People commenting on my 6 YO DD weight?

@mumspiration1997 it sounds like she isn't very fussy about what types of food which is great. But you could try and branch out her tastes a bit.

Her daily food you described calorie wise I'd say is going to be too high due to so many carbs and sugar.

If you know she'll get pancakes and pudding at school then the sweet, calorie dense snacks at home should ideally be very limited.

She could have a couple of sweet things on a weekend day, instead of every day. Her dentist will thank her!

Also more fresh veg and salad at supper, and fruit or plain yoghurt with fruit only after her main evening meal, as opposed to another carby snack.

Carrots, peppers and cucumber with ham rolled round it, instead of a ham sandwich might be good.

I'm sure she drinks water but limit juice to once or twice a week and withdraw sugary soda fully.

Most of your food should be plants so most of the plate! This can be expensive, which sucks. Carbs are not an issue and more decent protein will help. It’s not easy, you’re doing a good job by trying to address it now.

Op says she is on her own 6/7 days (dh works away) with a 6 yr old 3 yr old and 9 month twins so that’s probably reason for early dinner before everyone needs getting ready for bed.
I definitely think the small tweaks is right approach and do what you can. It doesn’t need to be perfect. Just cutting the sugary carb snacks like waffles will probably make enough of a difference.

well, it was a highly qualified medical opinion.... BMI doesn't really take into account the build of the child (broad vs slim) which is why they can also use a different chart for reference (weight vs age).

Anyway - OP says her DD is average height. Not short. She's also not said whether she is just 6 or nearly 7 which makes the charts harder to apply (although obviously she doesn't need to give that much detail on a public forum)!

However it's looked at, there are lots of suggestions here which will hopefully help her move towards a more balanced range of foods that fill her up, leave her with lots of energy and reduce the snacking

One thing that might not have been mentioned is to give her dinner later than 5pm cut out a pre-bed snack. I'd move to a sandwich after school then dinner later with parents, if that is at all possible.

If she’ll eat peas and sweetcorn try those steam fresh bags of carrot/peas/sweetcorn.
Raw veg like carrot sticks or cherry tomatoes is often more popular than cooked with children.

Whilst frozen veg is fine it’s still a good idea to introduce other veggies other than peas and sweetcorn. The problem with frozen (other than peas & sweetcorn) is they tend to have an odd texture, which could put some kids off. The great thing, as you say, about frozen is that it’s picked early so nutritionally sound and super convenient! It’d be great if op could gently, slowly start introducing some other veggies

It is, their length is measured but it’s rarely very accurate as babies are dreadful at staying straight 😉

Frozen veg is picked at peak of freshness and has a great nutritional value, there's a nutritionist called Rhiannon on Instagram who talks a lot about frozen veg is often better for you than fresh, particularly if you're not eating locally grown/seasonal. For instance if you buy tomatoes all year round, they will only actually be in season in the UK a few months in summer, other times they'll potentially be coming from the med or further.

@PollyPut not saying you're at fault, you're just relaying someone's opinion. I think the centile charts work better for babies with weight only as height isn't taken into account.

@PollyPut that sounds odd to me. I'll pay more attention to bmi charts rather than one opinion. I wouldn't expect 4 stone to be an acceptable height for a short 6 year old compared to one 10cm taller. It's like saying if I weighed 13 stone at 5 foot 1 it would be ok because that's what the average adult weighs.

Ahhh that’s a shame. For now give her both sweetcorn & peas at every meal and maybe introduce one other veg a wee, for that whole week. She’s probs got a sweet tooth so start with sweeter veggies like carrots and peppers then introduce green beans, broccoli, cauli and then leafy greens. You mentioned cutting back the carbs. I don’t think potatoes, pasta, rice, bread are the biggest problem. I think it’s the sugary processed carbs like pancakes etc that need to disappear. Do you have time to eat together? And do you both eat the same things? If she sees you eating healthier foods she’s likely to want to copy.

I was thinking about too many carbs. Would frozen wedges be OK?

You really shouldn't be restricting carbs for a young child op. It's unnecessary and will probably leave her hungry and chasing snacks. The problem wasn't too many carbs it was pancakes, waffles, croissants and desserts several times a day.

You just need to cut the crap out mainly and try and introduce more veg and salad. Giving her pasta/rice/jacket with her evening meal is totally fine.

She’s 6. She needs carbs and a normal balanced diet. She shouldn’t be hungry.

what about raw veg sticks served with a little pot of humous on her own special plate? cucumber and carrot to start with.

If she will eat tuna then I'd look at baked potatoes with tune mayo and sweetcorn.

Will she eat pizza? If so then getting onto tomato based sauces with pasta should be possible.

Just trying to think of some ideas.

I'm no carb expert - I just know that my family gets hungry if they haven't had enough so I can't imagine a meal for children without them if I want them to avoid snacking.

I'm not sure how good frozen wedges taste as I don't use them. Fresh ones could take about half an hour to cook I would think - cut a potato in half and then into quarters and then each bit into three - will make 12 wedges. Make sure each side has a little oil on.

small potatoes can be baked whole in about 45 minutes - they can be good fun.

If you really want frozen potatoes (for speed?) maybe the frozen jackets that can be microwaved?

If she likes frozen peas then she may like frozen green beans; they are similar but add some variety

What veg does she eat at school?

Also - are you eating together for dinner? It sounds like you're not - can you do this a few times a week so she starts to see you eating and hopefully wants to eat your food?

@mumspiration1997 Dinner - any carbs such as potato wedges? I would think she'd get hungry with just fish and peas

@yumyumyumy I'd always thought it was weight and height too. But it was a children's surgeon who I was recently discussing children's healthy weight with who said they were interested in weight (percentile) and age, and not their height and weight

@ilovesushi Thank you for this! I will check it out.

I got this book "Eat Well and Feel Great" by Tina Lond-Caulk which is aimed at teenagers for my teenage DD when I was worried that new found freedom with friends meant she was also starting to make really bad eating choices - junk food, overeating. I also didn't want to do or say anything to start an unhealthy obsession with eating/ not eating. She loved this book and it had a positive impact on her eating habits.

As I said yesterday along with lots of others the veggies need to be increased. Fruit is ok but only one piece a day if she’s overweight as it contains lots of sugar. Nothing wrong with giving her sliced carrots, cucumber, peppers, celery etc. Nothing wrong with raw veg alongside whatever meat you’re serving too.

Great progress! Can you come do my tea now?! 😊

Sounds ok op but from what I can see there is no fresh veg, the only veg at all is frozen peas. I always aim to include 2-3 different vegetables with each meal (apart from breakfast!)