What did your toddler eat today? Part Two!

[blitz]

Well, after reading some posts, i'm not feeling so bad.  DS is almost 14mths, and his appetite has really dropped off.  He used to eat everything, and a lot of it, but lately he feeds most of his meals to the dog!  He used to love cheese, but won't touch it now.  My saving grace is he LOVES fruit.  Yesturday he ate:

Wake - 8oz milk
Breakfast - baby cereal bar and watermelon
Lunch - 1 piece of french toast, small yogurt, and a small orange
Snack - 6 oz milk
Supper - couple of handfulls of macaroni and cheese, 1 kiwi and 1 cookie
6 oz of milk before bed

That was an excellent day, as today he has only eating his fruit and yogurt and drank most of his milk

[♥ MaryAnn ♥]

I'm looking for some inspiration as far as the menu goes. . . getting a bit boring around here.

Breakfast- Cream of wheat with applesauce, Whole wheat toast with butter, and half a banana.
Snack-Cheerios
Lunch- Steamed Squash, Black beans, and Cous Cous (mixed together). And chunks of Cheese--dispersed slowly-- as he will gobble it all up in two seconds flat!
Snack-  Cup of applesauce, a couple cheese crackers, some organic graham crackers.
Dinner-Beef Barley Veggie Soup.

[grahamsmama]

Sounds like a really nice, well-rounded diet! 
Will he eat other purees in his cereal?  That might be a good place to introduce new flavors. Or different kinds of fruit, maybe berries?  I'm doing frozen berries with Meggy right now; I think they feel good on her teeth. 

Meghan today had...
Breakfast: 2/3 pancake, 1/2 clementine orange, water
Snack: 3-4 pretzels, a few of those mini fig newton cookies, milk
Lunch: 2 bites of ham, 2-3 more pretzels (she was also given hummus and pita, but she refused)
Snack after nap: Will be a cup of milk and strawberries
Dinner: clam linguine, some kind of veggie (probably carrots and spinach), water
Bedtime snack: a piece of cheese or a yogurt drink

[Diana1981]

Today ds had cinnamon pecan waffles and grilled cheese sandwich for breakfast!!!
He is finally getting his appetite back

[texasmom]

Should have found this thread a long time ago.  I have TWO picky eaters.  ARGH.  Just marking so I can get some ideas...  Thanks, ladies. 

[speechie]

Just found this, love the ideas.
Today Nick ate:
1 scrambled egg, 1pear, cheerios w/milk, 8 oz milk for breakfast.
1 piece raisin bread, water for snack
1/2 burger w/cilantro,soy sauce and lime juice mixed into the patty, roll, carrots, corn, apples, yogurt, 8 oz milk, for lunch
raisins, carrot salad for snack water
whole wheat pasta mixed with olive oil, rosemary, garlic, cannelinni and lima beans with shredded parmesan cheese, bread, and 8 oz milk.

[texasmom]

Wow, that's great!

[speechie]

Today's meals:
Breakfast: waffle, scrambled egg, peaches, milk
Snack: water and whole grain fruit bar
Lunch: 1/2 turkey, mayo, stuffing, cranberry sauce sandwich on soft rye, cauliflower/broccoli, milk, apple, 1/2 homemade chocolate chip cookie
Snack: cheerios, diluted juice and vitamin drops
Dinner: chicken and vegetable soup, bread and butter, milk

[grahamsmama]

Wow!  He's a great eater, lots of variety. 

Meghan's menu included:
Breakfast: oatmeal with finely chopped walnuts and honey
Snack: a few sips of milk and some peanut butter stuffed pretzels
Lunch: a couple of grapes, a few bites of apple, one bite of cheese
Snack: whole grain crackers and cheerios, a few sips of milk, 3/4 of a kiwi
Dinner: salmon (she loves this and ate quite a bit-- probably 1/2 cup worth), one kalamata olive, one bite of carrot
Bedtime snack: 1/4 of a yogurt drink, a couple of cheerios

I guess I should be glad she's trying things at least, but we sure do have a lot of "one bite" serving sizes!

