Need some ideas to fill this kid up!

[*Kara*]

I think DD is growing or has developed a hollow leg - she is eating more than a teenaged boy!  It's been going on for almost a week now... I reduced her milk feeds a bit and she went with it to say the least!  I am starting to wean her off of purees as well and she is doing so great!  Will try most things (except for the broccoli that she thinks is to tickle her nose   ).

She just eats constantly!  Like a Hoover vaccumm - she will be 13 months on the 10th and is right around 20 lbs (just a wee thing!) but this is what she had today -

Wake at 645am - 5 oz bottle (recently cut down from 7 ozs)
Found her container of Cheerios on her own at 715am and started screaming at me to open it (I did).  Snacked for 10 mins on these while I got her something more substantial to eat - had some grapes, more Cheerios and a container of homemade pureed pears (about 2 ozs - half of a pear).
1030am - DH and I finally got our breakfast happening so she sat with us and had some scrambled eggs/cheese/more grapes (she loves grapes!) and toast
1135am - 6 oz bottle and down for a nap at 1145am
Woke at 215pm
230pm - 4 ozs of homemade veggie/fruit purees - worked out to a good sized chunk of yam, half a pear, half an apple, about a 3 inch chunk of carrot - some crackers, more grapes (LOL), and a few Cheerios.  I stopped feeding her at 330pm!
5pm she started to panic that she was starving and got mad that she couldn't open her Cheerios again! Made her dinner - a jar of peas (4 ozs) and a handful of blueberries - she stopped eating herself
630pm - DH and I are eating dinner and she is climbing my leg for some of my food!  I gave her a few mouthfuls of roasted potato.
715pm - 9 oz bottle and bed at 725pm.

She is still STTN for 11+ hrs so I know she is getting enough through the day, but what else can I do to keep her full for longer than an hour?!?!  She has never been a huge eater so this is new to me!

Thanks   I should have added - she does have a sippy around all day with water/juice in it that she takes well.

[Buntybear]

How about more carbs and protein? She seems to eat a lot of fruit and veges - which is fab of course!

[ZacsMumme]

LOL carbs, yeah nothing fills up my boy like toast, it is his obsession
Kara a great carb snack is basically mouse traps - cold and cut into fingers. Just toast with marmite/Vegemite on and some grated chees, grilled, cooled and cut risk size. Last ages in a jar
Yogurts are a good snack, mini muffins or scones. I make mine and mix in sneaky veges.
Bananas are a fruit that is really filling, and you can put this in a Sammie too.

Slices of cold chicken?

Mmmm I am jealous, Zismt eating much ATM.

[lilisuze]

is she still having mainly purees? Maybe its time for her to have some more table foods? I would suggest toast same as pp, blocks of cheese. My DS loves loves loves casserole/stew. That fills him up with tiny chunks of tiger bread to dip in (like crouton size but fresh bread)

Do you have weetabix cereal there? or readybrek?

[Lemonthyme]

One thing I've noticed about what she's eaten in the day is there's very little protein.  Protein really fills you up and it's also got lots of nutrition in it.  Some suitable recipes for her age are here with meat:

Cottage pie:  http://mamacook.blogspot.com/2011/11/cottage-pie-for-babies-and-toddlers.html
Beef stew:  http://mamacook.blogspot.com/2011/10/beef-stew-for-babies-toddlers-and-whole.html
Keema curry: http://mamacook.blogspot.com/2011/10/keema-and-potato-curry-for-babies-and.html
Meatloaf:  http://mamacook.blogspot.com/2011/10/mini-meatloaf-recipe-for-babies-and.html
Goulash: http://mamacook.blogspot.com/2011/10/goulash-for-babies-and-toddlers.html

Also I give puddings as well.  Nearly all of my recipes contain no added sugar as well. 

Here are a couple of filling pudding recipes:

Cheat rice pudding:  http://mamacook.blogspot.com/2011/08/rice-pudding-for-babies-and-toddlers.html
Date cake:  http://mamacook.blogspot.com/2011/04/no-added-sugar-date-loaf.html


Also remember that purees contain a lot of water so once you change to 100% 'solid' food, you might find she eats less. 

[We Three]

 I was thinking the same as pp's have said...while she is eating frequently, the things she's eating aren't very "hearty" for lack of a better word.  Veggies are awesome and full of nutrients, but not alot of calories...so she might be hungry faster.
 I would offer her hearty breads with lots of fiber...the kind we buy has 3 grams of fiber per slice, and 5 grams pf protein, so more filling and satisfying than some, kwim? 
 French toast is a way to add protein and heartiness to plain toast also...(not sure where you live, but in UK it's called eggy bread I think?).   
 Yogurts are a good way to add to the mix too!  There are also some simple muffin recipes (we make banana muffins that are really heraty and wholesome...that and a yogurt is still dd's favorite brekkie!).

