Toddler Leftovers

MomIn2013 · February 2014

My mom swears that she put on weight after she had kids because she was always finishing what they left on their plates so as not to waste food. I'm already finding that I feel guilty about tossing food that DS leaves on his tray, but I don't want to fall into the trap of eating it just so I'm not wasting it. Not that it's all that appetizing - I'm talking smooshed up pieces of grilled cheese, mini pizza, etc. What do you do with your toddlers' leftover food? Do you eat it, try to re-serve it, or just toss it?

kalette · February 2014

I just toss it. The only things I'll eat is like fruit slices or whatever .

jf198400 · February 2014

My dog gets the leftovers. If they didn't touch it at all, I'll save it for later.

kcisthebombdotcom · February 2014

I eat it. On the contrary I feel like its helped me maintain a healthy weight as it pushes me to eat fruits and veggies and snack multiple times a day keeping my metabolism high,

dizzycooks · February 2014

It totally depends what it is, but in general it's hardly worth calling edible if she's been messing with it, but hasn't eaten it. It just reminds me to serve her less next time so we don't waste it.

joyfullyfound · February 2014

I almost always eat it unless she literally didn't touch it and I can save it to serve again the next day.

dairygirl19 · February 2014

I toss it, unless it's like a bowl of fruit or something.

Watching toddlers eat makes me want to gag sometimes, I don't want to eat it after the fact besides.

I've gotten much much better at gauging how much she will actually eat lately, so the waste is much more minimal. I can always give her more!

dmartin726 · February 2014

DD will literally not touch it. Her leftovers are usually full meals. Never anything licked or spit out. Sometimes I will eat it for dinner ha. Otherwise I try to wrap it up, depending on what it is. I hate wasting food.