Hi all Iām 31, have been a vegetarian most of my life and a vegan since 2013. I just had my first baby in January and he is a BIG (already a little over 21lbs!) healthy, happy boy with an ever increasing appetite for solids. He now comes crawling over whenever Iām making food/eating. Heās doing great with food and loves all kinds of fruits, veggies, greens (finely chopped or in smoothies), whole grains, beans.... you name it and he eats it. Hasnāt rejected a single food yet. I know this is an important age for instilling healthy eating habits for life and want to get this right.
Iām kind of a habitual āgrazerā myself. I donāt really eat full meals very often, more nibble here and there throughout the day. A good portion of my diet is raw (I was on an all raw diet for several years until the cost got too much), though I donāt mind cooking. I donāt really know if nibbling all day long is a healthy way to feed a growing child or not. Iāve been breastfeeding on demand, but should I also be feeding solids on demand too? Or I should be striving to sit and eat 3 regular, complete meals a day with him and offer snacks if he wants them? Any insight how other parents are doing it would be helpful
Iām kind of a habitual āgrazerā myself. I donāt really eat full meals very often, more nibble here and there throughout the day. A good portion of my diet is raw (I was on an all raw diet for several years until the cost got too much), though I donāt mind cooking. I donāt really know if nibbling all day long is a healthy way to feed a growing child or not. Iāve been breastfeeding on demand, but should I also be feeding solids on demand too? Or I should be striving to sit and eat 3 regular, complete meals a day with him and offer snacks if he wants them? Any insight how other parents are doing it would be helpful