This week's menu

Thought it might be useful to post my son's menu over the last week. I know that I would find it useful when menu planning to see what other people feed their children -

Monday B = 6oz milk, mango and yoghurt.

L = Chicken Casserole and mash

T = Hummus and Pitta Bread

Bedtime= 6 oz milk

Tuesday: B = 6OZ milk, 2 wheetabix

L = Macaroni cheese, Stewed apple and custard

T = Ham sandwiches and salad

Bedtime= 6 oz milk

Wednesday: B = 6 0z milk, cheerios

L = Roast chicken dinner, Jelly

T = Scrambled egg on toast

Bedtime= 6 oz milk

Thursday: B = 6oz milk, 2 wheetabix

L= Chicken and veg pie with mash, Rice pudding

T = Vegetable soup

Friday: B = 60z milk, banana and toast

L = Lentil soup

T = Muffin with cottage cheese

With regards to snacks, I don't generally give them as 3 meals tend to be enough for him. He sometimes gets them if we are at a toddler group or out and about.

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A better weekend

I'm pleased to report that my son has had a much better weekend foodwise. I was getting really paranoid after his childminder said he was an amazing eater. His favourite foods that we make at the moment are croquettes, patties or veggie burgers. I think he likes the consistency of them. Got a great recipe for spinach and sundried tomato croquettes which even me and his dad enjoy.

Found a way of getting him to eat more veggies - mixing them with mash. He loves mash potato so I just cook up some veggies until they're really soft and disguise them in the mash. Works a treat!

We went to a Baby Sensory party at the weekend. Healthy eating went out the window once he saw all the cakes and sandwiches - he's a real carbs boy just like his dad. It's amazing how fast he can eat when given biscuits or cakes!

Also positive is the fact that he's started eating properly with a spoon. I thought it would be useful to encourage with a new baby on the way - the more independent he is, the better really.

Only problem that emerged this weekend, is that he's suddenly decided that he hates napping in his cot during the day. Definitely need to sort this before my due date - I'll need the rest!

Fussy snacker

Just thought I'd share LO's fussiness today. Some days everything has to be so precise. I've been trying to encourage him to eat cheese for ages and today he did! At a playgroup, they served tiny cubes that were so small you could hardly see them but he ate them. I also tried to give him a piece of satsuma but you'd think I'd given him a piece of liver! My friend's baby also pulled a rather disgusted face too. He ate his lunch which was a miracle. I gave him spinach and sundried tomato croquette with mashed potato (containing cunningly disguised courgette which I had whizzed into a puree). He loved it. Found some chocolate and raisin organic bars for a snack. i don't normally give too many treats but I fancied a coffee and a cake. He'd play merry hell if he didn't get some of my cake so I got him one of these bars which definitely distracted him. At dinner time, I made the mistake of giving him jacket potato with the skin on - never again - I now have a potato skin collage on my wall!

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First blog

Hello, this is my first ever blog. I decided to start writing a blog as a way of venting my frustration with my fussy eating toddler and also as a way to preserve my sanity when my maternity leave starts (again). I started weaning with the intention of having the healthiest. least picky child ever but that hasn't exactly happened. I began with a combination of baby-led and puree weaning which worked wonderfully at first. However, now I seem to spend most my evenings picking up food which has been thrown all over the floors or wall.

Keep reading as I share my experiences and tips

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