Right now I'm in-between meal and by meals I mean between my sons dinner (at 5:30ish) and mine and my husbands (about 8:30ish) and I'm hungry! I make it a point to not eat off of my sons plate. Why you might ask? Simply because the foods I feed my son at meals, although healthy, are frequently richer in calories and fat than my average afternoon snack and he usually leaves a lot over. So....if I ate his leftovers I'd basically be eating a small dinner and then I'd eat a second dinner with my man which would ultimately lead to WEIGHT GAIN. Sure it might be worth it if I was indulging in some decadent cuisine but rarely do my sons leftovers look decadent! To avoid this common pitfall I follow the following few rules (and recommend them to my clients too): A) don't sit down to your child's meals hungry (i.e. eat a healthy snack, another bonus....your child might just mimic you!! Tonight for example I enjoyed some cut up celery dipped in 2 TBSP of guacamole and Jordan couldn't help but dig in too) B) toss or store leftovers ASAP C) drink a glass of water while feeding your child and D)if all else fails chew minty gum (kind of like the OJ and freshly brushed teeth theory). Then when you can actually enjoy your food (i.e. when baby is sleeping), sit down for a satisfying meal (you deserve it!) that is more adult than baby! For more ideas, tips and tricks come to the October 5th "meet up", I'll be giving a short introductory chat about nutrition! YUM!
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