I want to feed ds up healthily

[Prunie]

He's getting a bit skinny-malinky.
Part of the problem is he gets bored of sitting to eat, though he has a goodish appetite. So meals are long drawn-out affairs. We do eat good food as well, I'm not really worried here, I just think he's a bit more waif-like than necessary.
What are good snacks, that have more protein and good stuff in than fruit, muesli bars, etc?

Cheese. A good sandwich made with seedy Vogels bread, butter and cheese is an excellent high calorie snack

Home made smoothies - blend yoghurt, banana/other soft fruit, bit of honey if not sweet enough.

Trail mix - either bought or make your own with seeds and dried fruit.

Egg custard tarts? Bit sweet but not bad as cakey stuff goes.

ice cream
peanut butter on buttered toast
avocados
(chocolate spread on toast)

avocado
peanut butter
home made ice cream if you can be faffed - lots of cream and eggs but you can limit the sugar

ooh great minds think alike foxy

Ok thanks
I love that Vogel's bread
Smoothies a vv good idea that I don't do v often

Toasted sandwiches if you have a toastie maker - cheese with tomato/beans/carrot/olives.

Houmous with breadsticks and vegetable chunks (cucumber, carrot, baby sweetcorn, whatever) to dip.

DH was in the US recently and had a peanut butter milkshake: peanut butter and ice cream blended up [drool]

DS doesn't do peanut butter, the rotter. Or avocadoes (can understand that one)

Actually while I'm here, I had an avocado, pear, orange and lemon smoothie the other week that was delish.

Falafel and hummous are good too
My ds particularly is a dainty eater, and I feel easier in my own mind if I have got a round of Vogels sandwiches and a plate of porridge down him
Avocadoes (or home-made guacamole) are a great idea

lol lulu. You see, we have both had to fatten up children before, I can tell

Homemade ice lollies - just freeze the smoothie in lolly moulds.

Bowls of cereal with fruit on - porridge is great snack for before bed.

yes, I love falafel and hummus and always try to ignore how many calories they contain!

no

my DS is only 10 months and hasn't even TRIED peanut butter

i am just a pig

Avocado and banana smushed together on a piece of toast. Yum.

Good ideas here thanks
Esp like the idea of a pre-bed snack - he has milk but I might make him have ready brek or something instead

yogurt drop pancakes

1 egg (beaten with fork)
150ml milk (full cream)
150ml plain/Greek yogurt (full fat)
1 cup/ 150g self raising flour

You can add either a pinch of salt or a tablespoon of maple syrup if you want to add taste.

Fry desert spoonfuls in a non-stick or lightly oiled pan.

My ds likes his with marmite and then dipped in maple syrup, or a slice of cheese on top.

Good source of protein and calcium.

If my ones are very active or in a lanky phase I put tahini on things such as toast, pasta and crackers/ as a dip for veggies. It is ground sesame seed so extremely healthy and high calcium/protein/unsaturated fats.

Also adding some neutral protein powder to usual drinks/smoothies/hot cereal works well as they don't taste it and a protein boost is sometimes great for them. I like hemp as it is very high in iron and omega 3, and also soy is good.

Oh yes proper snack before bed is good way to feed them up and to send them to sleep!

Porridge and brown rice (so maybe milky rice pudding) have some sleep-promoting qualities IIRC.