to think my ds is not over eating, or a 'pig'?

[JjandtheBean]

DS is 2.5, he was prem and has always been a hungry baby/toddler, his current diet is as follows;

Breakfast- shredded wheat or similar, fruit (banana and grapes, apple and pineapple etc)
1/2 slice of wholemeal toast

Snack- rice/oat cake, raisins or maybe veg sticks/dip/yogurt. If out something from organix.

Lunch- sandwich/toast/crackers with cucumber, pepper, celery, cheese, some kinda protein, tomatoes, avacado and whatever else is in the salad drawer, he then has yogurt/fruit pot or fruit, and maybe a few organix 'crisps'

8oz milk before nap.

Snack- see above

Dinner- cottage pie, lasagne, noodle dish, chili, curry, lentil dish, risotto and so on, always served with steamed veg or a salad, bread/garlic bread if appropriate!

8oz milk before bed.

he weighs 28lb, never stops moving and has only just reached age 2-3 clothes.

so aibu to wish people wouldnt name call and say hell end up obese, i am oh so strict about what he eats and he hasnt had chocolate in months!

Not at all! Sounds similar by my DS, (3.5) who is tall for his age and solid, but not in the least fat. Some days I don't seem to be able to fill him up!

ds isnt tall for his age, id have said that awful word that is 'normal' lol.

He is skinny but not bony, i personally think he is perfect in size and stature, id love his love of food, and his metabolism!

its just non stop, maybe its because most of his peers are fussy or junk food addicts?

(not saying that ds isnt particularly fond of pizza hut and a bag of crisps once in a while)

His diet sounds amazingly good, tell negative people to cram it if they start saying anything. Good on you for getting him used to a wide range of tasty healthy food.

LOL -I'd love my DS's metabolism too - he seems to have got it from his Dad, DH, who can eat like a pig and stay slim (grr)

I think fussiness can be common at this age, so yes some of it may be veiled envy at his good appetite!

I wish my DD would eat that much!

His diet sounds healthy and varied so no, he's not a pig.

If you'd said breakfast: coco pops, snack: crisps, lunch: crisps... etc then you'd have something to worry about

Sounds great. My twins ate like that at his age. I can't tell you how fussy they are now (they are 4). Sob. DD is 7 and eats like a horse. She's naturally thin (I'm not!) and I find it incredible the amount of food she can put away.

is that all -

btw - I say is that all because both my DS1 and 2 ate more than that at that age - not because I'm being sarcastic

dp is a tall skinny eat anything whenever however smug gite!

luckily both children seem to have inherited his metabolism, not there chubby scummy mummys!

i think people only seem to notice when we eat out and then it seems bad as most places kids meals dont cater to how he eats iyswim, its the standard pizza or something and chips so we tend to ask for a smaller adult meal and carry fruit.

Ah well, im so relieved i wasnt being all rose tinted glasses over my pfb, i am very proud of his diet, made my slaving over the ak books and braving a mix of that and blw all worth it, what i dont understand is his sister whos just turned 1 has a similar diet just smaller amount and one more lot of milk and no ones ever said a word??

Awass- does it ever slow down??? im dreading the teenage years, i will need 2 jobs to afford the boy!

His diet sounds great. TBH I think children of that age know how much they need, if presented with healthy food- I wouldn't give it another thought.

As a side point, I really hate pejorative expressions like "eating like a pig", as if a child's good appetite is something shameful.

Mine eats like this as well - another skinny boy who never stops moving. Mind you I have been lucky in that most people say how nice it is to see a child with a good appetite who eats a variety - even my mum who is usually a bit catsbum-mouth at people who eat a lot says things like 'He'll never get fat, he just burns it all off'.
So don't worry, he sounds fine.

hmmm does it slow down - lets see. Easiest meal to describe in quantity sizes is probably sausages.

DS1 (now 9) and DS2 (now 6) will have

3 (thick) sausages
1 fried egg
baked beans (I used 2 tins for the 5 of us)
Potato wedges (quite a decent portion)
1 grilled tomato (both halves of it)
mushrooms
and occasionally (when I can afford it) 2 or 3 rashers of bacon

AND

they'll still eat desert

Last night DS2 had 3 (big) chicken drumsticks, DS2 had 2.

.................so no - not really LOL.

mind you having said that last night DS3 (2 1/2) also got through all of the meat off 1 drumstick and one thigh (and they were very meaty ones)

They'll all be getting paper rounds as soon as they're old enough

For a minute I thought you meant he had cottage pie and lasagne and lentil dish and chilli and curry and noodles all at the same meal. Was about to say actually that is a bit piggy.

Then realised what you meant!

My son is same age and eats way more than that and isn't fat. He just does not stop moving from when he wakes to when he sleeps and if he isn't moving he is talking non-stop. They use up so much energy and when he is full he stops eating. Just ignore what other people say. As long as you are happy with his weight then don't listen to other people.

Most people are truly jealous when you get a good eater and not a fussy one!

Yes, Stigaloid I am that jealous person. OP your son sounds perfectly normal to me, I think children regulate what they need to eat. I am just very that my dd doesn't need as much as I'd like her to..

My DD was like this at 2.5 (also born small but not prem). There were lots of comments and she does have a very sweet tooth but basically has a good diet at home then binges enjoys parties. She is slender but strong. I think people are mostly just envious because she has always been easy to feed - she has really slowed down since turning 4 and got a bit fussier (but that is down to the influence of classmates I think. She told me broccoli was "yukky" the other day and she has always loved the stuff - she still ate it tho).

Ignore em - his diet sounds great. Some people never miss an opportunity for a dig - tis their insecurity showing itself. It does sound like you need a food fund for his teenage years

hehe Riven - DS2 would manage half of that now as a snack very easily.........he's 6

Sounds pretty good to me, too.

I think people also forget that that kind of healthy diet doesn't contain the high-concentrate 'quick hit' sugars and stuff that junk food does. It takes more apparent quantity to achieve the same result.

Sounds familiar to me too ! DS is 3.5 and eats a lot - loads of fruit and veg, and sometimes it feels like he is constantly hungry for more

My DS is just the same. It used to infuriate me when people commented on how skinny he is - he has always eaten like a horse! He's now 4.

For an example yesterdays food was

porrige with dried apple and raisins
banana and yoghurt
fruit smoothie
5 crackers with cheddar and cherry toms
carrot soup with lentils and two wholemeal baps
fruit flan
breadsticks and aubergine hummous
dried pineapple rings
spag bol made with turkey mince and roasted veg
two slices of garlic bread with cheese
greek youghurt with honey

plus stacks of milk and water.

It does cost a fortune I agree hah!

Porridge is a fab breakfast for hungry kids (in case you didn't know..hehe)

If I don't have time in the morning I often give it for lunch. Why not?

DPs a huge porridge fan so thats often on offer, but im a bit indulgent and let him choose his breakfast, today he ate 3 slices of toast 2 poached eggs a banana and a yogurt, glass of juice and then begged for a snack 20mins later!!!

He models so from now on that money is going in the food fund not the trust fund!!! x