Beware the fussy eater
Now that your little one is officially a toddler, her eating habits may well change. Toddlers are notorious for being fussy eaters — they may refuse to eat the food they loved last week, or eat like a horse at one meal and consume practically nothing the next.
This is partially explained by the change in your child's growth patterns after her first birthday. While your baby tripled her birth weight in the first year, she'll gain only around 1.5-3 kilograms / 3-7 pounds in her second year. And, because of her newfound and growing independence and mobility, your toddler may just be too busy exploring her world to bother much with food. So be prepared to serve small portions and small meals with nutritious snacks throughout the day. Don't worry when your little one pushes food away — no child will voluntarily starve herself. She will eat when she's hungry.
Learning to be independent
Though she may not be as interested in eating as you'd like, her eating skills are certainly up to the task. She should be able to feed herself using utensils, though not all of the food will end up in her mouth. She can eat the same food as the rest of the family (with a few exceptions, such as very strong or hot spices), as long as it's chopped into toddler-size pieces.
Keeping it healthy
Do still try to keep fatty and / or sugary foods and drinks (such as sweets, crisps and sugary drinks) to a minimum. Help your toddler develop a taste for more natural tastes, rather than one for strong or synthetic flavours.
After your child is a year old, you can start giving her whole milk to drink. Don't give her semi-skimmed milk until after two years, or skimmed milk until after the age of five. Fat-reduced milk is too low in energy (calories) and fat-soluble vitamins to meet her nutritional needs. Try to offer at least 350ml / two-thirds of a pint daily. If your toddler does not enjoy drinking milk, try offering it in the form of custards, cheese sauces, yoghurt, and fromage frais.
Making food fun
Try getting more creative with your baby's meals. Do continue to offer her favourite foods, but offer new fruits and vegetables too, so she has every chance of enjoying a varied, nutritious diet. She may enjoy eating little trees of broccoli and cauliflower with fish or meat in a river of gravy and a "mountain" of mashed potatoes. Try cutting out sandwiches with pastry cutters: she may like fish shapes, stars, or hearts — the options are endless!
nik, Grace,
HaHa! 六個月嗰支係6-in-1, while 歲半嗰支係5-in-1 only.....Grace is right, Hep B 針打哂gar lar, but I suggest you all have blood test later after 5 years, as I found that my Hep B antibodies level drops to 0 five years after injection and had booster again already! (總之唔一定係life-long gar!)
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洪寶仔之前係在健康院打肝炎針, 私家打5合1, 而家有6合1, 就唔去健康院 
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