If your child was eating their eighth apple today..

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When would you tell them to stop?

It's just fresh apple, cut into pieces. They are a big fruit lover.

Long before their 8th tbh

Yes. Healthy diet is about balance and that isn't balanced.

What else have they eaten today? I would have stopped them after the second apple.

Well I’d have told them to stop about 4 apples ago, but as that’s not an option maybe they should stop now? I’m assuming they’re an actual child btw. Apples are quite acidic it can’t be good to have that many.

Provided there was alternative food available, yes. I'd tell them to eat something substantial if they were hungry.

Yes about 6 apples ago.

Yes, before the 8th, moderation is needed. How old are they?

Yes several apples ago
And I thought we were massive apple eaters!

This is a child, not a donkey?

Yes too much sweet/acid

I remember getting through 2L of apple juice in a day once when I was about 10 and my Dad going beserk at me.

I think age and size of apple makes a difference. If they’re fifteen and it’s the mini apples (fun size?) then I’d treat that differently to if they’re two.

Two pieces of fruit in a row would be enough for me to tell my dc no more. They love the sugar and are probably just bored.

I’m pretty laid back about food with my children but that is a lot of sugar, up to 80g

They may learn by themselves that it's not the best idea.

I would be expecting to not leave the house tomorrow due to child having explosive diarrhoea.
I would hide the apples and put one out a day. I have to do this with my SN son.

I'd be bracing myself for child to have a "gut reaction"

Noone needs 8 apples a day
If theyre hungry the apples clearly arent doing it id find them something else

My kids had a day off school once as they ate a box of oranges the staff found it hilarious my toilet didn't but they said we were exempt from the 48 hour rule as stupidity is not contagious 😑

Sorry sidetracked! My son can eat five with zero consequence anything more than that its anyone's guess he is just turned 9

How big are apples and how big is your child? For 6-12 y.o. I would say 2 apples if normal size , one after breakfast and one after lunch , if mini apples - 4 , 2 after breakfast and 2 after lunch . And that will be the end of apples ( or other fruits) for the day. Less for younger child and more for older one.

@JohannSebastianBach

I'd be bracing myself for child to have a "gut reaction"

This was my thought - I was just having trouble thinking of a suitable way to word it!

I often ate a pack of 6 (small) apples a day as a teenager, spread throughout the day. It never did me any harm, but then I was a 5'6 teenager not a small child.

If a child ate 8 apples in a row I'd probably be wondering why. Are they grazing from boredom, or actually hungry/thirsty that could be better dealt with by something more filling or a glass of water.

That's just plain greedy.

That's far too much! What else are the eating?
If they've had breakfast and lunch already, then I wouldn't even think they'd need anything more than 1 or two, maybe 3 I'd they're little apples. Be prepared for tummy ache also. A lot of acid and sugar isn't good for tummies.

I wouldn't eat more than 2 a day max so yes I would have stopped them long ago. Very acidic for teeth and an awful lot of sugar even if it isn't free sugars.

Do they have SEN?