[blparent] Ideas for Toddler Meals

Fri Aug 28 12:13:31 UTC 2009

Agreed. Cheese is a great source of proteen as is fish and peanut
butter. 
Her body is doing what it needs. It may not be what *you* want, but
that's okay. Tofu is another good option. You can't make a person eat,
all you can do is offer food. Sounds like you're doing a good job with
that.  

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of kate02 at bellsouth.net
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Ideas for Toddler Meals

Hi.

I will admit I personally don't eat much meat and for years was a
vegetarian.  I only eat chicken and fish and some times red meet but
give larger portions to my husband.  My oldest Daughter eats very little
meat and enjoys soy and can either eat meat or leave it depending on her
mood.  Recently she has started asking questions about where her food
comes from so we'll see what she decides later down the rode.

As far as toddlers, kids just seem to know what they need and even
chicken nuggets and Mac n cheese have nutritional value.  But finger
foods are the best though if she won't use a spoon just give it to her
any way and sooner or later she'll discover that some foods are easer to
eat with a spoon or fork .

Hope this helps.
Kate

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Scott Lawlor <sklawlor at mac.com>
>
> I know when I was 2, or so my parents told me,  just quit eating meat.

> My mom was a bit concerned and even today, some people don't believe 
> that I became a vegetarian at that age and I'm the only one in the 
> family who's like that.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Ideas for Toddler Meals
> 
> 
> > Since those days are too long ago for me to remember but I think I 
> > just gave her what ever we were eating.  My friend Darlene has a 23 
> > month old and what ever the family is eating, so is Eric.  The only 
> > difference is his is cut up for him in smaller pieces and his milk 
> > is served in a special cup with a leak proof straw. Like today, we 
> > had teriyaki chicken with veggies and he ate the same.  If he 
> > doesn't like it, he just have to wait until the next meal.  I don't 
> > remember making Gab special food at this age.  Yesterday I went to 
> > McDonald's with my neighbor and her 18 month daughter and Haley had 
> > a hamburger and fries.  First she pulled off the top bun, then the 
> > bottom, then just ate the meat, then mom gave her a few fries. V
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> > [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> > Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:29 PM
> > To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> > Subject: [blparent] Ideas for Toddler Meals
> >
> > Hi, all.  I'm looking for ideas on what meals to give a toddler.  
> > Sarah is eighteen months old now--where does the time go--and she's 
> > still shown no interest in a spoon.  She likes to feed herself, so
finger foods are best.
> > She'll eat all fruits and most vegetables like they're going out of 
> > style, and she'll eat cheese every time she can get it.  Once in a 
> > while she'll eat chicken, but the only way I can get other meats 
> > into her is to make meat loaf and then mix that in with stuffing or 
> > mashed potatoes to hide it.
> > She'll eat dry cereal, and sometimes rice or noodles.  She gets 
> > about 24 ounces of milk a day, still mostly in the bottles--I've got

> > a sippy cup graveyard on my kitchen counter because of all the cups 
> > I've tried and given up using.  Anyway, I feel like I'm just giving 
> > her the same meals over and over, so I was curious what all foods 
> > you moms and dads out there have had success with.
> >
> > Jo Elizabeth
> >
> > "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be 
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