If your child was eating their eighth apple today..

[hibbledibble]

When would you tell them to stop?

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

They're alright thanks!

Upset tummies aren't an issue: lots of fruit and veg regularly consumed here. Given lots of peers won't touch anything green I think I'm doing well.

How can you really think you are doing well with a child who is eating that much of one particular item of food? It’s also normal for children to eat fruit and veg. Some might be picky but the vast majority eat enough of it, especially sweet fruit.

I'd have stopped them after 2. It's excessive and I'd be worried they might end up with a sore tummy.

"You would probably need around 400 bananas a day to build up the kind of potassium levels that would cause your heart to stop beating... Bananas are not dangerous - and in fact they are, and always have been, very good for you."

Just to allay anyone's banana consumption related fears

Is this a humble brag?

Because 8 apples a day sounds excessive for an adult never mind a 3 year old. Eating that much, on top of other meals and snacks however healthy, just seems way too much for a little kid.

Maybe they're just hungry. Peanut butter on toast might be more satiating.

@SilverDoe 2 is enough to stabilise high blood pressure in an adult.

Imagine how judgey they’d be about someone giving their kid 8 chocolate bars.
@TheSnowyOwl

The misinformation about healthy diets etc lately on here has been eye opening.
Anything gos as long as it’s ‘healthy’ apparently.

Yes my son would of done that at 3 and still would

Turns out he has adhd and it's a impulsive thing

I'd be keeping a eye out as the child develops and assume some kind of SEN

The 5 a day includes a maximum of 2 pieces of fruit. 8 is waaaaaay too much sugar

At age 3?! No way would I allow or encourage this.
As someone mentioned upthread a healthy diet is about balance and moderation. If they were hungry enough to want all that fruit I’d be increasing the size of their meals and adding more complex carbs.

OP thought it was a brag and that we’d be impressed, and is now being a mardy bum because it hasn’t.

150g a day of sugar - that’s not even counting the other fruit the child has apparently had.

But by all means OP, crack on thinking this is healthy and won’t do any short or long term damage.

Can you not say no to your child?

Why have you let your 3 year old child eat 8 apples?

It's just not very good parenting is it????

or it's untrue

I dont think anyone is offended, OP. Its just an obvious boastful post which hasn't gone as you expected 🙂

oh yes because an apple is nutritionally the same as a kinder bar
(massive eye roll)

I'd say 8 pieces of fruit is quite a lot, but a balanced diet is obtained over weeks/months/ongoing not a single days intake.

I would assume that they were very, very hungry indeed and increasing the portions I was offering at mealtimes to include a lot more protein and healthy, starchy carbs.

It's irresponsible to allow a child to eat such a lot of a high sugar, acidic fruit. As other people have said a good diet is all about balance and this is not balanced at all.

Umm 6 apples ago I would have stopped them. Like any vaguely responsible parent

Does he have a balanced diet or is it so skewed that he eats too much fibre? I have stomach ache if I eat more than 2 apples.

Blimey. 1 or 2 but not 8!!🤣

I doubt the OP was boasting!! It’s not a very sensible thing to do

But as @Indoctro said possible SEN OP? Wanting to eat 8 of the same thing over and over could well be an impulse thing as said

@LuckyAmy1986

I doubt the OP was boasting!! It’s not a very sensible thing to do

Going by her second post, she was!

OP very clearly was boasting! Did you not read the “their friends don’t eat anything green so I think I’m doing pretty well” comment?

Yes, stop them at seven.