How much is your LO eating?

krispy83 · March 2013

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 · March 2013

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 · March 2013

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

[Deleted User] · March 2013

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 · March 2013

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 · March 2013

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 · March 2013

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 · April 2013

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

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