Gaining weight

Does he like oatmeal? Oatmeal fattened my son up.

My babies are also so tall for their age! 2 to girl and 2 month old boy and honestly my daughter is the same: she will eat everything one day, then the next day she survives by only eating cereal and blueberries. She’s active and healthy. She does eat more protein though. It’s hard but she does. We do eggs in the mornings (most mornings), also toast with hard boiled egg and avocado (I smash all together and put it on the toast and she loves it), Greek yogurt for lunch usually unless there are leftovers from last night, I give it to her mixed with berries and honey or as a side with a grilled cheese or PB and jelly sandwich. And then for dinner there’s always meat, chicken or beef, sometimes fish. If he doesn’t like it whole, I used to make egg bites with little pieces of chicken or beef mixed in, or empanadas. Also pasta with bolognese. For what I was told, if they at least eat protein in one of the three they’re ok. Also I found high protein cereal at Whole Foods since my daughter

@BoyMom he doesn’t like oatmeal I’ve tried that

My kid also doesn’t eat meat proteins much so here are some of our go tos: ABC toddler muffins (I add dates to sweeten) Full fat Greek yogurt plain, but I add maple syrup myself to sweeten when needed We do cheese, and sometimes the cleaner deli meats (mine likes turkey) wrapped around it But to be fair—those are the same measurement of my little one at her 2 yr appt and doc didn’t say anything about weight and wasn’t worried at all🤔

Since my daughter only wanted to eat cereal at some point 😂 what I also saw online that I want to ask her pediatrician at her 2 yo appt are those superfood powders for children. Supposedly it tastes like chocolate. I have to ask if it’s good to add it once or twice a day. Mix it in with milk or water for snacks. But honestly I don’t worry about it because I do offer very nutritious meals and snacks and she just eats what her body needs. In this country there’s a big percentage of children that are obese so I don’t think that my children being on the lower side of the percentile is bad considering most children are overweight and it’s considered normal. When they’re little they know when to stop eating and when they feel full. As long as you offer the nutrients they need.