Does this look about right portion wise for a toddler?

[Notwithittoday]

This is a typical lunch size for my 16 month old. It’s fish pie, with sweet potato mash. Does it look about right? Too much?

It looks about right to me, hard to tell, maybe could be a bigger than that even!

Surely your child will tell you they need more or they won’t eat it all? Strangers on the internet can’t possibly know it depends on how active they are and how big etc

They'll just eat what they want.

Every 16 month old is going to be different, if they eat it all they probably need more, if they leave some they've probably had enough. Also going slightly off topic here, doesnt fish pie already have mash with it? I'd do a couple of sticks of veg brocolli/carrot etc x

If they’re feeding themselves I’d give more as lots ends up on the floor

Varies - lots of running around outside and a growth spurt and I literally can’t fill him up. On the other hand having a lazy day in the house and he barely eats, just picks.

Let them tell you.

Also going slightly off topic here, doesnt fish pie already have mash with it? I'd do a couple of sticks of veg brocolli/carrot etc

You’re not wrong, but I was waiting for a nutritional critique to appear! Didn’t take long.

@TheFantastic7

Every 16 month old is going to be different, if they eat it all they probably need more, if they leave some they've probably had enough. Also going slightly off topic here, doesnt fish pie already have mash with it? I'd do a couple of sticks of veg brocolli/carrot etc x

Sorry I meant the topping for the fish base is sweet potato. She does have some sprigs of broccoli as well

@watcherintherye

Also going slightly off topic here, doesnt fish pie already have mash with it? I'd do a couple of sticks of veg brocolli/carrot etc

You’re not wrong, but I was waiting for a nutritional critique to appear! Didn’t take long.

Haha! Well we all had chippy for tea so no judging here @Notwithittoday honestly just go with her flow, good comment up above about if she is feeding herself then deffo do more as a lot will end up on the floor

Looks pretty much the same as what mine has. I think it's about right.

One of mine would have eaten less, the other double. It depends on appetite *and fussiness

Cant quite tell how much it is and how deep the bowl is but it looks about the same as a portion for my 16 month old but some days he wants more, some less.
He would also have a yoghurt and then some fruit as well.
He's above 90th percentile for weight and height, very active but not quite walking independently yet if that helps (he crawls at speed!)

Looks about right to me. Some kids will happily continue to eat until they practically explode, so you don't want to start down that route!

I do a combination of spoon feeding and loaded spoons for her to self feed plus a few finger food veggies. Can’t really afford to have lots of food wasted on the floor. That’s why I was asking really as I know you can over feed with spoon feeding. She’s 98th for height and 90th for weight

Mine would probably have had more, but I’m sure if he was hungrier he’d let you know. Similarly if they were full I would find they would stop eating, as long as it’s ‘regular’ food. Probably wouldn’t work with cake or chocolate for obvious reasons, they’d just keep going then

My 19 month old eats more then what I do. However unlike me, she will stop when she's full and not eat for the sake of it.

At 16m surely she'd be feeding herself normal family meals?

Looks fine to me OP (I have a 20 month old)

@Somuchgoo

At 16m surely she'd be feeding herself normal family meals?

That is a normal family meal. I was asking about the amount