My DS has always been a good eater and not especially fussy, although he is not keen on sweet things. He has been known to eat adult size portions of food but then will have very little the rest of the day. (my DD who is 11 is very fussy, barely ever finishes a meal but is always hungry and asks for snacks, usually sweet things, multiple times a day)
I have noticed recently that DS has been hungrier than usual and I was not sure whether to be worried that he is eating too much. Last sunday for example, he had breakfast (either non sugary cereal or beans on toast- can't remember)
then he went to a party and had pizza, chips and beans about midday
he went to another party in the afternoon and had sandwiches ,crisps and mini sausages
We had a roast in the evening, and I thought he wouldn't eat much and he had a full roast dinner and seconds.
Yesterday he had his evening meal which was pizza. He had about 2/3 of a large pizza and some carrot and apple.
Then later myself and my husband had an indian takeway and DS came and asked to have some rice, poppodom and a small piece of naan bread. He doesn't eat a lot at school and asks me not to pack a snack for morning break.
He is quite active and in a healthy weight category. He doesn't snack or eat sweets but wondering if I should more carefully monitor what he eats?
Or might he be having a growth spurt? (I am very short and so are my kids so the idea of a growth spurt is quite alien to me!!)
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should I be worried what my 7 year old eats?
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Riantload · 17/09/2017 20:24
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