Meal Plans

January 4, 2008

Christina--What is he eating? What does he like? What would you like to try?

My daughter is also 14 months, and honestly, she's tried a bunch of things,

but she really doesn't eat that much as yet (I don't think). This will give

you an idea of what Abby eats:

Breakfast--usually a fruit or two (banana, grapes, melon, blueberries), and

some sort of gluten free grain product (raisin bread, homemade muffins, dry

cereal, pancakes, waffles, french toast)--she's sensitive to gluten (as I am).

snacks during the day, once or twice (we don't usually eat a formal lunch

here)-- usually GF crackers, with a bottle (soy formula--transitioning to

non-dairy milk, or juice, in a training cup). Just started to try a tiny bit of

nut butter (not peanut) on her crackers. So far, she isn't impressed.

Dinner--usually cooked veggies (she eats a wide variety of them), maybe tofu

cubes or brown rice, maybe a raw avocado (she likes the chunks--this was her

first food), maybe a taste of whatever we're eating, if I think she can

handle it. Trying beans, but she hasn't gone for them much yet. Most days,

she'll

have some fruit, too, but not every day. Depends on how much of everything

else she's had.

Abby will be raised vegan and gluten free. I have avoided giving her some of

the more allergenic fruits and veggies due to sensitivities I noticed when I

was nursing her, or as I've introduced things (like strawberries and

tomatoes and wheat). Any questions, just ask! Marilyn

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January 4, 2008

Hello! I am mom to a 14 month old who we are raising on a vegan diet.

I am struggling with his meals. He doesn't seem to want to eat much

and I get caught up in other things and feel like I need to spend more

time on meal planning. I'm thinking of creating a monthly plan

listing breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks - making sure he's

getting all he needs. I think I need to be more methodical about it.

Has anyone else created a plan like this? If so, would you mind

sharing it? I hate to reinvent the wheel, if something like this

already exists. I could always just update one that is for another

age too.

Thanks so much!

Christina

January 4, 2008

Thank you Marilyn! That is very helpful. Gabriel used to eat fruits and

veggies and loved avocado, but now the only things he really eats are pancakes,

bananas, pasta with soy meatballs, mac and cheeze made with nutritional yeast,

baked tofu and organic " natural " pop tart style pastries. I did get him to

drink a smoothie the other day, so will try to do more of those, but in general,

I just feel like he's not eating enough and certainly not enough variety. I am

a big " list " person, so I feel this need to have a chart of what he should be

eating so I can at least offer those things each day and know that I'm trying.

I haven't tried any nut butters yet, b/c I'm nervous about allergies. And he

doesn't eat crackers, but I will work to introduce those. I do give him some of

whatever we are eating, but he generally just throws everything off his tray.

And he will not allow us to feed him with a spoon at all anymore, so non-finger

foods are out.

Do you have any good muffin recipes you wouldn't mind sharing?

Again, thank so much!

Christina

sahmomof8

Fri, 4 Jan 2008 14:17:27 -0500

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