What did your toddler eat today? Part 5

[squeakersmum]

Have been away over the weekend and DS tried a huge number of foods that he'd never seen before - although he didn't like all of them he didn't balk at trying them, I was so pleased.  That said, he ate lots of fresh bread but only managed to eat breakfast consistently while we were away - picked at what was offered to him for lunch and dinner and picked at bits of ours.  I guess he had enough overall!

[emz1907]

We went out yesterday for my mams birthday, and the little munchkin ate like a trooper! Most of it not the healthiest options but it was a special occassion - goes to show they will eat when they want, just the yummy unhealthy stuff *rolls eyes*

B- Toast with jam and porridge
S- Bag of quavers on route to dinner
D- Massive chunk of garlic bread, tons of chips, all the baked beans and a bite of burger. Followed by 2 profiteroles and about 5 spoons of ice cream!!!
S- A slice of nanas birthday cake
S- Actually asked for a banana when he got home!!
D- Thought he couldnt possibly fit anymore food in but ate a nice big bowl of pasta with red pesto sauce

I dont think Ive ever known him eat so much in one day

[AshleyB]

Dinner:

buffalo burger patty, sweet potato fries, mixed veg, blueberries

[marilyn73]

B - shreddies (as finger food), yogurt and strawberry puree, toast with almond butter
L - squash soup with orzo, cheese, more strawberry puree, plain toast
S - chicken/veggie stew with some leftover salmon hidden in it (had refused the salmon at lunch, but didn't notice it mixed in), cheese, toast.
milk from sippy cup

[mumofalice]

We were at MIL's over the weekend - don't eat quite the same there (as in MIL doesn't really cook meals as she's on her own and snacks her way thru the day  ) so did my best to keep A's eating habits as 'normal' as poss. Haven't really got back into the swing of things at home yet either - need to do a shop, but waiting for veg-box to arrive to see what I need to top up on.

Here's todays intake:
B: 2 weetabix & warm milk, shared an apple with me (ie A had a couple of bites I ate the rest - even tho she asked for it  ), OJ
S: humzinger bar, water
L: beans on toast, little pot of mixed fruit in juice, yoghurt, half a gingerbread man
S: 'fluffy popcorn ball' - we made them the other day: popcorn marshmallows and dried apricots
D: 2 fish fingers, potato rosti & a few peas, yoghurt, 2 satsumas, other half of gingerbread man and hot choc

[nelliestar]

We have wind issues at the moment (among other things - see my other post!) so have been careful with food today...

B - Porridge with blob of superjam (jam with no sugar) half a humzinger, few dry cheerios, water
S - none
L - homemade pasta bolognaise, yoghurt, water
S -  out at soft play centre - couple of cousins chips, few organix cheese puffs, water
Tea - few pieces of peanut butter on toast, malt loaf, water
Supper - porridge and superjam again, water.
Plus 4ozs milk first thing and 4ozs at bedtime - offerred more but didn't take it.

Nell xxx

[mumofalice]

B: 2 weetabix with warm milk, small pot of peaches in juice, OJ

At CM:
S: oranges & melon, water
L: chicken sandwich, sausage roll, crisps, yoghurt, water
S: animal biscuits, water

At home:
D: tortilla wrap stuffed with rice & chicken salsa dish (chicken, sweetcorn, kidney beans, salsa, cream cheese & olives), cheese cubes, yoghurt, small pot of mixed fruit in juice, organix gingerbread man and hot choc

Had to laugh at dinner time because I made the tortilla wrap for Alice instead of just giving her the bowl of rice - to make it a bit more interesting. She had a couple of bites of the wrap then pulled it apart, scraped off the filling (just about every grain of rice!) - ate all the filling and left the wrap itself! I needn't have bothered! She then requested the cheese - didn't think she would eat them too . . . but of course she did - that girl LOVES her cheese!

[marilyn73]

B - shreddies as well as some of my cereal (the rice puff bits) as finger food, toast with peanut butter, cheese chunk
L - leftover canneloni (stuffed with beef, ricotta, spinach etc...), 1/4 pear, cheese chunk)
S - beef stew with orzo, avocado with yogurt, 1/2 a baby muffin, a few peas.

p.s. what are humzingers?  I'm curious as all the babies seem to be eating them! (I'm from Canada, so perhaps they don't exist here?)

