I look after an 11 month old baby who has been more or less BLW.
As an example, his food today consisted of; 5am - bottle of formula, 7.30am - readybrek and a beaker of water, 9am - 6oz formula, 10.30am - quarter of an apple, a soft dried apricot and a rice cake (didn't really eat much of this sucked it, nibbled it, chucked it on the floor!) lunch - pasta, tomato sauce, grated cheese, olives, cucumber sticks, plain yoghurt and beaker of water, 1.30pm - 4oz formula, 3pm - breadsticks and hummus, 5.30pm - chicken, veggies and rice, fruit, water, bedtime - formula.
I don't really have any concerns about what he eats, he's a good weight, healthy and happy. He's very enthusiastic about eating and when you put food in front of him he tucks in with great gusto, however his parents see this enthusiasm as him being starving hungry and I'm constantly questioned about when his last snack was, what has he eaten, how much etc. I came back to work today after the long weekend to be told that they want him to have 3 or 4 snacks a day as well as meals as they are concerned he's hungry.
I'm at a loss as to how I can fit in more snacks and I genuinely don't think he is hungry. Does this diet sound ok for an 11 month old? A lot of what is offered does end up on the floor but he can feed himself pretty well and does seem to know when he's had enough.
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How many snacks does your 11 month old have during the day?
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NannyR · 03/04/2013 20:39
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