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Feeding philosophy - meals and snacks, how many options offered

bluejettabluejetta member
in September 2011 Moms

DH and I have an ongoing debate about how much N is eating.  I tend to err on the side of trusting her appetite as we know full well she will reject food if not hungry or she decides for whatever reason she doesn't want it.  He tends to worry we are over feeding her (not sure why since we have no evidence of that).

She gets 3 meals and usually 2 snacks (especially in am since her nap is at 11) which is usually fruit, yogurt or a home made fruit bread.  This is what we also send to daycare.  She drinks milk in a cup and nurses 2-3 times but not for as long.  Some days she eats a lot other days she doesn't.  Every meal has at least one fruit, one veggie and some protein (meat or dairy).  If she rejects an entire meal I do try to find an alternative from her "go to" foods.  If she only eats a bit I don't try to get her to eat more.

We have a late 15 month appt on Friday and this is always a topic we ask the pedi about mostly for information.  She doesn't eat sweets or juice and she's very active.  I of course think about setting up healthy habits but it continues to irk me that he think we might be doing something wrong -- and I we are working on it between us but I'm curious for some other perspective. 

 

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Re: Feeding philosophy - meals and snacks, how many options offered

  • jen4nyjen4ny member
    We also generally do three meals a day and two snacks. But because A is small and still needs to gain weight- I do offer a second option for meals if he refuses to eat the first one. I just want him to get some caloric intake. We try to keep it healthy. He doesn't do juice either- only milk and water. His snacks are usually cheerios, yogurt, or a fruit bar. 
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  • bluejettabluejetta member

    I found this info from Boston Children's Hospital and I think it echoes the balance we are trying to find between ensuring N gets enough but not either ending up as short order cooks or forcing food.  I thought I'd share if anyone else is interested

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    https://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site1753/mainpageS1753P1.html 

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  • hisaakhisaak

    If you are offering healthy choices, I wouldn't worry - they will stop when full.  With Kai we offered three meals and two snacks.  If he indicated he was hungry apart from those times, he was offered fruits or veggies.  We only recently dropped his afternoon snack after noticing it was affecting his dinner appetite.

    Halle has a monstrous appetite, so if she asks for food, we feed her.  That means usually 3 large meals and 4-5 snacks a day.  She only drinks milk and water, and her snacks are yogurt, cheese, fruit, veggies, and healthy granola bars, so I am not worried. 

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  • missbrightside10missbrightside10 member
    Max has 3 meals a day. He has 2 sippys of milk daily which could be considered snacks. He doesn't snack much when we are at home but he does let me know if he needs one. I think you are doing just fine. If your doctor isn't concerned, then you don't need to be!
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