Need help getting 19 month old to eat more, he only weighs 10kgs!

liney

What abou one of those half moon fold down tables? They attach to the wall and pull up and out to be used just like a leaf on a dining table, and collapse almost flat to the wall when not in use.

Lynn11

My daughter is 20mths and used to be a really good eater but lately she has went off mince but loves her tomato pasta, sausages, mashed potato and loves fish etc, My mum believe she is becoming a vegetarian but hopefully we will get back to eating mince again. She stopped liking her mince, chilli, steak pie etc about 1 month ago after a sickness bug but I have been advised that they can become fussy, I try to give her the same as what we are eating and we all eat together most of the week apart from nursery days. If we try her with something new and she does not like it, we tend to make scrambled egg as we are unsure if she liked it previously. She loves her shreddies, weetabix and toast. I am sure that your lo is doing fine and will begin eating better when he/she is ready,

wendyphant

My ds is 23 months and is just 11kg and in 9-12 month clothes. I have worried all along. We have stuck to 3 meals a day and healthy snacks but he is energetic. He is on the 9th centile BUT remember these chart were made by studying artificially fed little ones not breast feeding babies who do not gain weight as fast. There are going to be new charts soon just for breast fed little ones.

sare_2

Rather than aiming for "healthy" foods, I'd aim for "balance"
A child who has foods from each food group in unlikely to be unhealthy.
Have you got a toddler's recipe book for ideas? This one is brilliant http://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Family-Planner-Practical-Handbook/dp/0754806146
it has baby/toddler meals, snack ideas and meals for all the family than can be eaten together with a bit of adaptation, so your son would see you eating "his" food too.
It's also good for showing interesting ways for presenting food, which also helps.

crispeater

my son has always been tiny and from the age of 18mths to around 2 1/2 it seemed like he hardly ate a thing and it seemed such a big deal when he did eat! he's now 3 and weighs 14.5 so not far off your's, he eats loads!! and doesnt put any weight on lol god knows what side of the family he gets that from but i bet his sister will be jealous of it one day i have no idea what centile he's on as we haven't been to or seen a hv in 2 years.

lidlest

elainew wrote: »

I think you need to stick to 3 meals a day and only give fruit as a snack in between. Maybe lose the muller rice and replace that with some fruit at breakfast coz he might still be full up at lunchtime.


xx

No I disagree with this, If you have a child who is in the lowest percentile in weight fruit for breakfast will NOT help. Porridge, cereal, oats, muller rice even for breakfast is a good thing, minimise the snacking on fruit and give him more beneficial veg as a snack.

Gingham_Ribbon

We don't know your child so can't tell you whether this is normal for him or not, especially as we don't know his height either. You need to speak to your HV.

However, if you're looking for some general info about healthy diet for a child of that age, you need to consider a balance suitable for a toddler, which is very different to a 'healthy' diet for an adult.

That means full fat milk, cream, cheese and yoghurt, not low fat stuff. Porridge with full fat milk and a drizzle of cream for breakfast is great, with dried fruit and grated apple in. Bread dipped in egg and fried is great finger food. Soup with bread to dip, lasagne, shepherd's pie, beans on toast with grated cheese over...basically, you're looking for more fat than you'd give an older child or an adult, and don't be too heavy on the fibre, which can fill little tummies too much and isn't calorie rich.

Things like readybrek, cornflakes and ricecrispies are fine as they have lots of added iron and vitamins etc, though not more than once a day as they're also quite high in sugar and salt.

See your health visitor though just to check his weight is normal for him.

elainew

lidlest wrote: »

No I disagree with this, If you have a child who is in the lowest percentile in weight fruit for breakfast will NOT help. Porridge, cereal, oats, muller rice even for breakfast is a good thing, minimise the snacking on fruit and give him more beneficial veg as a snack.

Hes already having a bowl of chocco pops as well though. These should fill him enough so fruit is extra .

arthur_dent_2

My daughter is 5 and she is not a great deal heavier than your little lad, probably around 13-14kg. Some kids are just smaller than others, I am always being told by relatives that she is too thin, but she is lively and active and an absolute fruit monster, you would not believe how much fruit that girl can eat.

izzywizzy66

my 18 month old dd is just the same barely eats anything but is still bf although i am now ready to stop she is not and can be very vocal if i say no i would rather she ate more because i do worry that she isnt getting enough