Toddler Meals

We have decided to take away bottles from the kids and introduce toddler meals... so far things have been going so smoothly! I really wanted to take away the bottles before they got too attached and I'm so glad I did. With the bottles away, we also removed all the binkies from the house (not that they were using them), but also all of the baby toys and stored them away.

The kids are at about 20oz of milk each per day (which is right at the normal mark) and have been eating 3 small meals and 2 snacks. Of course we have days where we are SUPER hungry and others where we only want milk, but the transition has been a lot better than I anticipated. Our toddler meals consist of a main item (such as grilled chicken/quesadilla/pasta/eggs), a vegetable (corn/broccoli/salad/peas/carrots) and a fruit (blueberries/peaches/banana). Snacks depend on where we are, but always keep those tummies full until their next meal (smoothie/granola bar/organic whole milk yogurt with spinach/mandarin oranges). These kids eat better than we do! We're even working on our motor skills and getting those spoons to our mouths; between throwing our bowls and plates on the ground for the dogs to lick up!