11 months...loves her milk more than anything else??

[queenbee]

Everyone is telling me that little ones at 1 year of age eat more solids and less milk. Hmmm...my DD eats this for the day:

6.00am - Breakfast - cereal
8.00am - 260ml milk (1/4 cow, 3/4 formula)
10.00am - Morning Tea - bikkie or fruit
12.00noon - Lunch - Mush
1.00pm - 260ml milk (1/4 cow, 3/4 formula)
2.30pm - Afternoon Tea - rusk or fruit
4.30pm - Dinner - sandwich and yoghurt
6.00pm - 260ml milk (1/4 cow, 3/4 formula)
9.30pm - 260ml milk (dreamfeed) (full formula)

She drinks so much milk, is anyone else's Bub doing that or has done that at 11 months? She really prefers her milk over her solids.

I am starting to give her a sandwich around 4.30pm instead of mush because she is not sleeping too well so just seeing if it is food related.

Thanks for your help!!

[Olive]

maybe give her dinner a little later say 5pm instead fo 4.30pm? and drop the dreamfeed.
have you tried pasta with vegie sauce for dinner? may fill her up

[queenbee]

Hi Jols, yeah I might do that. I am trying to cut out anything heavy around dinner to see if it is upsetting her sleeping pattern. But I might give her pasta tonight and cut out the dreamfeed. I really don't think she needs a dreamfeed at this age does she?

How about this (the ones I have bolded I have changed as per my last post)

6.00am - Breakfast – cereal with water
8.00am - 260ml milk (1/4 cow, 3/4 formula)
10.00am - Morning Tea - bikkie or fruit with water
12.00noon - Lunch - Mush with water
1.00pm - 260ml milk (1/4 cow, 3/4 formula)
2.30pm - Afternoon Tea – sandwich and yoghurt with water
5.00pm - Dinner – pasta/mashed vegetables and sauce with water
6.30pm - 260ml milk (1/4 cow, 3/4 formula)

And I will cut out the dreamfeed.

Anyone got any ideas for morning tea? Boring old bikkie is not really substantial enough (milk arrowroot), would love more ideas!!

[Olive]

not sure on the dream feed as DD never had them!!
sophies favourite meal is steamed vegies (what ever you have) pureed with a cheese sauce (or a little cream and avocado )over macoroni pasta

[queenbee]

ok I steamed up pumpkin/sweet potato/potato and broccoli this afternoon. added pureed chicken and apricot cook at home sauce and some pasta. will see how she goes tonight.

any other ideas anyone on morning tea? she's not a big fruit fan, plays with it more than anything

[Olive]

yogurt? chesse stick, mini muffins

[queenbee]

cheese sticks great. they are so expensive aren't they? i saw them in woolies today! mini muffins sounds nice too! good ideas! thanks xx

[Olive]

they are i actually dont buy them anymore i just cut off some from the block we have!!
i do mini apple and sultana, mini carrot, banana etc..

[queenbee]

sounds good! will have a go at those muffins. yes well the mashed vegetables mixed with sauce and pasta was not too popular, she ate about a 1/4 and then started dry reaching. might puree it instead like you said.

[ShootingStar]

The muffins are great! DS doesnt eat vegetables but have been making him carrot and zucchini mini muffins and he loves them!

Heres a recipe:
2 cups SR flour
2/3 cup caster sugar
1ts cinnamon
1 large or 2 small grated carrots
1 large grated zuchini
1/2 cup saltana or chopped dates or both

- mix all together in a bowl...

mix 100g melted butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk

-mix together..

Lightly mix dry and wet together put in mini muffin pans cook 180-200deg approx 15-20 mins.


Otherwise cheese and crackers, dried fruits, grapes..

[queenbee]

Thanks heaps Kellxx for that recipe, will give it a go!

[Gigi]

i thought until they were one, milk WAS the main source of nutrition

i keep being told "until they are one, food is for fun" (as in, experimentation and learning).

what your DD is having per day, sounds a great balance to me.

[queenbee]

Thanks Gigi.

Jols, cut out the dreamfeed last night and she slept right through until 5am this morning! How weird is that!

[Olive]

glad it worked out!! hope for the same tonight!!

[queenbee]

jols, has slept through last 4 nights!