Over the past year as we
have worked with HiPP Organic as part of their #weanteam, Jelly Bean
has gone from a little baby experiencing his first tastes to a busy
toddler who munches on family meals with ease. From a little one who had just started crawling to an active walking toddler who races around on little adventures.
Now that he has
graduated from the Wean Team (so disappointed that we couldn’t make
the awesome party) and mastered weaning, we are now concentrating on
how to feed a toddler so that he is fed healthy, nutritious food to
keep him happy and healthy with lots of energy for his busy
adventures.
To support the Wean Team
as we move forward and our little ones become toddlers HiPP Organic’s
nutritionist Helen Gardiner has shared some advice and tips about
infant nutrition -
* Food refusal is a
normal part of toddler development - if you are worried take a look
at HiPP’s guide to feeding a fussy toddler
* The toddler diet needs
to provide relatively more energy and be more nutrient dense than an
adult’s
* Remember whilst
toddler’s are growing fast and have lots of organ and brain
development happening their stomachs are still relatively small. The
average toddler needs to eat roughly 95 kcal per g of body weight -
you can find out more information about toddler portion sizes here
* Provide small and
frequent healthy meals and snacks (3 meals and 2-3 nutritious snacks
per day) and adequate hydration
* Avoid giving too many
salty and sugary foods (and drinks)
* Give a daily vitamin
supplement with vitamins A, C and D - take a look here to find out
which vitamin supplements are best for your toddler
* Make mealtimes fun and
enjoyable, praising them when they eat well for encouragement
As Jelly Bean gets
older, getting bigger and stronger all the time, we will continue to
provide him with a range of healthy, nutritious meals and snacks. We
will encourage and praise him when he eats well and most of all make
mealtimes fun.
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