What should I feed her?
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It's sounds to me you were doing the right thing. Your sister is WRONG. Carrots and water for dinner, that is borderline child abuse.
Have a family dinner. If you make meat, potatoes (rice or beans) and a veg or salad, give your daughter small portions and then a small dessert, then you are doing the correct thing.
Moderation is the key. Give her snacks of carrots, crackers, cheeses, Apple and other fruits and veggies.
Also, watch the Wiggles with her and dance to the music. It is also good exercise for you.
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Have you talked to her dr. about this? I would wait and see what he says about it before putting her on any type of diet other than a very balanced one. She needs to be trying foods from all of the food groups. Is she walking yet? I think they tend to slim down as they become more mobile. I have a son about the same age. I'm trying to give him healthy foods, but from all of the food groups. I recently did a yahoo search for toddler serving sizes & read about how much they should be eating at their age. Good luck.
For one thing you should NEVER EVER put a BABY on a diet!!! You gave her ONLY carrots? Starving your baby like that will cause problems with mental function and development. They NEED a certain amount of fat in their diet to thrive and grow. You are starving your baby and her brain by doing this. I hope for her sake you are still giving her formula or breastmilk. give her time to grow out of the baby fat the more in the next year she Will get more active and lose weight as long as you just give her a well rounded healthy diet
my 1 year old likes eggs, salads, rice, and lots of fruit
A child in the first year of life, and probably in the second year as well, is in an enviable position - at least from the point of view of parents who miss their daily steak and eggs. Not only are fat and cholesterol not hazardous to a baby's health, they're believed to be essential for proper growth and for development of the brain and the rest of the nervous system. In additin, skim and low fat milks are not appropriate fare for infants because their high ratio of protein to far and high sodium levels put too great a strain on the kidneys.
The National Heart Foundation of Australia, preferring to err on the side of caution, does not recomend restrictions on fats in a child's diet until the age of five. This however, is not carte blanche to feed baby all the junk food you like.
Lack of sound scientific evidence makesit difficult to say precisely how much fat is too much or not enough in childhood. Moderation probably makes the most sense.
Though it may not be necessary, or even wise to strictly limit your baby's intake of fat and cholesterol, it is neccessary to be sure that the eating habits he develops now will lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating. Studies show that pre-schoolers in the US are already beginning to get buildups in their arteries of the artheroscleotic plaque that leads to heart disease in adulthood, and by the age of four, the average American child has a blood cholesterol level as high as an adult's and much higher than levels in childrens in countries where heart disease is uncommon.
Ban the butter: If your baby becomes accustomd to bread, pancakes, vegetables, fish and other foods without added butter now, he wont have to undergo the ordeal of trying to cut back later. And if, when he's older, he wants to butter his bread or butter'saute his broccoli, a smidgen will doubtless satisfy.
Forgo the frying: Fried foods aren't good for anyone - little children included. Serve or oder baked potato instead of fries for your baby (and the rest of your family), broil the chicken instead of frying it, pan fry the rish in a non stick fry pan, or bake it in the oven.
Be choosy with your cheese: High in protein and calcium, hard cheeses such as Swiss, Gouda, Mozzarella, and Cheddar would be a balanced diet's best friend - it it weren't ffor their very high saturated far and cholesterol counts, high even for babies, for whom a diet moderately high in cholesterol appears necessary. So look for the lower fat cheeses (such as part-skim mozzarella, or other skim cheese)
Source(s):
'What to expect the first year' by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway - a book I highly recommend buying. Had what to expect in toddler years as well.
A parenting forum: http://www.createforum.com/phpbb/index.php?mforum=babywishes
I think you should ask your doctor about her weight. Of course I think every child should eat healthier and have balanced meals, but I also share my food with my one and a half year old son. Just make sure she is getting enough of a balanced diet, and treats are okay. I was watching a program on child nutrition and diets are not good. Just help her eat healthy. Flavor shouldn't be off limits. My son loves bananas, plumes, oranges and he even likes salad. See what your doctor suggests. I also would like to applaud you for asking advice, even though you'll get snippy answers, you've given me courage to seek answers to my own question. thanks toddlers should not lose weight they should just slow down the rate of gaining she needs to continue to get proper nutrition cuz her developing body needs it limit her dairy intake no more than 2 servings a day try to give her calcium in things like brocoli that have no fat cut out the sugar she dont need it give her nothing to drink but water juice is loaded with sugar not good for the weight or the teeth really encourage her to exercise even if she cant walk yet due to the weight pot her un an exersaucer lots or a bouncer to build stregnth and burn calories at the same time maybe go back to baby food but for older babies give her a little of a lot to make sure she gets the neccessary nutrition good luck
Babies do not need to lose weight. WIC and other agencies can provide guidelines for how much and of what solid foods a year old baby should be eating. Make meal times pressure free and offer a variety of good, healthy foods. Sodas, processed foods, and a lot of the packaged foods marketed for "kids" have poor nutrition (very calorie packed for littel nutrition compared with fresh, whole foods) is and can contribute to health problems, including obesity.
My suggestions: Make up a tray of foods for the day or to cover a few days time. As the day goes on, offer different things from the tray. (Meals and snack times.) If you are going out, bring portions of food with you. The foods I made for my daugther included: cut up vegetables like carrots (cooked), sweet potato sticks (boiled or baked), small pieces of broccoli, peas, corn, small strips of sweet peppers, small pieces of meat, applesauce (no sugar added kind), small pieces of fruits, couscous (flavored), rice, pieces of mushroom, etc. All her baby food was made fresh. There are lots of good cookbooks for infants and toddler with ideas. Offering a variety gives the child choice, but also- pick the variety absed on what you know your daugther will eat and then throw in an extra new one or one that she has refused before, but have it availble in case she changes her mind.
I don't know what you mean by "pretyy big". Babies grow at very different rates. If youa re truely concerned about your daugthers weight, talk with her physician.
Leila
Birth and Postpartum Doula
talking to her doctor is the best thing to do . she is at an age where she needs to learn to feed herself .make sure you are not feeding her empty calorie foods like chips , cheesies , candy bars etc. your child needs 2-3 servings of milk daily homo milk is better for brain development than 2% make sure the water you are giving her is not replacing the milk she does need . My boys were and according to the growth chart are still big for their age.(My 4yr old=40lbs,my 2yr old=33lbs,& my 10 mos. old=23lbs)Does your daughter walk? My boys slimmed down alot when they started walking.If she walking maybe you should try cutting back on how much instead of what she eats or don't feed her late.I'm sure she's fine though.
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