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Food diary snapshot - worried diet unsuitable for 12mo?

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YellowEllis · 01/07/2020 07:30

My 1yo used to eat anything but has started being a bit picky and only eating certain things. I'm also worried he eats too much fruit but sometimes it's the only way to make sure he's full. My HV said to keep a health visitor for 2 weeks and then go through it with her. It's day 4 and I'm worried about going another 10 days like this as if I need to change what we're doing I'd rather address it sooner. Can anyone give me an opinion? I'm so stressed with it all. Eggs, bread, pasta and fruit are a hit but besides that, it's a struggle.

Saturday 27th
Breakfast: Phildelphia crumpet, banana and handful of grapes (Ate all of it)
Lunch: Oven naked tortilla with tomato puree, grated cheese and sweetcorn followed by a few strawberries (Ate 3/4 of wrap and all strawberries)
Snack: Satsuma and two crackers (Ate all of it)
Dinner: Teryaki beef and rice, spring onions and peppers followed by yoghurt (Ate around half the rice, beef and spring onions, wouldn’t touch the peppers. Finished the yoghurt)

Sunday 28th
Breakfast: Buttered crumpet, grapes and blue berries. Had a little bit of my scrambled eggs (Ate all of it)
Lunch: Macaroni with cheese sauce, peas and sweetcorn. (Ate big portion)
Snack: Banana (Ate all of it)
Dinner: Mexican chicken, refried beans, peppers. (Ate half the chicken, none of the refried beans or peppers. Made scrambled eggs instead which he ate most of. Finished yoghurt)

Monday 29th

Breakfast: Ham and sweetcorn omelette, half a slice of toast and some grapes. (Ate all of it.)
Lunch: Ham, cucumber and Philadelphia sandwich. Few handfuls of blueberries and grapes after. (Ate half the sandwich, finished the fruit)
Snack: Satsuma and half a buttered crumpet (Ate all of it)
Dinner: Fish fingers, onion mash, peas, sweetcorn and green beans. Yoghurt for pudding (Ate all the fish fingers, most of the sweetcorn and peas, wouldn’t try the green beans or onion mash. Finished yoghurt

Tuesday 30th
Breakfast: Scrambled egg on toast, blueberries. (Ate all of it)
Lunch: Egg noodles, grated courgette, peppers, chicken, soy sauce. Few handfuls of grapes and blueberries after.
(Ate a few handfuls of noodles, most of the chicken, wouldn’t even taste the peppers or courgette. Ate all the fruit)
Snack: Toast on seeded whole meal bread and satsuma (Ate all of it)
Dinner: Cheesy sweetcorn wholewheat pasta and yoghurt. (Ate large portion and whole yoghurt)

Weds 1st
Breakfast: Weetabix with whole milk, Philadelphia crumpet, banana and a handful of grapes and blueberries (Spat weetabix out, ate 3/4 of crumpet and all the fruit)

OP posts:
YellowEllis · 01/07/2020 07:34

Health visitor said to keep a food diary, not a health visitor!

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AriettyHomily · 01/07/2020 13:20

I can't see a problem with this at all? What are you worried about exactly? Things like onion mash, just make it plain, he's probably eat it then?

LoisLittsLover · 01/07/2020 13:21

Is this a stealth boast?

Sirzy · 01/07/2020 13:23

In the nicest possible way you need to relax and stop worrying

Greenvalleysightseeker · 01/07/2020 13:26

That's a perfectly good diet, a lot of toddlers exist on small amounts of a few favorites.
My eldest has been adding to the list of things he doesn't eat since his first birthday. Stop stressing, and if this is a stealth boast then stop boasting!

Mmmmycorona · 01/07/2020 13:28

Why is it unsuitable? It’s healthy, balanced and he eats a fair amount of it.
Better than my 2 year old. Who has only had 2 bites of toast and a sausage roll today.

Bbq1 · 01/07/2020 13:33

Your dc is eating loads! Some older children and even adults would struggle to consume that amount of food. With all the snacks and big breakfast and lunches he's probably full at teatime. Some of the tastes are probably too strong for him, toddlers prefer slightly plainer food. Tbh, I think the hv will wonder why you've bothered her when she reads your food diary. Are you genuinely concerned?

Spam88 · 01/07/2020 13:40

What is it you're concerned about?

Sounds like he's eating loads, all healthy, and very varied.

Brieminewine · 01/07/2020 13:42

I don’t see the problem...?

Peanutbutteryogurt · 01/07/2020 13:48

Seems like a pretty normal diet. What is the concern?

veggiesausages · 01/07/2020 13:48

The diet is fine, they change their tastes/opinions on a day to day basis at that age.

My toddler has days when she barely eats at all and days when she doesn't stop. Days when she only wants certain things and days when she will eat anything I give her. There's so much going on with their brain and their teeth.

IME they actually get pickier before they come out the other side so please don't let it stress you out. You are overthinking this waaaaaay too much.

AlphaDalpha · 01/07/2020 14:07

The only weird thing is feeding him raw tomato purée in a wrap 🤢

The rest of it looks fine both of mine eat their body weight in fruit and so far seem okay!

TiggeryBear · 01/07/2020 15:34

@AlphaDalpha - I would imagine OP has made it as a pizza.

OP it sounds more than my (just turned) 2 year old eats some days. If he's gaining weight, growing & otherwise happy I'd be inclined not to worry.

YellowEllis · 01/07/2020 15:40

My worry is that it's too much carbs, fruit and repetition. On the entries where you can see he hasn't finished a main, or has rejected it, he's finished all the fruit after. So I sort of thought maybe I was teaching him to cry and reject food and get fruit instead. Thought i was encouraging fussy eating I guess. I'll relax. Thanks for the reassurance, he had failure to thrive when he was tiny so I've always been nervous with his intake. He's quite a small kid.

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YellowEllis · 01/07/2020 15:41

Yes it's cooked as a pizza. Not raw puree.

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Greenvalleysightseeker · 02/07/2020 12:09

Just keep offering whatever you are eating, and try to stay neutral in front of your DS about whether or not he eats his dinner, and how much he eats etc. Make mealtimes a relaxed and fun time, sot stressful at all. If you are stressed, they are stressed and they will be less likely to want to eat.
It's your responsibility to offer him a range of healthy foods (which you are definitely doing) and it's his responsibility to choose how much of it he eats. I know it's hard when they're small but try to relax, really. It'll make it a much nicer experience for you all.

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