Questions & Answers
Here at FeedyEasy we understand that feeding your toddler can sometimes be a challenge! So we are here to offer you continued support through your toddlers crucial growing years. On hand we have qualified health visitors ready to offer you free, friendly advice. Simply send us any questions you have by simply completing the form below. Questions can be anything related to toddler nutrition, toddler feeding and/or weaning:
Alternatively you can email us directly at questions@feedyeasy.com. We will endeavour to reply to all questions within 48 hours of receiving them. However sometimes this may not be possible so please bear with us.
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions from parents
What if I can’t tick all the boxes on the Toddler Food Record every day?
You don’t need to. We give you from and to daily portion numbers as toddlers will always vary in what and how much they like to eat, which can be affected by many factors such as teething and growth spurts. Use the record to help you feed your toddler healthy balanced meals and give you an understanding of what they are eating on a daily basis. And in doing so you know that you are working in the right direction towards feeding your toddler the best possible diet.
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Do I need to fill in the Toddler Food Planner at the start of every week?
Absolutely not. We recommend that every time you feed your toddler you write in the relevant box what you have fed them. You can then use the planner to track across the week what you have been feeding your toddler, ensuring a good variety of food is being given. And if you are going out and someone is babysitting, get them to complete the chart too so you can see what your toddler has been eating whilst you’ve been out.
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Do I really need to complete both charts every day?
We only ever suggest that you need to use these charts for the first 6 - 8 weeks when you get them. This gives you enough time to fully understand about healthy eating, the balance of the food groups, what your individual toddlers daily requirements are and how that can vary over the course of time depending on whether they are teething, having a growth spurt etc. By the end of 6 – 8 weeks you should be feeling a lot more confident when feeding your toddler, have a better understanding of their eating habits so you can continue to ensure that they get fed a really good balanced diet, and get a good variety of food across a week.
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I have a fussy eater so can never tick all the boxes.
It's making me feel bad! What can I do? Don’t panic! On the back of the systems instruction leaflet we have some great tips on what to do about fussy eating. If you give these a try but still continue to have problems then email us at questions@feedyeasy.com and one of our Health Visitors will get back to you with some further advice. All fussy eating habits can be changed. They just take the right approach, patience, consistency in dealing with the situation and time!
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Measuring out all the food I give my toddler is time consuming. Do I really have to measure out everything?
No. Once you’ve used the scoops a couple of times you will become more familiar with correct portion sizes then should soon be able to gauge things for yourself.
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The scoops aren’t always practical to use to measure out certain foods. What should I do?
On the Toddler Food Record in the notes section we give you alternative portion sizes for each of the food groups in case the scoops don’t seem practical. However even if you don’t use the scoops they still do give you a visual representation of a standard portion size, so just by having a quick look at the correct scoop you should still be able to gauge if you are giving enough / too much food.
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I feed my toddler a vegetarian diet. Can I still use this system?
We do not recommend that you use our system if you are feeding your toddler a vegetarian diet as we have not yet done research into whether the system would help your toddler maintain a healthy weight over a period of time. We are in the process of developing a system more suited to a vegetarian diet which we hope will be out later this year.
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I don’t have time to use this feeding system. Is it really worth my time?
You don’t HAVE to use this system every day. Use it as a guide / template / platform to work from. Just have it in the kitchen as a reference point, so if you are unsure of something you can use it then. Some parents do like using the system everyday as they feel more confident when using it. But if you feel that you don’t have time then don’t. But do remember that it is more important for you to focus on feeding your toddler nutritious food, and not the time it takes you to prepare it. And if you go back to basics by giving the basic food groups and not overcomplicating your food, it will take no time at all to prepare or keep track of.
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Your system said it is for toddlers aged 10 - 24 months. Can I use it for my toddler who is older/younger?
We give the age from 10 months as if you follow the government guidelines of weaning from 6 months this should be about when your toddler goes onto 3 main meals a day, with 2 – 3 snacks between meals. The system would be appropriate to use for any child up until around 36 months. However we do recognise that most parents would only use us in the early days, until they are confident they can feed their toddlers a good diet without our support.
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