for breadcrumbs instead?

I've read too many posts today to know if this is sincere or not 😂

Tell your husband to cook the child more food, then. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Pity she didn't catch and fillet the cod herself too 😕

No shit sherlock, I'm sure OP could have worked that out herself.

hahaha finely milled carrot sounds delicious and not at all time consuming. I expect all parents of 2 year olds are doing this on a daily basis are they not?

OP it sounds fine for a quick tea.

This is a joke right 😂