Sandwich for 11 year old girl

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How many slices of bread would you use/would they eat?

Two. My husband is trying to gain weight and he has three.

My very restrictive eater (11) gets one slice cut in half and regularly comes home from school only having eaten half of it 😕

In one sandwich?

Why do you ask? How many do you provide and what prompted the question? I'm just curious really.

Sorry I see you provide 2 😂Other questions still stand tho

No if I'm making her sandwiches l use 4 slices of bread to make 2 sandwiches, then cut in half so she has 4 halves. My 11 yo is taller than me and very active

For small children i do 1 because whenever I have done 2 half is left then if the want more I'd give them more.
But for an 11 year old 2 slices

Well my 8 year old often has 1.5 sandwiches so I use 3 slices of bread.

What has been suggested? And surely if you use more than two slices of bread then it’s sandwiches plural, not a sandwich?

I prefer to use rolls myself.

2 slices, to make a 'normal' sandwich for my 9 year old... but I would still add extra things on side to make it a light meal, otherwise he'd be hungry after.

God this is classic MN cryptic posting.

OP asks a question to which 99% of the world will respond with the same clear answer.

99% of the world duly responds accordingly.

OP replies with something vague suggesting her child is either consuming a foot long as a light snack, or being fed half a rice cake by an evil MIL.

My DD is 12 and will only have one slice folded over 🙄 then complains when she's hunter at school, but won't take more food with her 🤷🏼‍♀️

It depends on the bread! A sliced loaf, two. One of those huge artisan type things where you can only cut doorstep slices off it without slicing your hand off, maybe only one large one (but then it’s not really a “sandwich”). If it’s rolls, maybe two small ones.

Not my child. I’d provide a normal two slice sandwich but have been told to make a one slice one, which I thought was a bit weird, but then wondered if that was just me, so I asked!

I am concerned about lack of food intake. It’s always difficult when it’s someone else’s child, and I never had such concerns with my own DCs at that age 😂

Ask her? I just did a week of daily packed lunches for GC's aged 12, as I made them I asked how many rolls today and offered the day's choice of fillings. The answers varied.

My 11yr old step daughter majorly struggles with a 2 slice sandwich but she has issues with food in general and just can’t eat in what would be deemed normal quantities for her age. My 5yr old would demolish a 2 slice sandwich plus lots of sides! Definitely child dependent

My DD has always had a tiny appetite and would only ever have one slice of bread to make a sandwich (although would have other bits if having it for lunch - fruit, crisps, yogurt, biscuit or similar). She's 19 now and rarely has a 'proper' sandwich.

@Dacadactyl one Weetabix (bick?!) Is a travesty.
I will admit my comparison is my 4 year old who regularly eats 3 with a banana , he is like a bottomless pit and still only 30th centile for weight so I let him control his portion sizes with meals.

i think it depends. my 11 year old eats 1 piece of bread/half a round of sandwiches. healthy weight. & sporty.

my younger child eats more.

Thanks all, this is very helpful

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If it’s a snack or they’re not that hungry for lunch then they might have 1 slice folded over.

Most of the time for lunch they’ll have 1 sandwich with 2 slices of bread and something else like a yoghurt and fruit.

If they’re really hungry then they’d have 2 sandwiches both with 2 slices of bread.

Depends on how hungry they are, what they just ate, what they’re eating in an hour, what else is for lunch.

Mine of the same age, I’d probably offer 1/2 sandwich so one slice of bread with other things. If she wanted more, then I’d (she’d) make another. Sometimes they eat loads, sometimes not so I’d rather they just see how they feel. If for a school packed lunch, yes, 2 and they can leave whatever. I think both are fine depending on the situation and hunger levels.

If this is a parent telling you about what their child will eat, I assume they know their child best.

Here’s a radical suggestion- make a standard 2 slice sandwich and the child can eat as much of it as s/he wants?

No need for snark, I’m trying to make sure I’m not being overly concerned by asking for what others do.

The whole eating situation is a minefield and I want to do my best

You say you are concerned about lack of intake of food. Is the child themselves restricting or is a parent making you give less than you are comfortable with. Also how much else is provided