Food and more food…

Keeping a supreme being energised is no easy feat. They need an incredible amount of nutrition, despite being still pretty tiny. Emily is no exception and can put away a fair bit of scran when on top of her eating game.

 

Caught in a filthy chocolate act

On an average day her daily Hobbit-like diet consists of:

First breakfast: 3 Weetabix
Second breakfast: A third of Daddy’s breakfast of muesli/fruit & fibre plus anything else she can get her hands on
Mid-morning snack: A whole nectarine plus some toast
Lunch: Two slices eggy bread
Mid-afternoon snack: An ice cream plus few handfuls of grapes
Dinner: Adult salmon portion (plus some of Mummy and Daddy’s), potatoes and any greens that end up in her mouth by accident. Followed by upto 4 yoghurts for pudding

The joy of ice cream

Now the more observant amongst you might notice two things. Firstly, the calorific content of the above is not far off what an average adult consumes. It’s incredible, God knows where she puts it all but put it away she does. Secondly, it is a trifle carbohydrate based. Vitamins are not high on our daughters agenda. Indeed most things green are routinely ejected from the plate, so a cunning use of the blender to infuse vitamins into various dishes is required. She also doesn’t drink milk since Mummy put her boobs into retirement, so the yoghurts seem to give her the calcium she needs. 

Still, we shouldn’t complain. She is wonderfully happy, particularly when fully fed. And all that food gives her the energy she needs to run round all day and enjoy life to the full. Now if only we could keep up, then all would be fine…

High as a kite and purple coloured, post bramble picking/eating

 

Face painting with evening yoghurt no.2