Community Posts, Tips & Support on Children's Health & Nutrition

What kind of food are you guys giving your babies for packed lunches during childcare? Right now we just give a jar of puree. I'd like to pack her more food since she's starting to eat more solids but I'm not sure what.

Hi! I need some meals for my 9 month old. I’ve introduced her to pancakes, waffles, eggs, yogurt, chicken, rice, bread (toast), bananas (she hates the feeling of them). I just need some ideas so I can make a menu for the week and try to particularly figure out what she likes. Or what she can have. She has 2 teeth on...

We went out to eat and my in laws didn't finish their food. They were adamant for my husband to eat it, but he's no longer interested in helping them finish their food because they're grown adults and need to start eating food they order. MIL said let's pack it and then made a comment that the little one (my eldes...

What are some influencers/blogs/chefs you follow who give you good inspo for feeding you little one?

My little girls been having Ella’s kitchen pouches for about a week I’m yet to find what one she likes and she seems to hate all of them she pulls the most horrific faces and is not interested at all what do I do know do I keep going with the pouches until I find one she likes?

My daughter is 21 months old and she is really picky when it comes to food and she just messes around and not eat any food then it just goes to waste she has been like this for last few days me and my partner have tried everything to get her to eat but nothing works please help

I have a 10 month old baby girl about to be 11 months on the 30th. I’ll get to the point I need advice on what to feed my girl because she is refusing purées refuses rice cereal only wants milk (formula) what can I feed her? I’ve given her actual rice and beef broth, eggs, grits, and a couple other things.

Can I ask what yoghurts you guys are giving your babies? The ones I’ve been giving aren’t the healthiest and have too much sugar so I need to find an alternative, thanks!

mamas, who else toddlers aren't eating much, has gone really fussy when it comes to food

My 3 year old only eats dry foods… like cereal, crisps, crackers, biscuits etc I hate that all he eats is unhealthy stuff But he’s grossed out by other textures or how rice is all little bits. I remember being like this as a kid and my mum food force me to eat .. which I’m not doing to my son as I have a very unhea...

Sorry if it’s a stupid question, Can my 9 months have a tin of soup? Obv they can but is it bad for them? I don’t always have time to make homemade soup so just wondering

Hey everyone! I’m finding the idea of weaning really really overwhelming & I have absolutely no idea why?! There’s sooo many different recommendations and I thought weaning was literally just a couple of spoonfuls of purée yet I’m seeing people on TikTok feeding their 6 month olds full on meals and I just feel lik...

Hi what can I use for a pasta sauce for my 7 month old, she’s been eating since 4 months due to milk issues and I feel like she’s getting bored of puree now and tried a jar with little pasta stars but I how would I make my own one without it being too much for her tummy?

Hey how many times a day are you feeding your little ones food? I do once or twice and have just been doing purées so far but my son doesn’t happily open his mouth for food I have to force the purees in his mouth :(

Do you pre load the spoon/fork and then they feed themselves once it's full? If not, how did you encourage them to do it themselves. My little one refuses, or just uses it to play with his food.

How do you serve avocado to your babies please ? I need ideas 😃

My almost 3yo LO likes to run around and get into anything and everything in between bites. It’s exhausting. 1. No longer using booster on chair with the straps bc she hated it 2. Tried booster pillow and she likes it but will still climb down and run around 3. Tried timing meals better to make sure she was hung...

If I tell my kids to eat all there dinner or no cookies and my daughter does not like eating she only like sweets so she told me she didn’t want to eat because she wasn’t hungry but wants cookies and I said no because she didn’t eat ? I be feeling so bad but idk

If you have a pic please share or spoonfuls amount of things like rice etc Like what does a full meal look like? How do you gauge what’s enough? I don’t know if I’m doing this right. He is 11 months and breastfeeds before naps and bed so 3 times but it’s not like a full bottle. Should he be having mainly milk unti...

Anyone else’s baby only eating fruits for breakfast and lunch? I can’t get my 17 month old to eat anything but fruits. 😭 she’ll have some Mac n cheese for dinner but that’s about it. I don’t think she’s teething either.