About Weetabix portion size?

[JammyTodger]

DH thinks I am over-feeding 4yo DS by giving him 2 Weetabix for breakfast. He is a slim boy and always hungry. Surely 2 Weetabix isn't excessive?? How many do your 4 yo boys eat?

[FourArms]

Mine have had two since much younger than 4 :)

[FourArms]

I'd say if he's always hungry make sure he has them with full fat milk and some protein / fat if you can to keep him full.

[QuietlyWingingIt]

My 2 year old DD will 2 weetabix and then ask for toast/fruit/bagel...she is tall and slight.

[underachievingmum]

My 3 and 5 year old have 2, and sometimes 3.

They get them one at a time and ask for another if still hungry!

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

My 1year old has 1.5 so it seems fine to me. A 4 yo doesn't need that many fewer calories than a small adult woman. Isn't it around 1200?

[ilovepowerhoop]

2 is considered the adult portion. My 2 never really liked them after they were babies so we never got past 1 biscuit.

[pussycatdoll]

Mine had 1 weetabix with a mashed banana every morning until he was 5
Now he has a massive bowl of cheerios ( age 9 )

[FoxesRevenge]

My niece was shovelling down adult portions at the age. We wondered where it all went as she is very slight. As long as the child isn't becoming overweight then I don't see what the problem is.

[MrsDavidBowie]

Ds 14 has 7 for breakfast plus other cereal. And often another 5-8 when he comes home from school/for supper.

[BlackeyedSusan]

my four year old ate 3 weetbakes! (imitation ones!)

[MikeLitoris]

My 3yo had 1.5 weetabix with warm milk then a peice of toast with Nutella and banana for breakfast. 2 is fine at that age.

Wait until he is 13 and wants 3 for breakfast, 2 for an after school snack and another 3 for supper at 8pm.

[SlimJiminy]

I'd have still been hungry after 2 weetabix when I was that age. Our parents had to stop buying it in the end because eventually her three kids were having 5 weetabix each every morning.

I could see his problem if you were feeding DS 2 mars bars for his breakfast, but nothing wrong with 2 weetabix!

[SooticaTheWitchesCat]

My girls had 2 Weetabix at that age, it isn't too much. Mine eat huge amounts of cereal now but they they are both very slim and they burn it off during the morning.

[RayPurchase]

DS (4) always has 2 bowls of cereal - this morning he had a weetabix and a bowl of bran flakes. He's currently eating a banana and is asking for his lunch already he is a bottomless pit.

[PurplePidjin]

my 15mo would easily eat 2 although i tend to offer a banana after the first so he gets a variety. i try to go with feed them when they're hungry, hopefully that'll lead to a healthy attitude to food later in life

[JammyTodger]

mrsdavidbowie I thought my Dad was a greedy pig when he had 4.

fourarms good advice with the full-fat milk. I'll try that.

I think Mumsnet has spoken on this. I knew IWNBU

[Gileswithachainsaw]

mrsdavid

Why on earth does your son need 15 weetabix a day? Just how is he not bunged up?

[Gileswithachainsaw]

My dd has just started having two at seven. :)

[jammiedonut]

Oh dear, two is an adult portion? I've been having at least four since I was around five years old!

[MillyStar]

My 22 month old dd has 1.5-2 wheetabix and toast afterwards

[fancyanotherfez]

My DS has 2 and then some yoghurt or toast and he is 2 1/2. I would rather he had a good breakfast than have less and then complain that he's hungry. He's then more likely to eat something that's not a nutritious. Weetabix is better than most cereals in terms of sugar content.

[JennyOnAPlate]

My 4 and 6 year olds have 2 weetabix followed by a slice of toast each.

[jenniferalisonphillipasue]

My dd (6) had 6 the other day. She is v slight but muscley with a full six pack. She wanted porridge after. She had been ill the previous two days so hopefully was just catching up.

[FoxesRevenge]

I think Weetabix has shrunk in size. I swear they were bigger years ago.

[HoratiaDrelincourt]

I had two as a child, four as a teenager, and now one or two.

Warm milk, sultanas and sliced banana. Yum.