[blparent] Ideas for Toddler Meals

[Veronica Smith]

Our pediatrician used to tell me not to worry so much, babies will not
starve themselves. V

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Leanne Merren
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Ideas for Toddler Meals

My toddlers have always eaten whatever the rest of us are eating, unless 
it's something spicy or something I think might make them choke.  Kaelyn 
didn't like what we had today, and she wasn't eating it on her own so I 
tried feeding her a bite to see what she would do.  She spit it out.  So I 
let her eat the fruit and left the casserole alone, and I'll just give her a

little snack before bed.  They have such tiny tummies that they usually 
don't require much.  Although, Kaelyn can eat a lot when she really likes 
something.  But if she doesn't eat much she never seems to complain.  She 
still nurses before bed, so maybe supplement with some milk if she doesn't 
eat as well as you would like?  Kaelyn loves cheese, yogurt, chicken, 
hamburger, meatballs, macaroni, spaghetti, rice...  She's my best eater out 
of the 3. *smile*  She'll eat most fruits and veggies too, which my other 2 
have some they'll eat and others they refuse to eat.  Soup is always a 
favorite, and you can break up crackers in it to thicken it.  My kids love 
that.
Leanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:28 PM
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 changed 
> until it is faced."--James Baldwin
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