Here’s What 7 Real Toddlers Ate in a Day

J, girl, age 3.5
Breakfast: 1 cup 2% milk, 1 Stonyfield YoKids organic strawberry-banana smoothie, Peter Rabbit Organics strawberry-banana squeezer pouch, 1 bag Pirate's Booty

Snack: Veggie Straws, Annie's organic whole milk strawberry-banana yogurt tube

"Lunch": 1 bag Pirate's Booty

Dinner: Hot dog, 1 cherry tomato, 1 bite celery stalk, Girl Scout cookie, 1 cup 2% milk

G, girl, age 3.5
Breakfast: 3 bites of oatmeal, 2 bites of waffle with jelly, 3 slices of banana, 1 strawberry, 1 cup of milk

Lunch: ½ bite of chicken-and-cheese quesadilla, 3 grapes, 3 pieces of ice. Yes, ice.

Snack: Handful of apple slices and pretzels

Dinner: ½ chocolate chip pancake, few slices of banana, 1 cup of milk (with a time-out in the middle)

J, boy, age 3.5
Breakfast: Cheerios, 1 strawberry

Lunch: Leftover Cheerios from breakfast, jelly sandwich, skinless apple slices

Dinner: Chicken fingers and fish sticks with ketchup, occasionally another strawberry, Dannon yogurt drink

E, boy, age 4
Breakfast: 1 slice of Dave’s Killer Bread “Good Seed” bread with peanut butter, 1 apple sauce pouch, 1 carton of Apple & Eve Cookie Monster juice (I think it’s some orange-y flavor)

Morning Snack: Annie’s organic whole milk strawberry-banana yogurt tube, 1 handful of Pirate’s Booty

Lunch: 1 cup of Horizon chocolate milk, 1 nibble of ham-and-Swiss on whole wheat bread, ½ carton of Tropicana orange-strawberry-banana juice

Afternoon Snack: 2 bowls of Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies, 1 handful of Smart Puffs, 1 fruit/veggie pouch

Dinner: 2 bites of hot dog, 1 yogurt tube, 1 cup of chocolate milk, 0 bites of corn on the cob lovingly prepared by his mother

N, boy, age 2
Breakfast: ½ slice of Dave’s Killer Bread organic raisin bread with peanut butter, 1 apple sauce pouch, ½ yogurt pouch, 2 sips 2% milk

Morning Snack: 2 more sips 2% milk

Lunch: ½ grilled cheese sandwich (cheddar on whole wheat), ¼ of my sandwich, stolen from me (turkey, Muenster, lettuce and mayo on whole wheat), 6 Ritz crackers, ¼ carton Tropicana orange-strawberry-banana juice

Afternoon Snack: 1 handful Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies, 2 bowls Smart Puffs

Dinner: 1 fruit/veggie pouch, ½ cup 2% milk, 0 bites of hot dog, 0 bites of corn on the cob lovingly prepared by his mother

O, boy, age 4
Breakfast: 1 cup of milk, 1 bite of French toast, 3 bites of string cheese, many handfuls of Puffins (dry cereal), multiple servings of fruit salad

Lunch: ½ of potato hot dog roll with ketchup, sliced turkey, and shredded mozzarella, carrot sticks, yellow bell pepper, 1 pickle

Snack: Pretzels with hummus, Smoothie made with kale and mixed fruit

Dinner: 1 slice of turkey bacon, ½ sandwich with egg, cheese, and avocado, 2 cucumber slices, 2 cherry tomatoes, 1 "snack size" Kit Kat

G, girl, age 4
Breakfast: 1 cup whole milk, half an organic Honeycrisp apple

Morning Snack: Teddy Grahams, a few sliced Cotton Candy Grapes

Lunch in the car: One slice organic turkey breast, GoGo berry yogurt squeezer, 2 blackberries, Most of Clif Kid Zbar Organic Energy Snack chocolate brownie bar, organic broccoli-apple squeezer, Organic blueberry- banana squeezer

Afternoon Snack: 2 S’mores Girl Scout cookies

Dinner: Amy’s Mac n’ Cheese, Water