To ask if you think 6 fish fingers is too many for a 3 year old boy to have for dinner?

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along with half a 400g run of baked beans and chips.

Need to settle an arguement.

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Yes, far too many.

My 14 year old sport-every-day son would only eat 4.

My 3.5 year old would eat 1, maybe two at a push with either 1-2 mini waffles or a handful of chips and some veg. He's not a massive eater though but I would definitely think that 6 is too much for a 3 year old.

3-4 fishfingers for my DC.
Who on earth can manage a whole large tin of beans to themselves?

Oops just read it's half a tin. Still on the large side for a 3 year old.

I dunno, my 3.6year old tonight had 4 fish fingers, two handfuls of pasta and a handful of veg. He's always been a good eater and is slim on a large frame (well for a 3yo ).

So that's not that dissimilar to what you're describing, so I'm loathe to pass judgement.

I like a generous portion of protein but 6 fish fingers is even one two many for me. My 10 year old has 4.

That's too much food and you must know that

one too many

Stupid fingers clearly need more omega 3.

Gosh yes! DD is 6 and only has 2!

Mine loved fish fingers when they were little and from about the age could eat 4 or 5. Whippet thin and healthy, as part of a healthy balanced diet. But they were given about six chips and quarter tin baked beans or some peas. It was a weekly meal.

Yes far too much.

Yes that's a lot.

If that is a normal portion size for the child I would be worried about the quantities of food being encouraged.

Agree with PP's that's way too much food. I don't know anyone - child or adult - who would eat fish fingers. For a 3-year-old two would be a normal portion, I'd think.

I couldn't manage 4 never mind knowing any 3 year olds that could put away 6!!

So come on then, who feeds their kids that?

😮😮😮😮 way too much!
My 3 year old would have 2 with mash and 2 tbsp beans

I am rather shocked at this, My 2 year old will eat around 3 and my 5 year old around 5... but neither are fat. I tend to serve them with half a small baked potato and broccoli though so perhaps they would eat less if they had chips and baked beans. They actually would probably eat more fish fingers if I let them!

Yes, way too much.

I wouldn't have 6, and nor would my DS's (age 14 and 12). In fact DH wouldn't either (if he liked them )

My 9 year old would eat 6. At 3 he would probably have eaten 3 maybe 4

Yup my 4 almost 5 year old would have 3, a third of a small tin of beans and chips/other potato product

My 2,5 year old gets 3 fish fingers (and can easily finish them) alongside chips etc. Today I made proper homemade fish fingers from scratch, gave him 3 and he ate 1/2. Sigh.

So 6 is twice as much as I would give.

Depends what he eats the rest of the week. DS will sometimes eat 10 potatoes one day and then almost nothing the next day. I think of his intake per week rather than per day.

Bloody hell, 2/possibly 3 and a quarter tin of beans is more than enough.
This is the problem, we overfeed our kids. Portion control is non existant. A packet of ten fish fingers feeds me, DH and DD (12), easily with a tin of beans and oven chips (on occasion 😋).

But at 9 he would only have a few chips with his 5/6 fish fingers and about quarter of a tin of baked beans. At age 3 he would probably have had about 4 chips and a tablespoon of beans with the 3 fish fingers.

Adding to say he wouldn't normally have a lot of chips/mash, if he eats all the fish... He's only little, and very slim.