Hi friends!
I don’t have any food prep to share today, but I finally did something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now – capture a full day of Squish eats. As you guys know, Squish is a big kid. He’s 18 months old, weighs 31 pounds and is 34 1/4 inches tall, putting him in the 98th percentile for height and weight. In fact, he’s been above the 95th percentile in all areas since he was born.
The kid LOVES to eat and I do my best to keep him fed and happy, while at the same time giving him foods that are healthy, not overly processed, full of nutrients and still taste great. I mentioned some of his favorite snacks in this kid-friendly energy ball roundup last week, and I often share snaps of his breakfast, lunch and dinner on snapchat (username: LeanGreenBean1) but I wanted to document a full day of eats to share with you guys as well.
So here we go:
6:45am: Squish wakes up. I give him about 5 ounces of milk (although after his doctor’s appointment we’re going to try eliminating milk for a month or two and see if it helps with his pooping issues…so this will be water from now on). He also gets one Sweet Potato Bite and about 1/2 a cup of Cheerios. We watch PBS and play for a while. **EDITED TO ADD: Several of you have asked about the plates. I tried a few brands and these are my favorite. They’re Re-Play Divided Plates. (aff link)
7:30am – Breakfast. A leftover fried egg from dinner the night before (he’ll eat them warm or cold), a slice of peanut butter toast and some blueberries.
10:30am – Snack. This snack is a little bigger than usual because we had to go straight from Little Gym to his doctor’s appointment. I gave him a bigger snack because I was hoping that he would fall asleep on the way home from his appointment and have a later lunch. No such luck.
Siggi’s yogurt tube and a piece of baked pumpkin banana pancake (I ate about 1/3 of the pancake).
12:00pm – Lunch. Peaches, peas with hummus and grilled chicken. He’ll eat some of the chicken plain and the rest he dips in the hummus or leftover juice from the peaches because he ALWAYS eats the fruit first.
2:30pm – Post-nap snack. Popsicle made with mashed sweet potato, prunes and peanut butter. The popsicle molds are these Munchkin Click ‘n Lock and I love them! (aff link)
4:00 – 6:00pm Snacks at the gym. This is his daily snack routine at the gym. We usually get there around 4pm and he eats a hard boiled egg. When he goes into his playpen during the actual workout, he gets some Cheerios. He usually eats about 1/2 of them and the other half end up on the gym floor. After my workout is done, if we’re sticking around for a while, he eats a small box of raisins (the really small mini box). If we leave pretty quickly after my workout is over, he doesn’t usually eat the raisins.
So there you have it. Not every day is exactly like this, but it’s a pretty accurate representation of how much he currently eats!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Would love to see more of these. My 27 mos old eats just as much and it helps with ideas. 🙂
good to know! and stay tuned! i’m working on an ebook and a free download with more toddler meal ideas!
I do believe he will never be a picky eater! My daughter ate a large variety every day and she is adventurous as you get when it comes to trying new things.
i hope so! i was world’s pickiest!
Love this! I am already running out of ideas for my little guy who is 9 months so getting fresh ideas is soo helpful! Can’t wait to see more!
My daughter had bad poop issues too once she started eating table foods. We started a probiotic, but that still didn’t work so we gave her 2oz of prune juiced mixed with her formula until she was 1-year old. We did that for 1-bottle about twice a week. Once she turned one I was so tired of it so I found another probiotic and we LOVE it. I buy on Amazon but they also have it at Whole Foods. She now poops at least once a day and never strains or seems uncomfortable. It was a major life changer for her and I’m so happy she can eat whatever and not experience any problems. Plus it’s a probiotic so the benefits are endless! Hope you find something to work for your family.
Garden of Life – Raw Kids Probiotic (put 3/4 t in her morning milk)
“If he’s hungry enough he’ll eat them. If not, he’ll sit and cry and then usually eventually go entertain himself for a little while until it’s time to eat.”
That might be the single most exciting thing I’ve ever read on your blog. I am sososo happy to hear someone else say this!! My kid makes it seem like I am trying to kill him by now allowing him to eat bread or something similar while he waits for me to make dinner!!! Thank you so much!!!
Lol I was going to comment on that exact quote as well. Veggies seem like a really great compromise to ease the wait for dinner without ruining their appetite. <3
How do you make your Popsicles?
I usually just microwave a sweet potato and mix some with a jar of baby food prunes and some peanut butter
So helpful for my 13 month old who has had poop issues since moving to solids and trying out milk. We feed her dairy free but still try to push the prunes, flax and chia. Love these posts. Keep ’em coming mama!