To think it’s strange for a three year old not to snack?

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Just that really, not suggesting he’s malnourished or anything (3 meals a day) but no snacks in between.

I’ve been a nanny for about 15 years, none of my kids have routinely snacked.

If he isn’t hungry, and doesn’t want any snacks, and he’s getting a balanced, healthy diet, then there's nothing wrong with it, in my opinion.

Snacking is a fairly recent phenomenon believe. Wasn't a thing years ago. So no I don't think it's unusual.

Snacks werent a thing when i was a kid, i only found out about them when i had my first and other people asked why i didnt give him snacks.

3 year olds shouldn't snack, - no children should. It's just a silly modern habit

My kids didn’t and don’t snack as a rule. I never encouraged it either; wouldn’t deny them food if they said they were hungry but didn’t give snacks as routine. Mine don’t have huge appetites either TBH. Have encouraged eating proper food at mealtimes. Adults behave like that too in this house.

DS never snacked. He might have had something snacky as a treat when we were on holiday but not as a matter of course. I found my friends’ DC who snacked all the time ate less at mealtimes.

I think it's probably unusual in the sense that the majority of three year olds are in some kind of childcare and I imagine the vast majority of nurseries offer snacks. And then when they turn four and start school, there are probably snacks on offer there was well (DD is given fruit morning and afternoon in reception - we don't send it in).

So I don't think it's strange in the sense that there's anything wrong or inherently odd about it. But it's probably strange in the sense it's different to the norm.

I think it's probably quite unusual, but definitely not a bad thing if he's eating well at meal time and not asking for food in between. My 2 and 4 year old ask for snacks 2-3 times a day, despite eating 3 decent meals. I guess they just have big appetites.

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I don't think it's strange.

Some kids snack, some don't. Neither is strange.

I have a mostly non snacking 3 yo but if she has breakfast at 8, lunch at 12, dinner at 6, the 6 hours between lunch and dinner is just too long so she needs something (usually fruit or crackers). I think of it more as 4 meals and we try and give the snacky meal at the/a table.

My kids don't really have snacks, no limitations to it, they just rarely ask.

Have no issues with snacks as long as eats breakfast lunch and tea

Think as they snack at pre school and school. They get used to it

Snack is a bit of a weird concept and wasn’t a thing when I was a child. None of us snack between meals.

Not strange at all. Really good eating habit I would have thought

The snack cupboard never existed when I had my 2 children but now it seems to be a regular feature in families' kitchens

None of my 3 have had regular snacks, unless you count the box of raisens I'd give to keep them quiet during appointments.

Grown up into teenagers so no harm done.

I have an 8 year old who has never really got the whole 3 meals a day thing. She snacks all of the time and has done since she was weaned. Just the way she is. Wouldn't think it unusual for another child to eat 3 times a day only. It's just different.

It wasn't a thing when I was growing up. I had breakfast, dinner and tea - and sometimes milk and biscuits before bed, but that was a treat if my parents could afford a packet of biscuits that week.

My 2 year old rarely has a snack between meals. She eats good sized portions- can eat a bowl of porridge the same size as mine for breakfast! - I used to give her snacks as a baby, but as she's grown older, she'd rather play than eat! The only time we do give her snacks really is if she poops her nappy and we give her a few raisins or something as a bribe to keep her still long enough to clean her up and put a new nappy on

My 3 have never had snacks between meals. DH and I don't snack either.

DC shouldn't ever be snacking between meals

It's a fairly recent thing and there's no point to it

Snack is one of those words that starts to look really weird when you see it written down a lot.

Also definitely a recent phenomenon. Used to just be a biscuit made by Cadbury's.

It's a good thing, most kids eat too many snacks.