Looking at the charts, this is a tad underweight for her height, is this right? How much can you trust these charts?
Do I need to fatten her up? If so, how?
She doesn't eat meat (have tried - just doesn't like it - even nuggets), dairy (lactose intollerant) and so far, I haven't been able to make eggs in a way she'll eat them (but I have cooked them into savoury muffins and etc and she'll eat them if she can't see or taste them).
I am vegan, so the meat thing isn't going to happen (and during this pregnancy I can hardly handle seeing it LOL), but I am all for upping her calories in other ways.
Breakfast is usually Weetbix with commerical Soymilk (the kids type with all the added vitamins and etc) and a serve of fruit. I think this needs some variety.
Lunch and afternoon tea is what daycare provides...am having a hard time getting a copy of their menu from them! Afternoon tea, from what I have seen, is things like fruit and rice cakes, vegemite quartered sandwiches.
Dinner is made by me and at the moment (until I see what she gets for lunch) and always has some fruit, some veg and some source of protein. Today for example was Pasta in a creamy sauce (with corn, peas, carrots, green beans, onion and asian greens in it), a savoury muffin (spinach, egg and mixed veg in) and a whole apple but usually it's a lot more varied than that...I was a bit lazy when packing it up last night!
Evening snack is sometimes some soymilk (about 130ml, very seldom, she just doesn't finish it) and whatever she picks of the fruitbowl/out of the fridge - grapes, apple, banana, cucumber, tomato, whatever really. Tonight she's had a tiny bit of milk, 1.5 bananas, a strawb and 4 or 5 watercrackers (that I had leftover on my plate).
Of course there is water during the day whenever she wants it too.
She'll eat any fruit or veg under the sun (as long as I prepare it in the correct toddler way LOL) and is very active - doesn't look like a sallow vegetarian or anything, but I have been a tad concerned about her calorie and nutrient intake (B12 and Calcium, mainly).
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