My DD is just about to turn 1 and is extremely enthusiastic about her food. She hardly ever seems to be full, and just eats and eats. Apart from her cereal she feeds herself, so I know that she's only taking what she wants, but still I am a bit worried as she seems to be pretty big. She certainly isn't fat, but is a very tall girl (98th centile) - I'm not sure how much she weighs as I haven't had time to go since I've been back to work. She used to follow a line between 75th-91st but /I think she's probably above that now - she feels heavy.
A typical day is like this:
Wake - c. 5oz cows milk in a cup
Breakfast - 1 weetabix and half a piece of bread and butter
snack - raisins & 1 or 2 ricecakes
lunch - cheese & tomato sandwich made with one piece of bread & 1 fromage frais.
snack after nap - whole banana
tea - e.g. a handful of pasta twirls, a fair amount of chicken, a large tree of broccoli or two slices of courgette. If she's still hungry she will have fruit after; a handful of grapes or a cut up satsuma.
before bed - 5oz milk in a cup
She rarely leaves any of this, but I take it away as soon as she starts messing around with it.
Is this too much? I'm really worried she is having too much to eat and I am unwittingly letting her get too big. She is not walking yet, but is very close.