Just that really. My 15 month old son can use a spoon and fork, but unless I do the majority of the spooning, he just plays with his food, and ends up eating almost nothing. Should I just let him get on with it and not worry about how much he's actually eating?
Other qu. We are vegetarians, living in a rented house with an Aga as a sole method of cooking, which is a real nuisance in the summer, as we have to keep it off as much as poss or sweat. DH and I are living mostly on lovely salads, fruit etc, but our toddler will not eat sandwiches of any kind, nor will he eat chunks of raw fruit and veg, so I am having to prepare him cooked meals all the time, which can be difficult when I have to make packed lunches for the childminder's, and it's a bit mad for him to be having soup and veg lasagne in this heat!
I see other children his age happily eating sandwiches, and meals of pieces of peppers, cherry tomatoes and cucumber, and pieces of cheese, but though he eats well, and gets a good range of nutrients, he is fussy about textures, and isn't keen on hard, or crunchy, things. Any thoughts on how we might get him to experiment more with raw food?