Feeding toddlers on the ground
I hope we can prepare drinks or food to toddlers without the requirement of high chairs.
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@SheriGR , thanks for giving the information on keeping fruits and veggies in the toddlers inventory.🙌 I was going to mention that, but i sidetracked myself with mentioning the popcorn and forgot! 🤦♀️😅
@agirlove the only problem with keeping produce in the toddlers inventory is that occasionally it will "spill out" onto the floor and you will have to pick it up and put it back in the toddler's inventory. Not a big deal, just something to look out for! 😉
@PugLove888 and @SheriGR I tend to fill toddlers' inventories with all sorts of fruits, grapes, strawberries etc. They can eat all that food. I hardly prepare special meals for toddlers. Their great, great, great grandfather (who is still alive and kicking) is a master chef and only prepares the highest quality fresh food so, it is no problem. The food will not decay. The only problem is that occasionally the inventories of toddlers are emptied by the parents. That can be a nuisance when the toddler is also a spellcaster. The glimmerstone can end up in fathers' or mothers' inventory and can't be culled. But hey, who cares. 😎
The issue with fruits/veg going on the ground was supposed to be fixed in Patch 1.75.125/ 1.42 and I’ve not noticed it happening since then.
I have never noticed toddlers misbehaving when you feed them without a high chair. I had noticed them misbehaving the few times I’ve used a high chair in the past (the toddler throws the food on the ground).
I pretty much never use high chairs because of sims taking toddlers in and out of them. I just put seating in the kitchen /dining room area for the toddlers to sit on while they eat. I often pull a chair out from the table and they’ll sometimes sit there and eat with the others. I just keep family meals in the fridge, drag them to where the toddler is and tell them to grab a serving and put the food back in the fridge. As others have suggested I also keep fruit and veg in my toddlers inventory and have the toddlers eat them when they get really hungry, at least enough to tide them over until they get a meal. I did the same with the grilled cheese ready to eat from Jungle Adventures, but they are pretty pricey and awkward to get, so I stopped. Even though I don’t use high chairs, my toddler sims sometimes get a hold of sippy cups anyway, I find them annoying as it can interfere with them eating real food (something I especially notice in my Drifter Challenge where I usually can only control the main sim), though I’ve noticed sippy cups at least fill them up now, they didn’t in the past. 😊
Best regards,
Jennifer
@MapleSimmer , thank you for reminding me of the update that fixed the toddler's inventories! 😇 I haven't played much with toddlers since that update, since I've been experimenting with the newer packs' gameplay, and not much of that is geared toward toddlers, so I actually forgot all about that fix in the update! 🤦♀️😅 I always like to keep produce in their inventories since it can curb their appetites, and I've found it to be extra helpful in large houses where it might take them a long time to make it to the kitchen, especially if they have to go down a staircase! 😉 Sometimes I do drag the food from the fridge to where they are, but if I want them to eat in the kitchen area with the rest of the family, I might give them an apple, or parsley, or grapes to tide their hunger over until they can make it downstairs to eat with the family!
I've also never noticed toddler misbehaving from not eating in the highchair... in fact, like you, I have only noticed them misbehaving while in the highchair by throwing food or tantrums just like you stated. 😅
