My Little Man can eat!
Seriously, sometimes I wonder if I am raising a teenager already.
On days like this, he will eat:
Breakfast: Whole Banana, handful of cereal, two breakfast bars, and full sippy of milk (Almond)
Lunch: Yogurt, (currently digging on Chobani Greek Champions Yogurt), handful goldfish, two soy dogs, cup of fruit, and a full sippy of milk.
Snack: Fruit Bar/Snack, Cheese Stick, Water
Dinner: Pasta with sauce and Broccoli, milk, cookie.
PLUS: Whatever he can mooch of of me, and or whomever he is around.
And then there are days when he won’t eat but a few bites of what is on his plate.
Those days I swear he lives off of:
- Milk (Almond)
- goldfish or peanut butter crackers.
- fruit (maybe)
I know mother’s who drive themselves crazy trying to get their children to eat more, and really anyone who has ever parenting a toddler I am sure has had hair-pulling moments. It can be difficult to ensure healthy eating when toddler eating habits are all over the map.
But really could our toddler’s have a secret to eating?
At what point to do we stop listening to our stomachs, and begin to eat like an “adult”.
I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t mind eating like a toddler again…
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Oh, I can totally relate to this! Some days my 2 year old refuses to eat more than 1 bite for dinner. Not exaggerating! And he willingly ate about 5 bites of vegetables between ages 1 and 2. It is so frustrating. We got him to start eating broccoli by letting him wear pink bunny ears at the table and pretend he was a bunny! But I really believe just sticking with it and continuing to offer food will pay off in the end. I think frustration is just part of the toddler package. Our current big frustration: teeth! We have a heck of a time properly caring for his teeth because he fights us so much on it. I have found this Mom’s Guide to be helpful, by the way.
P.S. I wouldn’t mind eating like a toddler either! 🙂
My little man eats like the first scenario you described. Every. Single. Day. He eats more for breakfast and lunch than I do, although his dinner portion is usually small. He adores veggies, fruit, and wheat bread. And pretty much everything else except tuna casserole and fettuccini alfredo.
Isn’t it really fun to watch their eating habits… I am telling you they are on to something!! 🙂