Is my toddler eating enough?

[CobaltRose96]

Hi all. DD was one last week and I’ve been trying to gradually reduce her milk intake and increase her food. However, it seems like she doesn’t eat that much! I offer her three meals a day and snacks but it often doesn’t get eaten and she’ll cry until she has milk.

For example, today she’s had;

One slice of toast with butter
3oz of yogurt
A medium sized banana
3 green beans
A handful of Cheerios
And around 4oz of water

This is a pretty typical day. She also has around 20-22ish oz of cows milk a day. She seems very happy and is active (already walking very well and running!). She’s big (90th percentile for height and 85th for weight), and it doesn’t seem like a lot of food for such a big, active baby!

This is my first baby so perhaps I’m worrying over nothing

Thank you!

Sounds like a lot of milk! When are you giving it, just morning and evening?

When her milk drops she will proabably eat more, but apetities do vary, especially as they become more mobile and active. DS at 12 months was just having 6oz at bedtime (which switched to cows milk once the box of opened formula was finished) and then a beaker with mid morning or at lunch, and unlimited water. Could maybe try and add more of the recommended dairy portions to meals instead of relying on milk? Cheese, yoghurts etc.

At that age my DD was having 7-8oz of milk twice a day in morning and evening so I’d reduce her milk and see if eats more. DD is now 2 and I notice that if she drinks too much milk in the day then she doesn’t eat so well

@inwood she has the lion’s share of it morning and night, but part of the problem is that she will often refuse to eat food and cry until she has milk.