Breakfast was a fairly impressive quarter of an onion bagel with cream cheese, a handful of grapes and 2oz of fruit smoothie.
Lunch wasn't likely to be big as it was another day where she ate in a childcare situation, so she was far too preoccupied to eat. However, she still managed a quarter of a ham sandwich and a large handful of blueberries.
And despite this mountain of food, Bean still managed 3 potato wedges, two tablespoons of peas, carrots and sweetcorn, a tiny bit of pizza and half a pear!
It was enough food to be something of a "wtf?" moment. Perhaps, at 13months, we'd turned a corner and Bean's intake of food and my expectations had finally reached a happy consensus? What a lovely thought!
So today's internal discussion didn't centre so much around "was she eating enough" as "was a fruit smoothie a suitable food"? On the one hand, it's generally recommended that pure fruit juices should be watered down for kids; but on the other, fruit purees are considered ideal. And as a smoothie is literally just blended fruit, what is the difference between that and a puree? I decided there was no difference, and ever since Bean figured out how to do this:
...smoothies have been a great way to get fruit and liquid into her! (And yes, I know that's pure orange juice, but she stole it from me so it's baby-led!)
It's been brilliant actually. We haven't had a single hard poo since Bean discovered straws because her fluid intake has shot through the roof. It meant we've had to invest in a load more straw beakers as we only had one (bought along with a thousand other types when trying to find something she'd drink from), but it's also made things simpler when out and about if we've forgotten a cup for her.
This is the large Nuby one we've got, which is great as it has a cover for the straw. But we also have the smaller versions as they're easier to handle, as well as Tesco own-label insulated ones.
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