Wtf do kids eat this much?

[Esmeismyhero]

Ds is 5 and 3 months (I don't know if that is relevant)

He goes to school, he does karate one day a week and the weekend he is usually running around out etc. After school he watches his iPad, does homework, runs around the house, plays toys etc.

He is very slim but very tall for his age. Lately he has been eating me out of house and home.

Today for example he ate

A bowl of cherrios
An apple
A school dinner
1/2 punnet of grapes
5 strawberries
2 x chicken dinosaurs
Beans

He is apparently still hungry????

Hasn't he had enough? Or Aibu?

He will have milk before bed and I'll ask dh to give him a carrot if he is still hungry while I'm at work tonight. He likes eating whole carrots on his own, I keep finding the carrot stalks hidden :/

i woukdnt say you were starving your child as ithers are suggestingm but i do think he needs a bit more, especially if hes eating carrots in secret. for comparison my 6yo eats, s bowl of cereal with fruit, either a crumpet or oatcake at break, packed lunch, snack after school, a cooked tea and something sweet after. he doesnt have supper but if he is still hungry will have fruit or a yoghurt

But the op said he was hungry...If he was full up on that amount of food then that would be different, but if he is saying he is hungry then it's clearly not sufficient

not as if kids often use hungry when. they mean bored/thirsty/ want sweets or treats/ as delaying tactics is it

none of us have ever had a kid moan they are hungry then declare themselves full after three mouthfuls. .

He might, but to be fair hiding evidence of food combined with a very small amount of food being described as a lot doesn't look great to be honest.

Got to be a wind up thread.

Protein is filling and he doesn't seem to be getting much of that.

Fruit is great, but it looks bulky which containing lots of water - so I imagine it isn't filling for long.

more protein is needed - that will keep him feeling full for longer

Stealth boast? Well done OP Your child eats his five a day unlike the rest of us

I think this is a wind up,

However I do think many people underfed age 4/5/6 year olds as they forget they are no longer toddlers yet often don't seems big enough to be ' children'.

My 5 year old eats lots. But he also seems small still to me as needs help with stuff my 6 year old doesn't now so I can see how some might continue with toddler size portions

A bowl of cherrios - Could be large for all we know

An apple

A school dinner - Could be a roast - so 3 small roasties, 2 slices of meat, 1 yorky pud, gravy, large spoon of mixed veg. Fruit pudding with custard.

1/2 punnet of grapes

5 strawberries

2 x chicken dinosaurs
Beans

Yes, he could have done with some potato or pasta with his tea.

But 'neglect'? 'starving'? 'malnourished'?

FFS just totally ridiculous and completely minimising what poor kids who are really starved and neglected actually suffer.

Do any of you people harping on about 'neglect' know what neglect is?! Three meals a day isn't neglect! Yes, the kid is still hungry, I'm pretty sure op has taken tips from the balanced posts. She's not neglecting her child though.

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What a load of tosh.

OP won't be back, she's busy shaving her hands.

Oh honestly, how can people attempt to justify 2 chicken dinosaurs and baked beans as 'plenty of food'

Hope you're lurking OP

What you've listed would be alright for a very light eater. Your boy is hungry enough that he's sneaking carrots and eating them in secret. He's certainly not eating you out of house and home. Please do add some more substantial foods.

By comparison, my almost 2 year old had an extreme lie-in today so has only been awake from 11am and will go to bed soon. She's not had a brilliant diet as we've had a busy day but to give you an idea of quantity, she's eaten:

2 rich tea biscuits
A large banana
A handful of raspberries
2 yoghurts
5 strawberries
5 home made chicken nuggets (ignored accompanying potato wedges)
2 buttered slices of fruited toast
A treat sized bag of milky bar buttons
A strawberry mini milk

She's had fruit juice, squash and milk to drink.

They're not. They're saying that the days food for the child is not starving or neglecting him. Don't try and twist what people are saying now.

shock horror not

sometimes my kids just want a slice if toast fir tea.

or a yogurt.

Starving no, neglecting yes given this isn't one of those days the boy just isn't very hungry. This appears to be what he typically eats and op thinks it's a lot.

Dinosaur chicken - presumably this is nuggets?

Yes, the key word there is 'want'

Obviously we all have days when we are hungrier than others :)

Starved, malnourished, neglected, uneducated.

Which word used doesn't matter, this child isn't getting enough food, but yeah, make the words used the important bit.

That's not much OP.
At that age my DC would eat
Cereal or cheese on toast, smoothie and fruit for breakfast
school dinner
crackers with peanut butter and apple after school
fish fingers, chips, carrots and peas
a yoghurt
a glass of milk, half a banana and a piece of toast before bed

and they were skinny as string.

Has anyone bothered to consider the OPs budget? It must cost a fortune every week for what half of you have listed, I know I couldn't do it.

Maybe she's struggling to put food on the table? Who knows, but you all just sit in judgement.

OP's gone to bake bread

Olivia we are on a tight budget too, but I would rather spend money on jacket potatoes and a variety of toppings than processed chicken, which is very expensive per Kg

Op that isn't much food, it is also a very poor diet nutritionally. Processed, and full of sugar and salt!

For breakfast, stop the Cheerios full stop. Packed full of sugar and simple carbs. Porrdige and fruit is a far better option.

For dinner, chicken dinosaurs sound pretty revolting and unhealthy. Can you batch cook a proper dinner, or at least swap to a healthier frozen dinner?