[speechie]

Wow- salmon! that's awesome- power food! Definitely good that she is trying lots of variety!
Nick's a little piggy- gobbles everything up, except for cheese- ? Everyone's kid eats cheese, I'm a cheese loving mama and my kid won't touch it unless it's hidden...LOL

[speechie]

today was a sick day, so a bit off:
Breakfast: hot cereal, apples, milk, egg
Snack: popcorn, diluted juice w/vitamins
Lunch: whole wheat pasta casserole made with milk, corn, green beans, chicken, cheese (sneaky mama). applesauce.
Snack:raisin bread and butter, milk
Dinner: pork tenderloin baked with apples, rutabagas, squash, and milk, one strawberry (fruitonly) popsicle, macaroni.
Oh and a piece of styrafoam off the carpet- ugh.

[annegaelle]

This thread is awesome, I'm still on part one and a sheet of paper full of notes!

This is what Igor ate yesterday, he's still breasfed (2 to 3 times a day, depends on work)
breakfast: oatmeal (milk, banana, almonds, linseed, wheat germ, dried apricot) plus half an orange
lunch: broccoli cauliflower potatoes leek with a little milk and goat cheese fromage frais, plus apple (he didn't want it?!), kiwi
snack: blueberries and banana yogurt
diner: vege sausage casserole (sweet potatoes, potatoes, carrots, zucchini, onion, garlic, tomatoes and red pesto) plus fruit (DH fed him I was at work)
bedtime: milk bottle

Today:
breakfast: same than yesterday with blueberries (doesn't change much from day to day)
lunch: rice and lentils, cream cheese and chives toast, pear
diner: vege sausage casserole (if he accepts it)
bedtime: milk bottle

I don't give him snacks in the morning unless he wakes up at 6am, or if he's asking for it (then he will get dried apricots or some fruit)

[stinkystonk]

hi ladies....

my little girl is technically not a toddler yet but we are well established on soldis and out of the blue hit a rough patch.....

i am hoping it is down to the same old monster that i seem to o blame everything on "teeth"  but she has gone from eating lunch to playing with it and being more interested in her bowl.......??  it seems to end up on the floor more than in her and as she is our first i have nothing to refer to but your valuable experience as i feel like I'm dropping the ball here and missing something!

her usual eats are

Breakfast porridge and toast fennel cows milk and water

lunch sandwich of some description from avocado to cream cheese, banana, fennel tea/water

Dinner cooked veg/pasta/pots/meat/fish............eats everything and anything except tomato's made into a sauce/soup, and beef...... yogurt and some fruit

bottle before bed time

She will sometimes have a snack like a narins oat biscuit or yogurt or fruit......

Not sure what has changed other than her teething and having a virus last week....any advice truly welcomed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I guess I'm wandering when do i need to worry?  We sit her at a highchair for every food item.....we don't let her have the food bowl but pass her sandwiches in twos .......and she isn't interested in feeding herself with a spoon yet just her fingers which I'm assuming is more than normal!!!

Again thanks for reading xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[speechie]

Hi- Nick's been through spots like that and it usually takes 2 days and he's chowing down again. Some babies appetites lessen around 1 year. Totally normal that she is finger feeding. You could try a dose of Tylenol 20 mins prior to meals if you think she's hurting...

So far, Nick has eaten:
Breakfast: waffle w/maple syrup, banana, fried egg, milk
Snack: water, whole grain fruit bar
Lunch: veggie sausage, mixed cooked veggies, milk, pumpkin pie (homemade that he helped with)

[jennyb133]

OK, I used to post here about James, but I'm still getting used to the idea that James is a pre-schooler and Alex is now a toddler!!! No more babies. 

Stacy- is there a section in the pre-schooler section about eating?  James is extremely picky.  Alex is a much better eater. I usually serve them the same food, Alex gobbles everything up & asks for more, and James whines and pushes his away.