Few people know that the size of the baby's plate plays a very important role in the quantities that baby will eat. It is important to choose the plate well as well as the covers of baby before offering him during meals. And this also applies to the dishes from the whole family!
The larger the plate, the more you eat
Before we even discover the flavor of food in the mouth, we eat a lot with the eyes . The size of the plate often the quantities that we will eat at different meals. By filling out a large plate with reasonable quantities of food, we always find that it is too "empty" . So, we do not hesitate to add a few starchy spoons for example. Therefore, large plates make us eat more unconsciously .
By filling a small plate with reasonable quantities , it will already be full and we will not add additional food. Therefore, the eaten quantities will be lower .
In order to listen well, it is important to choose the right plate to avoid eating too much or on the contrary not enough.
The feeling of satiety in BLW
By letting baby manage BLW meals , we teach him to listen to his needs . Your little bit will be able to listen to its satiety and learn the different signals that accompany it. During the food diversification led by the child, your little one will be able to consume the quantities he wants and what he really needs in order to eat his hunger.
You may have the impression that at the beginning, your little one plays more with food than eating it. This is completely normal, because he discovers all these new flavors! Remember that baby's nutritional needs will always be covered by doses of daily milk .
The plate at the time of meal in BLW
At the start of food diversification, food in their raw form or recipes will be baby's chair tablet Discovery of food requires a lot of energy and baby concentration, so you have to go to the essentials with foods alone on the tablet. When baby is 1 year old, the plate will eventually appear at meals. Your little bit will be much more comfortable with its fine motor skills and food will no longer be a secret for him. He can then eat like a big with a nice plate at mealtime.
Do not rush by wanting to offer food as quickly as possible on a plate. Your little bit will make you feel when it will be the right time to introduce the plate at meals .
In general, the size of the plate influences the quantities that we eat during meals. However, a little Loulou en BLW will more easily eat his hunger and that, regardless of the size of the plate he has in front of him during meals.
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