what does your baby eat?

2bWednDec · January 2010

my baby is eating practically all regular food...anything and everything. But I worry she is given too much "junk". My hubby or mom or friends tend to give her many bites of their desserts, etc. Here's an example of a day (and every day is similar):

breakfast:

6 oz. milk, 1/2 cup kix cereal, slice of wheat bread

lunch:

6 oz. milk, 1/2 cup pasta with tomato sauce, 1/5 slice of garlic bread, applesauce

dinner:

6 oz. milk, 1/2 grilled cheese sandwich, 1/4 cup peas, and several bites of hot fudge sundae.

snacks:

gerber puffs and 100 percent juice watered down

Is this ok?? I try to get people to stop giving her junk like the sundae but it's really hard to catch people doing that. So she basically gets a real dessert almost daily.

Can u guys give me examples of your babies meals?

J+O · January 2010

If they're just sharing occasionally I don't think it's a big deal. A sunday everyday does seem like a lot though. I mean we share our desserts when we go out to eat maybe once a week.

Miss.Modular · January 2010

I would do cheerios, not kix. after that you need wayyy more veggies and fruit with each meal! she should have some fruit at breakfast, and fruit/veggies as part of her snacks. Skip the juice-- do just water (there is no need for juice-- it's so much sugar, even watered down). i would also demand that the dessert get's cut out completely. once in awhile.. ok, but every night??

dawnzer · January 2010

Hmmm... It doesn't seem THAT bad. I would probably add some more protein in there somewhere, DD LOVES scrambled eggs for breakfast! Also, cheese makes a great snack. If you cut back on the carbs elsewhere (like snacks), some dessert isn't so bad.

2bWednDec · January 2010

J+O:
If they're just sharing occasionally I don't think it's a big deal. A sunday everyday does seem like a lot though. I mean we share our desserts when we go out to eat maybe once a week.

it's not a sundae every day, but lately it's been dessert every day. She's had ice cream, shakes, pumpkin pie, cookies, etc. It's not a ton but I didn't know if it's really bad for a 12 month old.

Also do you guys give your kids mac and cheese from restaurants? I feel like it's all junk and fear it along with most other restaurant kids meals. I've been sticking to grilled cheese. any idea what's the healthiest?

2bWednDec · January 2010

oh she loves eggs and eats lots of eggs and plain cheese too. and yogurt.

I'll focus on adding more fruits and veggies as mod suggested. thanks.

we eat out a TON and it was easier when I gave her all the gerber healthy stuff. Maybe we'll need to adjust our eating out to keep her healthy.

6fsn · January 2010

I think it looks light on proteins and veg too. Sub out the kix for a healthy cereal or oatmeal. Mix in some pureed fruit there too. Pasta sauce is a great way to mix in carrots and zucchini or any squash.

Snacks you can add in some fruits- pineapples, peaches, pears, anything.

If you eat out a lot then you really need to research your restaurants and find what's best for your child. A lot of times we end up feeding DS off of our plate, but we might eat out once a month.

Watch your yogurts and applesauce too. They can contain a lot of unneccessary sugars. I buy the plan yogurt with nothing but whole milk and add in my own fruit purees.

6fsn · January 2010

To answer the question about desserts: If the rest of the meals were well rounded and varied I don't see it as a huge problem. I try to look at things on a weekly basis instead of just daily.

MrsAMB07 · January 2010

It sounds like a lot of carbs (cereal w/ toast, pasta, etc.) and sugar (applesauce, juice, sundae)

Does your baby get other protein sources?

I try to balance each meal with whole grains, proteins, calcium and fresh fruits/veg.

Ex.

Breakfast: eggs, toast w/ applesauce, kiwi, milk

Lunch: grilled cheese, black beans, peas, carrots, milk

Dinner: chicken, broccoli, brown rice, avocado

Snack: yogurt, wheat germ, grapes

whitless · January 2010

I agree with some of the pp, it sounds like a lot of carbs. A lot of empty carbs (including juice) can be just as bad as desserts.

I really try to make sure that DS gets protein/veg/fruit at every meal. Carbs I give sparingly, because they tend to not be as nutritionally beneficial.

Ex.

B - eggs, yogurt, banana, milk/soy milk

L - cheese tortellini w/ sauce, avocado, clementine

D - chicken, broccoli, zucchini, cottage cheese, milk/soy milk

S - string cheese, grapes, edamame, hummus

2bWednDec · January 2010

ok this may sound odd but I this makes a difference. My baby is from fostercare. She came with WIC. I was required to go through the educational training and get WIC vouchers. They insisted if my baby eats the foods they give, she'll have optimal nutrition. Well the WIC vouchers include 3 boxes of KIX (we're allowed cherrios but for some reason the size boxes at the store aren't covered leaving us with only KIX) and also 128 oz. of juice monthly. Doesn't that seem odd compared to what you guys are saying?

2bWednDec · January 2010

one more thing - where do you guys find your whole fat yogurt? I looked everywhere including Trader Joes and can't seem to find any besides the Yo Baby brand (which I think has too much sugar and expensive).

MrsAMB07 · January 2010

Stonyfield Farms (the company that makes YoBaby) makes whole milk plain and vanilla yogurt in big tubs.

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