Munchkin Meals
| December 6, 2012 | Posted by Madeline @ Food, Fitness, and Family under Munchkin Meals |
My daughter is a garbage disposal. Seriously. She eats the same amount of food as many 7 year olds. Recently I have noticed an increase in our grocery bill to keep her satiated. Her pediatrician said her weight is right on track with her height and that she is probably so hungry because she is so mobile. Luckily, Brittany is hosting Munchkin Meals this week so I can talk about it 
Emmie is taking after me and loving a big breakfast. Normally she eats whatever I do. Whether that be scrambled eggs with spinach, Vans whole wheat waffles, and fruit. She is officially a strawberry monster and could down an entire pint in one sitting if I let her.
For lunch, left overs rock. Whatever is still in the refrigerator makes its way onto her tray before the epic pre-nap meltdown begins. If there aren’t leftovers, I steam veggies, make macaroni and cheese, chop turkey, or whatever. I often have some brown rice pre-made that I can mix with whatever I can find. Ha.
Snacks are getting a bit easier. Girl loves her carbs and will down Cheerios or wheat crackers. String cheese is a quick and easy fix and mandarin oranges are baby crack. Peeled apple slices can go a long way too.
For dinner, Emmalyne eats whatever we are having. Often times Emmalyne and I eat dinner together and then Chris gets home later and warms a plate. She loves my turkey meatloaf muffins and will down a plate full of roasted veggies easy.
The most difficult thing we are facing? Eating out. It’s costing too much money since we have to buy Emmalyne a full meal. HA. ;) Gone are the days where she would be happy having a few bites of my meal.
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Oh my gosh K puts down so much food it’s not funny- I had no idea how much babies could eat!
my kinda girl
love her!
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These photos makes me miss the days when I was feeding my children finger foods. I don’t know what it is about this phase… they’re so cute, have not become picky yet and love that they eat with their hands and get all messy! Happy Thursday!
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Kids are so unique, aren’t they?
At least she knows what she likes!
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Our grocery bill has gone up by a lot too becuse how much Caleb eats. I have no idea where all that food goes too, besides the floor and the walls that is. Emmie looks like such a clean eater!
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That picture of your daughter is too cute!!
I know! I used to share meals with H and now it sucks because she eats all of it! Haha. Well, I guess that’s good, but eating out gets WAY more expensive with 3 meals
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Yes! Lily is the same way- she eats significantly more than her 3 and 5 year old cousins! And she loves her carbs, too. It takes work for me to get her to eat protein these days.
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that’s hilarious! my little sister used to be the same way. she was 6 or 7 and ordering the 8oz filet from Long Horn.
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We’re getting close to having to buy Penny a meal too… it’s gonna be expensive!
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Big eaters seems to be a theme today! My little guy eats like a horse as well! He’s actually always been under weight so we’re not sure where all his food goes! Our grocery bill has gone up a lot in the past year with our little eater. Especially since I purchase more organic food now. When we go out I always try to bring food with us so we don’t have to order a full meal. Then he usually eats some of whatever we order as well.
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Yep, yep, and yep.
And the pup cleans up all the scraps dropped on the floor.
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I’m so glad to hear my son is not the only kid who eats like a horse! Sometimes I feel like I’m over feeding him but he does tell me when he’s all done so he must just be hungry! Growing kiddos!
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