Whether you have a picky eater or a kid who eats anything, proper nutrition is key to a healthy childhood.
For your 15 month what proteins did you give him. He loves peanut butter so that’s good and he drink milk mix with a 4th of chocolate pedicure. What other stuff can I give him to up his protein. He likes chicken but idk what other meat I can give him without spitting it out?
My child hasn't been wanting to eat the past coupe of weeks. He will eat yogurt and drink milk along with some fruits. But he will not easy an actual meal. Not even his favorite foods. Have any of you experienced this?
My youngest son used to eat really well. The last year and a half he has refused to eat anything that isnt processed foods. I have tried every thing. Tricking, bribing, spanking, grounding, taking things away, letting him go hungry, maki g it a game... Nothing is working. I am so tired. I cant afford to keep buying the pediasure shakes to fill in thebhokes in his diet to keep him from being mal... More
Hi new here, I have a 13 month old boy and need help with feeding. He eats solids, but all he really eats are carrots and peas. How can I get him to eat actual heaviest foods without him throwing it on the ground and not trying anything?
I would caution at 13 months being on tons of baby food, because of recent recalls... though they have been kept pretty hush hush, I would start offering more of a solid food base than not. Your pediatrician should have given the clear to go ahead on solids of some sort by now. The more you can introduce now, and the wider varieties will offer him a better and healthier relationship with food. ... More
My boy is 1 in a few days 🤯 Any ideas on cake substitutions for a cake smash photo session? He’s not allergic to anything, just don’t want to introduce artificial sugars yet.
I’m not sure if I should take her to the doctor but her appetite lately has literally gone down hill she use to eat big portions and out of no it’ll take a a hour maybe more to eat her favorite meals or she won’t eat through out the day and eat when it’s bed time. I’m not sure if this is a faze or what should I think??
Are there some safe probiotic powders out there I could give my 18month old in his water?
My daughter is 17 mos and I'm weaning her off bottles (I know I'm a little late in doing this,but she doesn't eat much just nibbles here and there throughout the day). Anyway when she was drinking 9 ounce bottles 3 times a day her diapers were saturated. Now they are wet but nowhere near what they used to be. I'm worried she's not getting enough liquids. She does drink very... More
Sounds like shes drinking enough if she was peeing any less on a longer time period i would worry. Also as the baby gets older they start to pee less often and usually more when they do. They get used to holding it during their sleep too all I'm their own. This helps when its time to potty train. If you ever get worried about dehydration try to look for the signs like small cracked lips, co... More
My 1 yo is eating 3 times a day and 2 times a day for snacks but is not gaining weight. Went to the doctor yesterday and he is on the lowest percentage for the weight and doctor want him to gain weight in a month. Any suggestions on what to give so he can gain weight? Or maybe drinks or vitamins?
I have twin babies and I've been trying to get them to drink water since they were about 3 months old. They take a few sips from their bottles but then shove the bottle away or dont even want it. They like it warm just like their formula so I normally try to do that or do at least room temp. My husband and I have thought about doing a little bit of apple juice diluted in water but since we ... More
When my son turned 6 months I started solids, and it went great. He would eat almost everything I gave him. At about 15 months he totally stopped eating everything I gave him and started eating only yogurt. Since then yogurt its all he eats, everything else he gags, pushes it away, or starts crying. Maybe I’m not trying hard enough for him to try eating again IDK. I thought he had SPD since he ... More
My toddler did the same thing- one day she just decided to stopped eating!!! She was losing weight!! It was so scary and frustrating. She only took yogurt and yogurt smoothies. I started adding some oatmeal in the smoothie and some purée fruits/veggies. It worked 🙏. Try Orgain Kids Protein Organic Nutritional Shake - it really helped her gain some weight.
My son did the same at the same age. It started when he got sick. Since then...No soups, fish, meat, most dairy, etc. he is now 4 and there are very few things he will eat. I gave up and with the doctors and child psychologist recommendation, feed whatever he still likes and hopefully he will outgrow it.
