How much food do babies need?
Guys I’m really really struggling with my LOs meals. How much breakfast, lunch and dinner do you give? Do they have a lot or small quantities. I’m just not sure if I’m giving enough. At the moment my baby only has breakfast and dinner. Help!
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She has a bowl or 2 of porridge with mashed banana and cinnamon. She doesn’t have a morning snack because she eats well at breakfast.
Lunch is a wrap, cucumber sticks, tomatoes, yoghurt and fruit or some variation of that
Dinner would be like ikea plate sized. If it’s pasta, she will clear it. Anything else is hit and miss
It’s generally against advice but if your child doesn’t seem to eat big portions I’d be inclined to offer 6 small meals instead of 3 big ones. Think what you’d serve in a day and break it up so that you know they’re getting balanced options.
All babies needs are different and they don’t need as much as we think. If your baby is gaining weight, seems healthy and happy don’t worry - just continue to offer food at mealtimes without placing pressure on them
Are you concerned with weight etc?
Wow that seems so much more than my LO eats. Do you give her milk too?
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