Ok, so as not to be over-dramatic, I will pre-fix this by saying I have a small appetite. However, my 3 year old DD is eating so much and I'm can't keep up with her appetite!
So, a typical day would be:
Today:
Breakfast: pasta shapes (half tin), 1 x slice granary toast, an apple, oaty bar in the car to pre-school as she was hungry
Snack: (at pre-school) crackers, fruit
Lunch: Sandwich thin with cream cheese, yoghurt, carrot sticks, cucumber, satsuma, 2 x packet fruit treats (bear paws, humzinga)
Snack: Oaty bar. 3/4 prawn sandwich (we were meant to share this but she demolished it)
Supper: Beef stew, carrots, peas, mushrooms with rice. Yoghurt, strawberries.
She only drinks milk and water.
I know her diet is healthy (perhaps not the pasta shapes but we've always had a problem with breakfast), but I'm concerned about the volume she's eating - and the fact she is so hungry come mealtimes. Despite the fact she'd eaten nearly an entire sandwich at 4, she was crying for supper at 5.
She is going through a growth spurt at the moment and has shot up recently. She isn't remotely tubby and is VERY active but I don't want her to get into bad habits and am looking for some advice about whether this is normal?!
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Three year old eating more than I do!
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greatscott81 · 30/06/2016 20:54
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