Toddlers
These are suggestions provided by Jan who managed her son Zachary's diet as a toddler/preschooler. She would choose one item below to feed him about every 2 hours. She also suggests putting the food in a small container to make it seem like more. Thanks Jan!
| Fruits & Vegetables | Crackers & Whole Grains | Sweets |
| Celery Sticks 3-4 two inch pieces |
Graham Crackers 1/4 of entire cracker |
Diet Jello 1/4 cup with fruit pieces, i.e., very small orange pieces cut from two sections of orange |
| Baby Carrots 4-5 pieces |
Saltines 1 broken into 2 pieces |
Frozen Favored Ice Icee 2-3 tablespoons in a plastic restaurant condiment container |
| Red and Green Pepper 4 slices |
Pretzels 4 pieces- small airplane size |
Ice Chips 1/2 cup, flavored with watered down juice poured over, instead of syrup |
| Strawberries 2 small, each cut in half |
Cheerios or Whole Grain Cereal Not sweetened, limit 8 pieces |
Popcorn 1/2 cup popped or 6-8 pieces; no salt or butter |
| Melon 4 chunks |
Cookie |
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| Oranges 2 sections cut into pieces |
Gummie Bears, Fish, Fruits, etc. 2 small pieces |
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| Apple 3 slices cut into multiple pieces and put in a small container to look like more) |
Cewable Vitamin C. Two 100mg tablets |
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| Apple Sauce 1/8 to 1/4 cup |
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| Frozen Blueberries 5 pieces |
Tip: You can always stay hydrated with juice or water with added lemon and splenda for taste. |
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| Dried Veggies 10 pieces |
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| Dried Fruit pieces 3-4 one inch size pieces |
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| Lettuce 4 leaves with spritz of vinaigrette dressing |
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| Cherry Tomatoes 2-3 |
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| Prune 1 seedless per day |
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| Raisins 5-8 |
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| Pickles 1 baby dill cut into pieces, or slices 6 slices |
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| Olives 2-3 |