 And maybe add some meats too...chopped meatballs for lunch or maybe some turkey chuncks with cheese?  Also...dd adored my homemade chicken soup at that age...veggies, chicken, potatoes and noodles...yum! 

[firsttimemummy]

Both my boys love to snack on breadsticks and plain ricecakes

[MommaBrooke]

L eats whatever we eat, and her day usually looks like this:
8am Breakfast (waffles or toast or pancakes + banana)
10am Snack (oatmeal or cheerios with fruit/raisins)
11/11:30am Bottle before nap
2pm Lunch (usually left overs, so some type of meat + pasta/rice + veggie, if I don't have leftovers then I give her some tuna/salmon or omelette with some toast, mac & cheese is also a fave)
3:30/4pm Snack (goldfish crackers + cheese or arrowroot cookies with raisins or yogurt)
5pm Dinner (whatever we have meat + pasta/rice/potato + veggie)
6:30pm Snack (yogurt, fruit, whatever she wants )
7:30/8pm Bedtime bottle

If she finishes what's on her plate, doesn't want more of what we are eating but still seems hungry then I pull out something that she loves, like some raspberries or cheese.  That tends to keep her nice and full

[*Kara*]

Thanks everyone!  I totally know that I need to get more protein into her but she really isn't a big fan of meat at all...

The purees that she does have are homemade so no added water at all.  She won't eat things like stews etc as she doesn't like the texture - she likes things either totally smooth or finger foods - little miss picky!  I do keep trying though! Eventually she will give in, right?!

She is just finally taking to a bit of scrambled eggs and I never thought of french toast!  Will try that for sure!

Thanks so much for the recipes Lemonthyme - I was hoping you would have something for me! 

Sara - we don't have Vegemite here

[ZacsMumme]

The purees that she does have are homemade so no added water at all.  She won't eat things like stews etc as she doesn't like the texture - she likes things either totally smooth or finger foods - little miss picky!  I do keep trying though! Eventually she will give in, right?!

I hear you Kara, Z is the same, a fuss pot with textures makes it hard to get them eating what we eat really sometimes!

You could substitute marmite/vegemite with peanut butter if she can have peanuts?
Banana bread is a goodie and has no eggs. Pretty much like muffuns really
Do you think she would like chickpeas or any kind of beans? egg sandwiches? umm what other protien is not meat

yum french toast. I am having that for breakfast this Sat now!:D

[*Kara*]

We have some wicked peanut allergies on DH's side -so I am holding off for now with that one - 3 nephews with anaphylaxis!

I have made muffins a few times and she just isn't a fan of them - maybe as they are fairly heavy (hence the reason I made them for her - to try and fill her a bit more - silly baby!).

Beans are something she will eat, but she gets quite bad and painful toots   I haven't tried chickpeas though!

Must get a few avocados too - she loves them!

[We Three]

Will she eat pasta? The whole grain ones are more filling....the thing about "white" carbs is that you really do keep wanting more!       Maybe some whole wheat pasta like elbows or shells...something she can pick up herself?  A bit of parmesean for extra calcium and protein too! 

 A thing about protein...I read once that most parents worry about their lo's protein intake, but that 99% of kids get plenty of it from their milk or formula.  RDA says 1/2 gram of protein per pound of body weight....so 20 pound child should get 10 grams per day iyswim.  It's fiber that makes us full and feel satiated...and you're looking for 5 grams per day there!  HTH! 

[*Kara*]

Thanks Amelia - I will try pasta today!  I only buy whole wheat pasta so I should have something that will work for her   I just remembered that I also bought some quinoa based pasta a month ago when we had eliminated wheat from her diet (funny enough, a 4 week elimination fixed her sensitivity to it!  YAY! we have celiacs in our family so I was a bit freaked out).  All is good though

She does still take 18 or so ozs of formula each day and will have a couple bottles for a while yet - she really loves her bottles!  I have reduced her first two down to 4 ozs though so she is eating like a pig now!

[MommaBrooke]

Kara do you have a bread maker?  I've been using it a lot to make some tasty breads for L that have tons of stuff packed in them.  Her favourite right now is whole wheat bread with pineapple and coconut and banana...she just gobbles it up and it seems to really fill her tummy well.

[*Kara*]

Nope - but you might have just given me the reason I needed to get one!  I have been thinking about it for a few weeks now