How much is your LO eating?

krispy83

DH and I were talking today about this just because I happened to be giving DS a snack.  He's still nursing some but I'm slowly weaning him and moving to cow's milk in addition to meals (I give him water with meals).  He's a very good eater, not picky, and is great with finger foods - he gets quite annoyed if he can't feed himself!

Anyway, I looked online to see about the recommended amount of food for a young toddler and was kind of surprised -  WebMD and a few other places suggest 3 servings of grain (listing 1 slice of bread as a serving), 1 cup of vegetables, 1 cup of fruit, 2 servings of protein, plus 2 servings of dairy.  At this point, DS definitely gets 2 servings of dairy, but I don't think he comes anywhere close to any of the rest of these.  This just seems like a LOT of food for him - I feel like he'd be eating all day if I fed him all of this!  

We have a dr appt on Tuesday so I'm going to ask then but in the meantime I figured I'd ask here.  Does this seem like a lot to anyone else, or is this about what your LO eats?

ETA:  I know that WebMD is unlikely to be the absolute BEST source of information for this, but I was completely unsuccessful in finding recommendations from the AAP (and their guidelines are the ones I've mostly followed thus far) - if anyone has those, I'd love to have that info! 

kristens14

I was at the pedi for LO's check up this week, and was also concerned as this week he has gone from the awesome baby who will eat anything (even stuff I don't eat - like rutabaga!) to the toddler who seems insistent on surviving on meatballs, cheese, a

take5

My dd loves fruit so she eats the whole thing by herself.  For example tangerine, kiwi or med banana. I offer her fruit at each meal. Since she teething her appetite is  variable 1/4 cup-1 cup of vegetable, meat, and starchy carb.  She d

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That sounds like a ton of food to me, holy cow! DS eats 3 meals a day and sometimes an afternoon snack, and still nurses a lot. I'd say he eats about 1/2 c of whatever food at each meal, maybe more like 1 c at dinner. He usually gets oatmeal, fruit, or a

Zimger

I wouldn't worry about what WebMD says.

At this stage there are quite a few variables that affect what and how much a child will eat. I wouldn't worry much unless he doesn't seem to have any appetite.

DS goes from eating me out of hous

krispy83

Thanks everyone.  I'm glad to know it doesn't seem like I'm starving DS lol!  He nurses first thing in the morning and then eats 1/2 a piece of toast with fruit puree and some sort of fruit (a handful of quartered grapes or a couple of diced

lindslalala

Yesterday he ate...

breakfast: 1 whole wheat waffle, with a few bites of banana and 2 strawberries plus milk

snack: a small handful of Annie's cheddar bunnies w/water

lunch: about 3/4 of a quesadilla (with olives and black beans) and

HollyBee013

Sometimes you gotta get creative!  We typically eat organic "real food", so not a whole lot of processed stuff.  I make muffins or pancakes out of oats for breakfast, and usually can hide veggies in there.  Muffins are a GREAT way to use