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Does this seem like a balanced diet to you?

CleoKittyCleoKitty member
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Sometimes I wonder if what I'm feeding my kids is considered fairly well-balanced and healthy. I generally think that we eat decently, but then I have friends whose children don't eat any sugar, munch on kale for snacks and plain tofu for dinner. I then start to question whether what I'm feeding the rugrats is really all that, LOL. 

Today was a very typical day for us with regards to what we ate.  Would you consider this well-balanced? Would you feel pretty happy if your kid ate this in a day or do you think it's somehow lacking? (Not enough veggies/fruit, too much sugar, something else?)

breakfast: sunbutter and honey sandwich on whole wheat bread, banana, milk

lunch: fish sticks w/ketchup and a mango, milk

snack: dry cereal, M&Ms

dinner: homemade southwest style turkey vegetable soup and butter bread, milk

In between those meals and one snack there were probably a few more random unaccounted handfuls of M&Ms here and there too. ;-)

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Re: Does this seem like a balanced diet to you?

  • meghans30meghans30 member
    The fish sticks and M&Ms prob. weren't the best, but if my kids ate that I'd be jumping for joy! Everything in moderation is my motto. That seems pretty balanced to me.
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  • DandelionMomDandelionMom

    Sounds good to me! 

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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member
    I don't think it's bad--but I would throw in at least another serving of veggies in there (with lunch or for snack).
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  • joy143dhjoy143dh

    Sounds good to me! 

    We usually give DS carrot sticks or a dixie cup with frozen peas or corn as a snack before dinner.  If he eats those, I don't stress about him eating a lot of veggies at dinner.  (for some reason, it's an issue during dinner, but not as a snack... )

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  • veloelleveloelle member
    I feel sorry for your friend's kids. Kale and tofu as snacks? Me sees some serious binging in their future once they discover the black market school lunch trades...
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  • penguingrrlpenguingrrl member
    That sounds good to me.  Whole wheat bread, good sources of protein, nice amount of fruits and veggies.  The fish sticks are a bit processed for my taste but not terrible.  If we had m&ms in the house we'd all be sneaking handfuls all day!
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  • HotDish!HotDish! member
    Sounds good to me, very similar to what DD would eat during a normal day.
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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    The only thing I'd do differently is add another vegetable with lunch. That gives 2 servings in a day. Everything else looks okay to me, pretty similar to what we do.
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