Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Meal Times for 14-Month Toddler in Malaysia

These days, I check out a lot of parenting websites in the Net. "Making food enjoyable" by Dr. Norimah caught my attention today.

These are her tips.

Let your child feed himself with his own special set of child-friendly utensils.


My toddler sat on a IKEA high chair while holding his own set of plastic utensils

Don't let mealtimes drag on and on - 30 minutes is good enough.

Don't force, threaten or bribe your child to eat. Instead, be patient and encouraging.



Most of the time, my son is very cooperative during meal times

The nutritionist also emphasized of having enough fats for the toddlers. Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids are the recommended essential fatty acids. The intake should be 27-38 grammes per day. It's said that the Omegas ensure proper brain and central nervous system development.

Let's have a look at his Nestle's Nan 3 Pro label.


My son drinks at least 36 ounces of milk per day with estimated 42 grammes of fat. That's more than the recommended 38 grammes per day! But my son doesn't look fat. Probably he burns too much fat with all running and climbing around the house.



Does he look fat?

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