Baby Food

Question: Hi. im curious, what is your schedule for your toddlers meals/snacks?

(Posted by: onelove1075 on 2010-02-26 08:24:53)

My dd is 17 months old. im not looking for what they eat more like WHEN they eat. dd wakes between 8- 9am, eats breakfast around 9- 930. she goes to bed around 10- 11. i know, i know its very late but its literally a difference of going to bed at a "decent " hour and waking up all night or going late and sleeping straight thru til usually 9am. she naps from about 1- 3 or 2- 4. depending on the day sometimes its a little bit later. when or how far apart do you guys do meals/ snacks. sometimes i feel like shes eating every 2 hours. breakfast say 9 small snack 1130 lunch 1ish snack around 4ish dinner 7. she eats balanced meals/ snacks so im not really worried about what she eats im just curious how often you guys feed them. thanks so much....

Posted by: proudmommy2 on 2010-02-26, 08:45:58

I feel like i feed my son all the time too--he's 24 months. He usually wakes up around 8:30 and has breakfast...I give him a snack around 10:30. Lunch at 12:30ish... Snack around 2:00. Then naptime if im lucky lol He'll ususally wake up from his nap at 5:00 and he gets a snack. Dinner around 6:30-7:00. And usually 2 snacks before bedtime which is around 11:00 for us too!! Now that im looking at it, maybe i do feed him alot! lol But he's tall and skinny so I guess its not too much. The only way I can tell when he doesn't want anything is when he tells me no..But if i give it to him and he eats it, then i figure he's hungry! Plus the snacks I give him are small--crackers, fruit snacks, goldfish, grapes, etc.. I'm sure the schedule you have for your little girl is fine too...As long as she seems healthy, you're doing a good job!

Posted by: ms holli on 2010-02-26, 08:28:59

My son is also 17 months, he wakes around 8am, has something to eat around 8:15, then again around 10am, he'll have lunch at 12pm, have some snacks between 12 and 5, have supper at 5- 5:30 and have a few more snacks before bed (10pm), his snacks are usually grapes, cheese, yogurt, toddler puffs, crackers etc.

Posted by: Fabulous Mommy on 2010-02-26, 08:43:20

My son is 3.5. Mon - fri he attends Montessori school 9-noon. So he eats breakfast about 8:15/ 30 then at about 9:45 they eat snack at school. He eats lunch when he gets home about 12:30. Another snack sometime before dinner (no set time). Dinner is served 6 or 6:30. Bedtime 8pm, I'm very strict with his bedtime so he can get up in time to eat breakfast and for school.

Posted by: Oreo on 2010-02-26, 09:09:00

As long as she isnt eating candy,ice cream, etc the times frequency doesnt matter. My son wakes up at 7 and has breakfast at 7:30 then a snack at 10 or 1030 then lunch at around 12:30 or 2.. then a snack at about 4 and dinner at 7.. now inbetween he likes fruits cheeses, crackers etc. I just make sure he eats small portions of everything since he likes to eat and is has alot of activities to do

Posted by: Paula Christine on 2010-02-26, 09:26:45

My 15 month old daughter wakes up around 6:30 am or so and eats breakfast during the week around 7:00 am. She has a snack at 9:30 am, lunch around 11:30 and then snack again at 3:00 at daycare, and then eats dinner around 5:30 - 6:00 at home. I usually tend to stick to the same schedule on the weekends too. She is in bed by 7:30 pm. Her snacks usually consist of cheese/ crackers, fruit, Arrowroot cookies, etc. and then she eats 3 big meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. She usually naps from about 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.