So you've got past the milk feeding stage. Got the first
tastes of vegetables and fruit out of the way leading to a tot that is very
content at eating everything that is placed in front of her. However, you are still panicking is your child
eating enough? What portion size is right for them? What about cow’s milk,
cereal, sugar, salt consumption and vitamins?!
The whole feeding scenario can feel overwhelming!
With my eldest I bought all the Annabel Karmel books I could
find, an Usborne feeding book and more. The recipes in these books look more
extravagant than anything I've ever cooked for myself. OK that’s not hard to do
as I'm used to bunging stuff in the oven and hoping for the best. I once even had
a fire engine come out while at University as I’d forgotten the fish fingers
and chips in the oven! We also don’t stock some of those ingredients they
suggest in the books.
So while the books languish on our bookshelves this is what
we do in our house. For breakfast she’ll eat through 1 yoghurt, 2 pieces of
fruit and a handful of Cheerios (similar varieties are available). Anything
that has not reached her mouth will be spread over herself and the floor! Our
eldest will share what we have in the evening and anything that she doesn't eat
is stored in the fridge for the next day’s lunch. If we don’t have any food
leftovers from the night before she’ll have a food pouch or jar for lunch. A
milk bottle and water to wash everything down with is always welcomed.
What do meal times look like in your home?
Sounds like you're raising a non-picky eater and that's great.
ReplyDeleteI'm delighted with that as I'm soooo fussy myself
DeleteSounds a bit like our household.....a good mixture! Thanks for linking up, hope you'll stop by again #bestandworst
ReplyDeletePleased to hear I'm not alone
DeleteI think we can stress over what our children are eating too much if we're not careful. They pick up on this, which makes meal times stressful for everyone. Glad you've got it under control - without the help of the recipe books :-)
ReplyDeletePS I'm laughing because my post on #BloggerClubUK (the one next to yours) is "Things Evie Eats". Great minds, eh?
Definitely. Will have to check out your post.
DeleteWe have a very similar set up here. Like the commenter above, I am so aware of not making meal times an issue so try to not get hung up on whether we have completely clean plates at the end of a meal. That being said, it's blooming frustrating when I've created a culinary masterpiece and she has two mouthfuls before saying she's full ;-) #bestandworst
ReplyDeleteI can imagine. Thanks for commenting.
DeleteI've had a real mixed experience with my four and food. My youngest is still in the one for the mouth, one for the floor stage. My eldest is my best eater. My 8 year old is a good eater but quite fussy but its my third child, just turned three who is the hardest as the moment. Sometimes he will go a few days hardly eating anything, to the point where I have to abandon the suitable items for whatever time of day it happens to be, just so i can get him to eat something. Thanks for linking for #sharewithme
ReplyDeleteGoodness you do seem to cover the spectrum of eating with them. I can truly understand the worry you face if your child struggles with eating. We are actually naturally grazers so it looks like one of them is not taking after King Henry 8th.
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