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Same Old Foods...

Posted by on Feb. 28, 2013 at 7:05 AM
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Do you find yourself feeding your LO some of the same foods over and over again throughout the day? Or for the same meal every day? For breakfast my 13 month old has half a whole-grain waffle, some cut up fruit, and some oatmeal. Every day! She doesn't seem to mind, but I don't know what else to give her! Unfortunately eggs are out b/c she has a sensitivity to them right now. I also like to give her fruit with most meals, and as a snack in the afternoon. But it's hard to keep so many fruits in the house at one time, so sometimes I feel like she's eating bananas and grapes all day long! I run out of ideas for healthy snacks that don't involve dairy (trying not to overdo the dairy since she drinks whole milk, and sometimes gets constipated). 

Thoughts?

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Mommy2justone
by Ruby Member on Feb. 28, 2013 at 8:37 AM

You can do cereals with almond or coconut milk. That is one of my daughter's favorite things. 
She doesn't eat dairy or meat.

These are her breakfast options, maybe that can help you.
Sprouted grains toast with jelly
Fruit and almond yogurt
oatmeal
granola bars, we like  McCabes Granola bars because they are made locally. 
Some days we will just have broccoli and carrots with hummus for breakfast because that is what she wants.  

Potatoes are a good breakfast food as well. Diced up and steamed, great for little ones :) 

SpiritedMom2
by Member on Feb. 28, 2013 at 8:49 AM

Steamed and mashed broccoli (my son used to love that as a baby)

Steamed peas, carrots, squash

Fruit loops (with no milk)

Wholewheat bagel with honey (cut up into bite sizes)

Chopped nuts (if shes not allergic)

Slices of deli turkey cut into bite sizes

whole wheat muffins

Crackers with peanut butter (he still loves this - for your kid, make sure the crackers are broken up into smaller bits so she doesnt choke)

Buy oranges they stay good for a long time

 

 

spotsmom
by Bronze Member on Feb. 28, 2013 at 11:06 AM
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My LO loves oatmeal, and doesn't seem to like most other breakfast foods, so he gets that a lot, with fruit and milk. I switch it up with yogurt, cottage cheese, or sausage and biscuits every now and then, but oatmeal is the only thing he'll eat every bite of. For other meals it's easier to mix it up. I found these "spinich cakes" in the freezer section at Whole Foods, and both of my kids ( the older one is VERY picky) love them. They can dip them in yogurt ranch, or sour cream, or sprinkle them with parmesan cheese. The brand (Dr. Praeger's) also makes broccoli cakes and swett potato cakes. Each one has the vegetable as the first ingeredient, so it's not just potato cakes with a little bit of the vegetable. Neither of my kids would touch a plate of spinich, or even broccoli, but they love these cakes. You can also look online for recipes to make your own. 

sabrtooth1
by Bronze Member on Feb. 28, 2013 at 11:43 AM
My 13 month old is eating a slice of ham off the bone right now! As for fruit, I get a container of mixed fresh fruit, like strawberry, kiwi, melon mixed, and then I cut it into slices and spread it on a sheet of waxed paper, and freeze it. Then you can just take out something different every day. Also, instead of mixing cereal with milk, I mix it with pureed fruit. She also likes cream cheese., and I put it on 9 grain bread.
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Randi02
by Gold Member on Feb. 28, 2013 at 12:39 PM

No.

My kids eat whatever we do. I get a lot of my meal ideas on Pinterest, lately.

I do have regular meals that the kids love, such as potato leek soup for dinner - or french toast for breakfast- but they are all old enough to request them, it's not like I'm stuck in a rut.

LntLckrsCmQut
by on Feb. 28, 2013 at 12:48 PM

Well, you don't HAVE to eat breakfast food for breakfast.  My kids like asparagus and spinach, tomatoes with a pinch of sea salt and pepper, organic grits with shrimp and the list goes on.

chcon
by Bronze Member on Feb. 28, 2013 at 12:58 PM
At 13 months mine pretty much ate what we did, just cut up or mashed. Other than taking time to introduce new food, we did not have any sensitivities to foods - just one of the four has a peanut allergy (found out after he had part of a pb&j) but the others can still eat that.

Mine all love salads (though one dislikes cucumbers and another dislikes tomatoes) and stir fry especially with shrimp. And of course, everyone likes spaghetti (even the one who dislikes raw tomatoes). They also like grilled salmon and other fish (walleye and tilapia and various panfish). And they all enjoy tacos now as well.

We try to have something different once in a while but I know I get in a rut sometimes making the same things.
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MommyMitchy247
by Member on Feb. 28, 2013 at 3:46 PM

You can give her oatmeal (made with water) with raisins, a little maple syrup and apples.

A healthy snack would be celery sticks or maybe sweet potato chips. My kids love pineapple and watermelon.

Also, you could try giving her some mixed berries sprinkled with a little sugar (no more than a tablespoon)

My kids love nutella on whole wheat bread, but since Nutella isn't very healthy, I try not to give it to them more than once a week.

alexis_06
by AnnaLisa on Feb. 28, 2013 at 6:42 PM

 mine always just ate what i ate..and yes at times it seemed like it was the same thing over and over again..lol

atlmom2
by Platinum Member on Feb. 28, 2013 at 6:51 PM
I kept introducing new foods and same foods. Sooner or later they eat something new.
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