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Apparently this “isn’t enough food”

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foodFood · 04/04/2018 13:19

Dd is 8
Height and weight fine

I’ve just been told by a visiting friend I’m basically starving her when she saw her lunch !
1 mini pitta
6 mini breadsticks
Dessert spoon of houmous
Dessert spoon of guacamole
Bowl of strawberries cut up (6 big ones)
A frube

That’s fine isn’t it??
For breakfast she had a bowl of plain yogurt and loads of berries
She will most likely have an afternoon snack usually cheese or a piece of fruit and dinner is normally casserole/fish pie/jacket potato and soup or similar
She has milk before bed
She’s fine !! Always has small snacks lunches and doesn’t complain of hunger
Friend was aghast and said her kids at 18 m old ate more than that

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Snowflakeslayer · 06/04/2018 20:58

Sounds like a strict diet to me. Do any adults in the household have eating issues?

user789653241 · 06/04/2018 21:05

Snowflake, it maybe strict diet for you, but it maybe totally fine for some.
So you think if the child has small appetite, you assume parents have eating issues? Hmm

CountFosco · 07/04/2018 08:14

Pitta and hummus is not a ‘mid morning snack’ - it’s lunch!

Surely it depends on the quantity and what you've been up to? 30g of houmous is 80 calories, pitta bread is about 150 calories. That's a bloody small lunch by itself although I agree it's a big snack if you don't exercise much (I swim before work and need a sustantial snack mid morning).

PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks · 07/04/2018 08:23

Lunch in our house is something cooked, even in summer. DD won't eat salad.

applesandpears56 · 07/04/2018 08:35

Perfectly - ours too. Bread/pitta is very salty too - a cheese sandwich is actually really bad for kids - so many people push salt on their kids without thinking about it.

Snowflakeslayer · 07/04/2018 09:17

Plain yoghurt and berries for breakfast, to start the day? Sorry, that's not enough energy for a child.

TatianaLarina · 07/04/2018 09:36

I don’t count calories, but that would be a typical lunch for me. It’s certainly fine for a 8 year old of a normal height and weight who’s not complaining of hunger.

Pickwickpapers · 07/04/2018 09:37

Applesandpears - very salty is a bit extreme. A cheese sandwich is not very unhealthy, only if that is all they eat. Some children are fussy and it's hard to get them to eat what you think they should.

TatianaLarina · 07/04/2018 09:37

That was to CountFosco ^^

ProzacAndWine · 07/04/2018 10:01

I always eat plain yoghurt and berries for breakfast, and find it really filling. The proper thick Greek kind is very energy-dense and keeps hunger off well IME. Surely it's more healthy and filling than a bowl or cereal with milk would be?

TatianaLarina · 07/04/2018 10:38

I agree, I might go and have some now in fact.

CountFosco · 07/04/2018 12:41

I don’t count calories, but that would be a typical lunch for me. It’s certainly fine for a 8 year old of a normal height and weight who’s not complaining of hunger.

I agree it's fine for a child who isn't hungry. I checked the calories because the government advice is to aim for 100 calories for a snack (and by deduction they will be implying approx 500-600 calories per meal to get your 2000 calories a day) so as I said 1 pitta with a 30g serving of houmous on its own is a big snack/small lunch.

Different people find different things filling. My Mum finds pasta very filling and eats much less of it than me. I find sandwiches generally don't fill me as much as hot food. My DD1 eats very little for breakfast but likes a big tea, her sister is the opposite. We're all a healthy weight.

NutElla5x · 08/04/2018 13:50

The good news is that your 'news' has made it into 'The Mirror' op YAY!

BootsMagoots · 08/04/2018 14:35

It doesn't sound much but it's purely dependent on your daughter really and her appetite. I'm sure she'd tell you if she wanted more. It wouldn't fill my 5 year old, but he's a 4 foot, 5 stone giant.

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foodFood · 08/04/2018 14:39

I didn’t think it was that Interesing a subject to end up in a paper ??!

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pinkstripeycat · 08/04/2018 20:02

I had to dash out on an emergency with DS1 and left my DM with DS2 (who was 9) whilst eve meal was cooking. Got back with DS1 to find that DM had given DS2 both his own and DS1's food! DM said she thought there was a lot for one DS but he ate it all. I asked DM what did she think DS1 was going to eat if it was all for DS2 - she said she did wonder.....

Frusso · 08/04/2018 20:55

Well done @foodFood you've been Daily Failed. Do you have your sad face ready for the paps?

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foodFood · 08/04/2018 21:01

Def not ! Very odd there are far more ‘newsworthy’ threads on here than this one !

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Kate0902900908 · 09/04/2018 01:16

That is more than enough, you know your own child and you would know if she was still hungry, your friend needs to think about passing judgment because now you must be questioning the amount of food your giving her. I was obsess growing up, over fed and didn’t know any boundaries you are doing the right portions and the right foods well done x

Feelings · 09/04/2018 09:40

It's also on MSN homepage and Mirror. Oh dear.

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foodFood · 09/04/2018 10:29

Just find it odd that something so mundane can be ‘news’ I was just surprised at my friends reaction to lunch ! Very strange when there’s lots of really interesting threads on here !!

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foodFood · 09/04/2018 10:38

I’ve reported this thread as want MNHQ to know I’m a genuine poster and not a journalist trying to get a story !

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