Too much food!!?? 🍽

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Hi ladies, I'm worried my daughter doesn't know when she's full, and instead will keep going until she has to stop because the food is all gone. Is anyone happy to share pics of the portion size your March baby is eating and whether they eat it all, or just pick at it? 
This was my daughters dinner last night. I do normally prepare fresh food but have a lot of overtime going on at work, so this week has been hectic! She was lucky to get fed really 😉
She ate everything, not a crumb was left:
200g (7oz) of sausage, mash, peas and onion gravy. 
120g (4.2oz) of apple cinnamon rice pudding. 
And a whole banana. Not a kids sized snack banana, a whole regular size banana. 
Plus then she went to bed with a 7oz of milk 30 minutes later.

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My daughter eats a lot. The only time you should be concerned is if she’s eating so much and gaining a ton of weight or if she eats until she throws up and then continues to eat after. My sister ate until she threw up as a baby and then would go back to eating. When she was 13, they found a tumor on her thyroid and they found out she had hyperthyroidism. So she could eat and not feel full or gain weight.

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my daughter eats a ton 😂
breakfast: usually a full bowl of oatmeal and a cup of milk and cup of mixed fruit plus 1/2 a slice of peanut butter toast 
snack: Halo orange
lunch: Mac and cheese, hot dog, half a cup of green beans, half a cup of fruit
snack: veggie sticks and apple sauce
dinner: serving of beef stroganoff, buttered bread, 1/2 cup corn, full cup of milk
water throughout the day. I'm convinced I'm feeding a teenage boy lol

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I honestly wish my daughter had this problem. We are on the opposite side of the spectrum. For lunch she had about half of a chicken tender and half (that's a generous estimate) of a small corn bread muffin with grape jelly. That's the most she has eaten during a meal of table food ever. Usually 2 or 3 bites and she won't eat anymore.

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My child is a bottomless pit at almost 15 months lol it’s insane. I think they are just growing and fueling their bodies. Lots of growth spurts and mental changes. I’m happy to see him eat bc he didn’t eat much the whole 12 months then around 13 months it was on. He had low iron too. Praying this means it’s changed bc I’ve been a terrible mother and not giving his iron drops 🙈

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My 15 month old ate two dinners tonight - his (a medium size bowl of rice, fish, and green veggies), and an hour later some of my dinner as well (he has half a. Apple sauce, 6 bites of tofu, five medium flowers of broccoli, and 4 bites of carrot... along with 1/2 a graham cracker.  I think he is in a growth spurt though.  He only finished 2 oz of his milk though.

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My son will be 16 months old in a couple of Days. He weighs just under 25 lbs. I think he is 32 inches tall (according to his last check up). He is still not walking, but takes baby steps and crawls everywhere so he is pretty active. He will eat 1 1/2 eggs and a go-gurt for breakfast. Or 1 whole banana and about 1/4 cup of dry cereal. If I buy a $1 Kroger brand frozen pizza...he will eat about 1/4 of that and maybe 1/4 cup of cottage cheese with it. If I make chicken nuggets....the most he will eat is 2. (I just think it isn't his favorite). I usually feed him about 5-6 small meals a day. 3 main meals and 1-2 snack times a day. The snack time may be 1/4 cup of gold fish crackers and a caprisun pouch drink. Or may be go-gurt and half an avocado. However he likes to also have a bite of whatever I am having too (even if it is the exact same meal)...he will eat and eat and eat. He won't stop eating, but I can tell when he is getting full bc he will slow way down. When he starts to slow down or starts to throw his food on the floor is when we take it away bc we know he is done and just eating bc he is bored (so he starts to play with his food and throw it off his plate) at that point.

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Thanks ladies, good to know other toddlers are eating like this 😄

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I sometimes worry the same thing, some days it's a relief when she leaves something!
Typical day for us is as follows:
3oz whole milk 
Breakfast: porridge, or cereal or toast with greek yoghurt and a portion of fruit (a banana, an orange, a steamed apple or equivalent portion of berries, grapes, melon etc.)
Snack: a slice of toast or some breadsticks or drop scones or similar
Lunch: a sandwich/toastie, some protein (a portion of grated cheese or ham or similar), salad vegetables (a tomato, some cucumber)
Snack: a piece of fruit or rice cakes or similar
Dinner: a big portion of whatever we're having (maybe 2/3 of what we eat?). She loves spag bol, risotto, chilli, curries, meat and two veg, etc. Anything and everything?
5oz whole milk before bed.
We did baby led weaning so she's always fed herself so we just try to trust that she knows best how much she needs.

Too much food!!?? 🍽

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