What My 16 Month Old Ate Today 9.11.2023 : A Sick Day

Disclaimer – I am not a nutritionist or an expert in nutrition in any way. I am just a mom sharing what my son ate on this day. This is not a meal plan or a guide for anyone else. This is just what works for us.

Aslo, on this day, Aryi was very sick. I gave him what he wanted all day so that he would at least eat something. This is what we do when he is sick. All rules and schedules go out the window. I was sick this day too.  

Fruit punch – I am always trying to get Aryi to drink more when he is sick so I let him sip on this juice box throughout the day. I don’t give him this often. 

Milk – 06:00am – 240mL/8oz whole cow’s milk. 

Breakfast – 07:30am – Apple mango pouch

Aryi didn’t want real food. He did eat this apple sauce pouch. This was good enough for me when we were both miserable. 

Snack 1 – 09:00am – ½ bar

I tried to see if Aryi would eat this ½ grain bar leftover from yesterday. He ate one bite. 

Milk – 10:30pm – 240mL/8oz whole cow’s milk with vitamin

Aryi was rolling around on the floor and rubbing his eyes. This means he is exhausted. I warmed him some milk so he could take a good nap. 

Lunch – 01:00pm – Egg drop soup and a lunchable

Aryi did not want much of his egg drop soup. I think he was getting sick of it after having it for 2 days. I gave him a lunchable. I know he loves these. I usually just use them for days we go somewhere all day, but it made him happy on a day he was miserable. He can only eat about half of one. I saved the other half for tomorrow. He shared his cheese with our cat Charlie. 

Snack 2 – Aryi refused snacks after lunch.

Milk – 04:00pm – 240mL/8oz whole cow’s milk

Aryi was giving ques again that he needed a nap. I warmed him some more milk and put him down. 

Dinner – 06:00pm – Noodles and Veg with an Avocado and lil’crunches

Aryi’s dad made him some noodles on Saturday when he started to feel sick. I gave him some of the leftovers with some avocado. He kept reaching for the lil’crunches during his meal. This is usually something I would ignore until he ate most of his meal, but with him feeling sick I just gave them to him. There were about 16 left. He ate those and all of his noodles and avocado. At this point I felt like he might be getting back to his old self. 

Milk – 07:00pm – 240mL/8oz whole cow’s milk