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

White cilantro rice, sweet corn, pork, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, sour cream, and guacamole

how do I feed my almost 2 yr old so that he’ll frickin eat and I don’t potentially traumatize him and alter his relationship w food🤦🏽‍♀️

When going to a restaurant do you give your baby restaurant food? For context, I’m going out for lunch with a friend this week and my baby isn’t really a massive fan of pouches. Where I’m going there is a kids menu but I’m assuming it’s aimed more at bigger kids so would contain some salt? There’s some things on t...

What sausages are best for my 11 month old?

The moms who did start purées what are your babies eating? She’s had sweet potato, carrots (she was not a fan), peas, and zucchini.

My Lo used to eat well, not great but I was satisfied. but from last month she’s just refusing everything. I am most of the time in kitchen preparing alternatives and planning what will interests my toddler.. I prepare 3-4 options and all are rejected. I’m so tired. I keep her away from junk and sweets. She was born...

So my toddler seems to have a poor appetite at the moment, am a bit worried he’s got low iron levels. I try my best to offer my toddler foods with iron in everyday, for example we had beef stew for tea today, I put onions, carrots, swede and potatoes in, he did try the beef but wasn’t keen for some reason, but did ...

Please could you share your daily routines around food and what/how often you’re offering food to babies? Just a little background my baby is EBF and has CMPA so I am dairy free. My baby gains weight very slowly, probably around 14lbs. He has wet and dirty nappies but is dropping centiles. I feel like I can’t physic...

How would you react to your MIL secretly feeding solids to your 4 month old baby? I don’t mind my baby having tasters of very soft food but since my MIL has known I give my baby tasters, she has been consistently giving different food behind my back - like softening toast / crumpet / croissants. This is not ok??? ...

My boy started eating alone at 8 months however at 11 months my mum introduced cartoons while i was away. Now he wont eat without a cartoon on. I’ve been strict for 4 days and dont put anything on for him. He doesnt eat alone its got to be me feeding him. He wont eat most of the time without entertainment. I’m 29 ...

My daughter has become so so fussy! only wants plain foods, I can barely get her to eat any vegetables. She’ll have broccoli, maybe peas but won’t touch anything else. She doesn’t like hard carrots / peppers or any salad (she used to) she likes chicken, she won’t have porridge or eggs for breakfast anymore, only toa...

How old was everyone’s baby when they started to wean then? Iv been giving my little girl pure pouches only half a pouch and baby rice/porridge since she was 4 months?

Not sure how or where to start so any advice is greatly appreciated! My little one is 6mo can you give me some recipes/ snacks or foods that are okay for him!

Anyone else's little one sucking there hand like crazy? She isn't hungry, she will knock her dummy out of her mouth to suck her hand instead

My 2 year is not eating when I make her food anymore. I am try to switch up foods, but she refuses to try. Should I just wait until she begs for food because she will eventually be hungry. Is this a stage they go through? 😩

My little one has never really taken to solids, around 8 months he did start eating a bit more, but it's drastically dropped. He's one now and most days will maybe have one or two teaspoons of something and that's it. We offer three meals a day and tried all sorts of foods/ways of serving it. Also tried reducing m...

Has anyone gave their baby the thin rice cake snacks before 6 months? I want to give it to my baby who will be 6 months in a couple of weeks but I’m kinda nervous he will still choke on it

My LB will be 6 months in 2 weeks, I am a 2nd time mum but my first I was advised to wean from 4 months due to ebf and feeding for 50 minutes. I must add I don't and didn't intend to wean 2nd till 6 months. But I'm wondering if these are signs that he's still hungry. My LB sits unassisted and has good neck control s...

My little one hasn’t been eating properly for 3 weeks now! I’m running out of ideas and the only thing she’ll eat is Greek yoghurt 😢 Any tips?

Anyone’s little one just not interested in food and never really has been? At the minute she does have a cold so she literally won’t eat anything soon as you put it near her she turns her head away still drinking milk as normal. Worried because from a year meals are supposed to be their main nutrition my health vi...