Food Shopping For 22 month old

mark13

Our 20mnth old also eats what we eat. My OH originally started off preparing seperate meals for her, but she preffered to eat what was on our plates. We always put a mixture on her plate, salad ,veggies, meat, and she tends to eat one set of foods at a time, eg, all the tomatoes 1st, then the cucumber, then the meat - they only thing she doesnt eat is lime pickle.
My advice, would be plenty of variety, and if they dont like it the 1st time, dont give up, try them with the same food another day.

jamespir

feed it what you eat mashed or instead of buying jars make your own mashed food

Gingham_Ribbon

jamespir wrote: »

feed it what you eat mashed or instead of buying jars make your own mashed food

He's nearly 2 - it doesn't need to be mashed.

Have a look in the old style board. There are quite a few threads on feeding little ones.

What do you eat? If you eat healthily it will probably be quite easy to get your child eating the same as you. eg if I'm making a veggie chilli, I seperate a portion out and don't add anything too hot to it. If I'm making a meat one, I'll have a portion for the little one without too much spice in it and another pan heating up some frozen veggie chilli for the vegetarian older one.

Omelette with cheese, mushroom, sweetcorn or whatever he likes is good finger food.

Take heart - our youngest was a nightmare to feed at that age - everything made him throw up and he was anaemic. Now he is a good little eater with lovely, rosy cheeks!

jamespir

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

He's nearly 2 - it doesn't need to be mashed.

Have a look in the old style board. There are quite a few threads on feeding little ones.

What do you eat? If you eat healthily it will probably be quite easy to get your child eating the same as you. eg if I'm making a veggie chilli, I seperate a portion out and don't add anything too hot to it. If I'm making a meat one, I'll have a portion for the little one without too much spice in it and another pan heating up some frozen veggie chilli for the vegetarian older one.

Omelette with cheese, mushroom, sweetcorn or whatever he likes is good finger food.

Take heart - our youngest was a nightmare to feed at that age - everything made him throw up and he was anaemic. Now he is a good little eater with lovely, rosy cheeks!

shes said she brought heinz jars and thats usually mashed up stuff thats why i said that



i would just feed it what i eat but smaller portions

fernliebee

Like many others DD (now 21 months) just had what we ate from weaning. I could never be bothered with puree-ing stuff, so just fork mashed some and gave her finger food (not strictly BLW but pretty much as she has from day 1 been determined to feed herself and wouldn't let us near her with a spoon so she would stick it in herself.)

Breakfast.
She has porridge with mashed banana, raisins and tahini mixed in. Has always had the same since she was teeny and isn't showing any signs of being bored of it.

Lunch.
Usually a slice of marmite/ peanut butter on toast. With either a piece of fruit and some grapes/berries or some sliced up cucumber, tomato's and carrot etc.

Dinner.
I put loads of veg in pretty much everything I cook. My DD would be happy to just have steamed veg for dinner every night with a little bit of homemade gravy to 'dip dip' in, however we usually have:
Shepherds pie (but we are veggie so quorn mince instead)
Chilli with rice/ chilli with taco's or wraps and salad.
Stew or soup with bread or dumplings (veggie suet)
Risotto,
Spaghetti Bolognese,
pasta bake (with lot's of veggies in)
Cheese and potato bake served with lot's of green veg,
baked potato's with cheese, beans/coleslaw and salad.
Amongst other stuff too, this is just the regulars.

I don't enjoy cooking it is a chore, but do enjoy knowing my DD is getting good food rather, where I know exactly what goes into it.

If we are needing a quick dinner or we are having take out etc then she will normally have a 'picnic dinner' which would be boiled egg, salad cut up, crackers and cheese for example. Or she will have the covent garden soup/baxters soup (as these are mainly veg and not too much salt) or some I have made and frozen. Or we will have veg and something like a veggie burger (made from mix) or something quick from the freezer like waffles, peas and veggie sausages (but this is her whole daily salt content in one meal so try to minimise this, however she is way under on most days as I don't add it to my cooking so it doesn't hurt sometimes)

For pudding she will either have fruit (kiwi, banana, grapes and berries are a fave) or a yoghurt.

Katgoddess

This is the chicken risotto recipe I use. Try it! If your toddler isn't used to grown up food, then it will be a good start as it's all chopped up. I normally grate some cheddar cheese in at the end.

http://www.netmums.com/food/Chicken_Risotto.842/

mummyroysof3

my son is now 11 months and im struggling with getting him to eat, he wont pick anything up or put anything in his mouth himself, its so annoying i wish i could get him to eat what we do

charlotte

custardy

onlyroz wrote: »

My 15 month old eats what I eat.

same for us,only time i make a seperate meal for him is we are having something naughty like takeaway pizza

lauren_1

At 22 months old my ds could demolish a happy meal.....*runs for cover

digitalphase

I'm not a mum yet, but when lo does arrive I am planning to give them the same as we have, but mashed up.
I was a fussy eater as a child, so determined to not let my kids get fussy.
I adore spicy things, but was brought up on a pretty bland diet as have old fashioned parents. It was only when I really started cooking myself I realised how much I enjoy food :rotfl:
I am also of the mind that if they don't finish what is on their plate or they won't eat it, then they won't get anything else. Hopefully it will teach them the value of food

I think at almost 2 years old, your lo should certainly be eating adult food, and not necessarily mashed just cut up into smaller pieces. I don't think it's a good idea to give them jarred stuff or ready meals. It is much more MSE to give them some of whatever you are eating, and also will encourage them to try different foods and textures.