Two and a half and won’t stop eating!!!

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It is constant with ds - he wants something all the time. He points at the cupboard and gets stompy when I won’t give him food. He’ll list every food type he can in the hope of getting some. If I’m eating anything he’s up trying to take some.

It is literally all the time!! He has breakfast lunch and dinner. He eats lots of fruit - it’s not like he’s demanding chocolate or crisps half the time it’s bananas apples grapes oranges... but I just don’t want him constantly scoffing food down or kicking off asking for it.

What can I give him that’ll hopefully fill him up?? It’s starting to wear on me as he just wants to eat! He plays really well and has tons of energy; he sleeps well (wakes up bloody early but hey he’s two); and is tall and not overweight for his age. It’s just insane!

Or is this just part of toddlerdom that I have to put up with? It’s not so much the asking it’s the kicking off when I say no. And I don’t give in or anything and he’s not one for kicking off in general. He was sobbing giant tears because I wouldn’t let him have a biscuit after a bowl of grapes, a banana and a brioche!!

I have a DS 15 and 14 and have always gone with a cooked breakfast, eggs or sausage or bacon and toast, fruit, laid out on the table and fill their own plate. It tends to help portion control if they choose what they want.

Also bananas, milk, rice cakes as and when.

Just go easy on the fruit, it's full of sugar and can be a problem.

Dd does this every now and again for a few weeks. Protein rich foods in his main meals will fill him up, but snacks high in protein will hopefully help! We made some flapjacks (just watch the sugar) banana muffins, peanut butter on toast. Dd didn't like boiled eggs! But will eat scrambled eggs. Porridge before bed if she's asking for food, but she hasn't done this for a while. But I know what you mean about it being constant! Dd has a growth spurt then it stops for a bit!

Same here with my 2.5 year old.

Same here and I am 42

I have one child who would eat fruit till he was full - this is a lot of fruit! Fruit isn’t great in large quantities as it’s juat sugar.

Can you start giving him more protein with it? Grapes or apple and cheese was always a staple growing up for me, or apple slices and peanut butter? I don’t think it’s abnormal behaviour, but he needs something that’ll fill him up.

Fruit is a lot of empty calories in that it doesn't really fill you up! I agree trying things like eggs and peanut butter or even wholewheat toast.

Cucumber slices with tuna mayo, or cheese spread is also good.

Does he have any snacks apart from fruit? It's not especially filling really.

He has cheese every now and then so will try giving him a bowl with some cubes of it in. He’s not had peanut butter so could try that.

He just troughs all the time! I don’t know where he puts it lol

Does he only do it at home? What's he like when you're out for the day?

If so, could it be boredom / habit rather than actual hunger?

Is he drinking lots of water? He may be thirsty rather than hungry.

I never quite understand these threads. If he's not overweight then it just means he's good at knowing how much he needs to fill him up and meet his energy expenditure. As long as his weight stays healthy and he's happy to eat healthy stuff I'd literally never say no when he asks for food. It's only a phase, as soon as this growth spurt's out of the way his appetite will go down again.

I just want to compare as he’s my only and I’ve not necessarily been around kids his age for long periods!

It would appear he’s the same as many then - will try different snacks.