[mumofalice]

Alice has grazed her way thru today. We were at a farmers market this morning and she was trying samples of everything we were - including a non-alcoholic ginger drink (quite a kick to it) which she loved. The guy selling it was quite taken aback and said she must have a very mature palette - especially as she asked for more when the sample was done!

B: porridge, 2 satsumas, diluted OJ
S: various samples: salami, cheese, crackers with chutneys, ginger drink
S: half a toasted currant teacake, water
L: farmers market goodies: salami, cheeses (smoked stilton, mature cheddar, maasdam), pimento stuffed olives, couple of bites of toast & crackers, yoghurt, diluted OJ
S: humzinger bar, small chocolate egg - given to her by her friend, too cute
D: stuffed burrito as yesterday - did exactly the same thing with it too  , yoghurt, organix gingerbread man & hot choc

p.s. what are humzingers?  I'm curious as all the babies seem to be eating them! (I'm from Canada, so perhaps they don't exist here?)

Humzingers are a 'dried fruit' bar sold in boxes (I think there's about 10 in a box) and they can count as 1 of your 5 a day. Very handy little things - tho they don't look very appetizing. Someone said they looked like dog chews - and now I think of that every time I hand one to DD, LOL!! They are available in the UK, not sure about elsewhere tho - here's a link that tells you more . . .

http://www.sunsweet.co.uk/Humzingers.aspx

[nelliestar]

All time low on food intake today...very bad teething.

B - apricot humzinger, water, 3 spoons weetabix, 1 tiny piece of toast
S - mini rice cake, another humzinger
L - handful of peas, 2 tiny pieces of sausage, 1 teaspoon of potato, water
S - none
Tea - 4 teaspoons of beef casserole with potato, i small piece malt loaf, 3 chocolate buttons, water
Supper - refused poridge, refused dry cheerios

: (

N xxx

[MLK]

Humzingers - are they like fruit leathers - i.e. pureed fruit dried in sheets and cut into strips? Both my boys love these. We have a dehydrator and occasionally when there is a glut of fruit we'll make fruit leather. Very time consuming though!

[nelliestar]

No they are long tubes of mashed up dried fruit.  I love fruit leather though! What a great idea - a dehydrator! My best friend is Iranian and they make a sour cherry fruit leather in Iran - its excellent but soooo sour! Not for kids ; )

Nell xxx

[mumofalice]

I don't think I've ever had fruit leather, but I like the sound of it 

Today:
B: Porridge, (bit of my cereal and DH's too - DD does like to share!), small pot of peaches in juice, diluted OJ
S: after swimming, organix cereal bar, half a box of raisins
S: called at supermarket and DD wanted the try the samples: cheeses, ham, chicken and pork pie,
L: at Great-Grandma's: home-made veggie soup, lots of bread for dipping
S: toasted hot cross bun
D: spinach and gnocchi bake - picked off all the spinach and kale, ate a few pieces of plain gnocchi  , yoghurt, biscuit and hot choc

[banu]

wu: milk
B: big bowl of banana, dry cerael and milk mixture, fresh furuit juice and scrambeled eggs.
S: big bowl of yogurt
L: half bowl yogurt soup, half bowl vegies
after nap: milk
S: 2 meat balls and ayran (yogurt and water mix)
S: yogurt soup
D: milk with rice powder and furuit in it and milk
total : apprx. 1500 cc

* do you think my 17m lo eats much? he can do with less food actually, but our caregiver feeds him more by amuse him.
* do you think he eats too much milk product?
* do you think i should change Breakfast and Dinner contents? he is still fed by spoon, not puree but not fingerfoods also:( our caregiver does not like if the baby feed himself

[Tweakster]

Well finally I am joining in, we did fairly well today:
B: yogurt, toast, 4 oz bottle (diluted formula)
S: nothing - he was out with DH
L: Pasta wheels, chicken, peas, oranges, 6 oz bottle (formula)
S: blueberries, strawberries, soft cheese dippers,
S: raisins, 3 oz whole milk (tried in a sippy but transferred to his bottle when he got upset)
D: cheeseburger (no bun), cherry tomatoes, lettuce (more to play with than to eat)
Bedtime bottle - 8 oz (formula)

We are still transitioning off formula and on to whole milk, a bit kiboshed since illness, teething and daycare.  But slowly getting back on track.  Not sure how we are going to get rid of the bottles since all of a sudden they have become a MAJOR source of comfort for him. 

He's offered water at every meal, snack and has a sippy with water in his crib.