how long does it take to eat?

[babsi]

Kai has a bowl of spag bol now and he is still eating it! He has been in his highchair for the last 30 minutes just eating it.

How long on average do your toddlers take to eat?

 

[Dee1985]

depends on their mood and how hungry they are lol

sometimes i have made Dior stay in her chair for 30mins as she wouldnt eat some days its gone in 3mins

if its a plate of veg and healthy food about 30-40mins oif moaing and wingeing

if its chips beans pizza - 4mins

 

[Lou]

Hi

Isaac takes ages sometimes to finish his meals. anything up to an hour. I find he needs to have a little rest sometimes then start eating again and he always stops every 10 minutes or so for a drink of water. The only way I know he has finished is when he starts throwing it on the floor but even then I start picking it up and he stuffs another mouthful in off his plate! Also I think sometimes Isaac finds a big plate of food a bit daunting so I tend to give his just some then wait for him to eat that and then give him some more.

Lou

 

[Sarah&Braydon]

Braydon takes 10-15 mins

 

[Xena]

Up to an hour. She doesn't like being in her highchair (unless she's infront of the computer) so usually she just wanders about playing with her toys and "grazes" her dinner. She'll wander off and play and then come back for another spoonfull.

She doesn't seem to care that her food goes cold in that time, so as long as she gets it down her that's all that matters.

Not that she always gets it down her though - she frequently pushes me away after just 2 bites and says "enough food". Depends on her mood and how hungry she is.

 

[*saulino*]

Hi

Kiara is 5-20 min dpeending what it is she hates being in her high chair though if shes out of her high chair she will eat anything fast
Katrina

 

[paradysso]

alana finishes her dinner in about 5 mins and then says mama and holds up the plate as if to say im done.

if she doesnt want the food, she scraps it off the plate into the table and hands me the empty plate

 

[Rosieroo]

Ella's quite figety with eating - she doesn't like to spend very long in her highchair. For instance if I give her toast in her chair she'll spend 5-10 mins in there before shouting that she's finished (well her version of the word finished!!) and then she'll get out after eating a tiny amount. If I let her have the plate in the front room she'll graze on it and finish it over the course of about 30 mins.

 

[bobtheunfortunateone]

5 mins, not including him licking the plate/bowl afterwards, that normally adds another 5 mins! If it is something he is not keen on, he justs, starts playing with it! I must clean the floor twice aday !

 

[Ruthy]

Kylie takes about 20 mins to eat her dinner,and if its something like mash or beans,eats with her hands,cause its "fin'er foo!"
Freddie as a toddler ate anything you'd give him in under 10 minutes,but he was a good baby.

 

[violet-glow]

this is a touchy subject. zack has always been a pain with food, it takes him up to 2 hours sometimes to even make a start... but i wont let him leave the table until its all gone. hes 3 now