Does anyone else have issues with this? I can’t seem to get my 2 year old to eat much at all. For the last two weeks he will eat a yogurt and toast for breakfast and then maybe 3-4 bites of whatever meal we have plus a fruit cup throughout the day and that’s it. It seems like such a small amount compared to what he normally eats. He seems perfectly healthy but now we are also having problems wi... More
2years old is a slower growth year so it normal for kids to eat less just listen to him/her he will tell if he needs to eat and make sure your only giving him 3 glasses that is 8oz of milk a day for then that your filling him up on milk instead of food and milk will curdle in the stomach casing tummy upsets
Firstly is anyone else doing this? And how has it worked out so far? Now I’m talking about vegetarianism not full on veganism. Secondly, both S.O and my family thinks it’s ridiculous to raise our kids on that diet, I just ignore what my family says. However, SO is getting sucked into wanting to give our kids meat because his family. We agreed to raise them little to no junk/processed/fast foo... More
@ashley that is exactly what my sil and her husband does! Saying it’s nasty when we give her veggies. LO is 9 months so we started to introduce some solids for her (mainly when we go out to eat, which my in laws Love to eat out almost all the time) they gave her ice cream when she was 1 month old, which I why I don’t like them baby sitting but SO says it’s unfair my mom baby sits and they don’t... More
My parents tried to raise me as a vegetarian and it didn’t work to well and I usually felt like an outsider and weird as a kid. I was personally not a fan. As an adult I do eat meat but not a lot and certainly not much red meat. However I’m not raising my son to be either. I give him the option and see what he decides to eat. My dad is still a full vegetarian so the meat substitutes and tofu et... More
Hi everyone! I’m having a really hard time coming up with a menu for my 8 month old. I’m worried I’m not feeding him enough solids and I’m not sure what to feed him. I’m making homemade baby food but I’m kind of stuck at this point. Looking for any help! Thanks :)
My daughter was about that age when I started looking into Baby Led Weaning. You can find lots of great stuff on Pinterest about it. It got her really excited about food when I started giving her orange wedges, slices of melon and large pieces of broccoli to gnaw on. She is almost 3 now and loves to eat a very wide variety of foods, including lots of veggies. Not a picky eater at all
What are some good lunch meals I should introduce to my 2year old. Most days He just doesn’t eat. He just likes to eat breakfast which is like oatmeal or pancakes, bananas or apples.. ugh..
We feed our 19 mo old what we eat. She has started the past couple months being picky depending on her mood. We just had a Dr apt and met with a nutritionist about it. They said offer her what you eat, an array of healthy food and proportioned properly. If she doesn’t eat it, she may not be hungry as her stomach is still about the size of her fist (which is hard for me to believe cause she can ... More
My little guy will be 1 year old in 2 weeks. When & how is the best way to introduce cows milk to him?
My son has never been a babe that loves to drink milk, breastfed or formula. He’s always fought it and it’s always so hard to get him to feed. He’ll be 8 months at the end of the month and we’ve already been on baby food for months. I’m just wondering if how much formula he should be drinking? Every time I ask my pedi she just says as much as he will take. He’s currently drinking anywhere from ... More
I just asked my Ped yesterday for my 6 month old. She said until 8-9 months, she would drink 28-32 oz a day but around 8-9 months many kids start to self-wean as they eat more food. If he wants to eat, let him eat. She said the minimum my LO should eat if she isn't interested in formula is 20 oz, so I'd say make sure he gets at least that in a day, but if you want to give him more food ... More
I always feel like I'm slacking on giving my kids good lunches. I always think I don't have enough or it's just not healthy enough (which most of the time is probably not healthy at all 🤦♀️) my 3 year old is extremely picky which makes it so hard and my twins who are 19 months are usually good eaters but can love something one day and then hate it for a week. Does anyone have easy ... More
My daughter is 20 months old and I'll pack her a lunch for school that consists of at least one kind of fruit and vegetable each, one "main" dish like tuna sandwich, ham and cheese roll ups, hot dogs, soup, mac and cheese, cheese and crackers, sometimes even dinner from the night before. And then i will add a thing of yogurt, apple sauce, or one of those food pouches and a snack.... More
My son almost always pick out the veggies from the food I mix them in. I'm struggling too. But I can at least give him his favorite vegetables, like stir-fried cauliflower and stir-fried tomato with egg, mixed with steamed rice. And he loves fruits so I make sure to give him more fruits to compensate the lack of veggies (a lots of avocado)
Tofu
Beans and legumes, fish and so on