re: Fiber rich foods for toddlers/young children

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What helps me the most is water, daily exercise, and staying stress free.

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Anxious for her to try a prune. Buying some tomorrow.

Pediatrician is always telling me she's got to drink more water. That is the heart of this problem. I let her pick out yet another water bottle that she likes and she will start bringing it to school and drinking water with snack and lunch instead of milk. Plus, drinking more water at home.

I know. It's a constant struggle. My pediatrician doesnt focus too much on food choices, but always tells me to increase her water intake. I try but she never guzzles it down like I want her to. Just sips here and there. I've just got to find a way to make her get in the habit of drinking more water.

Again, the only thing she really drinks is milk and water, just not enough.

Never soft drinks or juice or tea. Never.

A cup of black coffee in the morning helps too (I know, she's young.)

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Wouldn't that be difficult for a young child regarding bed wetting? I've always told her not to drink right before bed time.

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I can't help you with that problem. If it's bad enough to warrant giving it a shot

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But a fruit popsicle after school will get both liquid and soluable fiber into her.

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She likes peach popsicles. Thanks!

been a while since I had a toddler
as I recall the last thing I'd have wanted was for her to be more "regular"

good luck
prunes and water seem like the easiest things to try
miralax is super gentle if she gets stopped up

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I've just got to find a way to make her get in the habit of drinking more water

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I drink more water when I can squirt some Mio flavor in a bottle. I like the ice tea, but there are all sorts of fruit flavors.

There's also LaCroix and other sparkling waters. Lacroix says it is "100% Natural, Calorie-Free, Sugar Free, Sodium Free, No Artificial Sweeteners." But it tastes good.

Right now I'm hooked on Topo Chico sparkling water, especially the "twist of lime" version. The Mexicans are well known for the quality of their water.

Great point about upping fiber intake without water. Real yogurt (not the kind full of stabilizers or HFCS) is another gut friendly food. And some kids love dill pickles (even those who don't like cucumbers), a good source of water and some fiber.

Not at all. My 7 year old ate avocado toast as a toddler. NOW, however...no. The lure of junk is too high and she lobbies for PopTarts.

My toddler has occasional issues and we use miralax once/twice every few weeks, so it's not bad enough for us now that we've consulted her pediatrician beyond miralax.

Ive started looking into probiotics. There's a Tropicana juice blend with probiotics (doesn't help OP). There are also vitamins with probiotics. Unsure if this would be helpful or if there's no real effect. Any adults here use probiotics with success?