November 8, 2011 ~ Hungry, Hungry Billy!

Grandpop and I were talking today about Thanksgiving and he mentioned that he wasn't counting Billy in the total number of people eating Thanksgiving dinner, since Billy eats so very little. Really? Let's have a look at what Billy eats in an average day:

Breakfast~
A Mommy-sized handful of cheerios
6oz of fruit or 6oz of yogurt
4oz milk

Breakfast 2 (or elevenses if you're a hobbit)~
6 oz of fruit or yogurt, whichever he didn't have with breakfast 1.
4oz water

Lunch~
Half a sandwich or a 6oz bowl of pasta
6oz of veggies or fruit
4oz milk

Afternoon Snack 1~
6oz of veggies or fruit
4oz water

Afternoon Snack 2~
Mommy-sized handful of crackers or cheerios

Dinner~
10-12oz of food, usually a main course with 1-2 side dishes (usually fruit and veggie)
4oz water or juice

Bedtime~
4oz milk

Remember, he's only 23 pounds and is still a little guy. Think about how much food you eat in a day and try to determine ounce-wise how much that is. He's like a hummingbird, eating his body weight (slight exaggeration) every day. He is 1/5 my weight and eats 1/2 to 3/4 the amount I consume every day. That's a hungry, hungry Billy!

Trust me, Grandpop, he'll be able to hold his own when the turkey is on the table.

Drumstick anyone?