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Sharing my daycare meals "diagram" I made for DH

dangerkitty102dangerkitty102
in Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months

I made this for DH when I had to go out of town on a business trip and made a few changes to it based on the WM board feedback I got. A few of them told me they saved it to use for their own kids. I thought some of you could find it useful as well.

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Here's the full size image link:  https://i54.tinypic.com/faoi7o.jpg   Here is a link to download the powerpoint file if you'd like to modify it for your own family. https://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=47851577965876879326    
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Re: Sharing my daycare meals "diagram" I made for DH

  • kedwards85kedwards85

    cool!

    avocado is a veggie? i always thought "fruit".

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  • CytinaCytina
    imagekedwards85:

    cool!

    avocado is a veggie? i always thought "fruit".

    It technically is a fruit but many people refer to it as a vegetable.

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  • nicobean1nicobean1 member

    Awesomesauce. Thanks for sharing!

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  • HisRucaHisRuca
    Thanks!  I have to make a menu for my sister to feed DD dinner for the week while we're out of town, so this will help.
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  • dangerkitty102dangerkitty102
    Yes in our house I count avocado as a green veggie because it's not sweet! But technically it is a fruit, you are right.
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  • dangerkitty102dangerkitty102

    My MIL is watching LO in a couple of weeks and I might expand it to include breakfast, evening snack and dinner as well. for our kid that means

    breakfast - carb/fruit/protein (he eats cheerios, blueberries and a hard boiled egg almost every day)

    evening snack - dairy (I'll often make him a muscle milk shake or give him a frozen gogurt as soon as I pick him up from daycare)

    dinner - protein/carb/veggie again

    After comparing to FDA guidelines, this is pretty darn close to what the recommend, but my 1 year old definitely eats more overall than the typical 1 year old menu they suggest. So definitely adjust this for your own kid cause they're all different!

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  • JulySpark05JulySpark05 member
    Thanks for sharing! This is Great!
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  • CamikeCamike
    wow! thanks!
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  • SingingmamaSingingmama
    This is cool, but I've honestly never thought about my child's meals in this much detail. Maybe it's because I have a picky eater, but I'm happy as long as I get a few fruit servings, a dairy serving (or two) and maybe some protein in her during a typical day.
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  • dangerkitty102dangerkitty102

    imageSingingmama:
    This is cool, but I've honestly never thought about my child's meals in this much detail. Maybe it's because I have a picky eater, but I'm happy as long as I get a few fruit servings, a dairy serving (or two) and maybe some protein in her during a typical day.

    Well like I said, I made this for DH when I went out of town. Because when I have asked him "can you get LO's lunch together", he just kind of shuffles around the kitchen aimlessly and winds up throwing a bunch of old baby food jars in the bag. He needed some guidelines and this was easy for him to follow.

    I don't go tot he trouble to measure everything perfectly, I jsut fill up the tupperware containers and call it good. I do try to make sure he has at least one fruit and veggie, one dairy, one protein and one whole grain every day. If he eats more, great, but that's the minimum it takes for me to feel like he's getting a variety of things that are good for him.  

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  • bstrangelybstrangely
    imagedangerkitty102:

    My MIL is watching LO in a couple of weeks and I might expand it to include breakfast, evening snack and dinner as well. for our kid that means

    breakfast - carb/fruit/protein (he eats cheerios, blueberries and a hard boiled egg almost every day)

    evening snack - dairy (I'll often make him a muscle milk shake or give him a frozen gogurt as soon as I pick him up from daycare)

    dinner - protein/carb/veggie again

    After comparing to FDA guidelines, this is pretty darn close to what the recommend, but my 1 year old definitely eats more overall than the typical 1 year old menu they suggest. So definitely adjust this for your own kid cause they're all different!

    wait, you give your kid muscle milk?

    i had thought that too much protein was a concern... have you talked to your pedi about it?

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