I'm at the end of my tether. The dc have a healthy diet, not too strict as in they can have the odd treat. They get juice at nana's house or when we're out, otherwise we stick to water or milk.
However, 6 year old dd1 will binge on any sweet food she finds. She will climb on chairs to get to it and generously shares her cache with dd2 and ds. I usually find the evidence: wrappers etc, stashed away. We don't buy much sweet food and much of it has been bought by well meaning relatives. Not wanting to throw food away, I hide it, to be dished out in small quantities when appropriate. Dd1 always finds it and eats it all. She will binge on apples even, the 3 of them eat every single piece till they are gone. They are very sneaky about it and manage not to be caught somehow!
I am desperately worried, as dd1 and 2 now have dental cavities and ds has discoloration on his back teeth. I brush three times a day. They use a children's mouthwash. I have told and told dd1 that she will damage her teeth. All to no avail.
I have stopped buying apples. We bought a melon instead, so they can't gorge on it. They ate a full pack of strawberries I bought an hour ago. I promise you that they are supervised, but there are three of them and I can't be everywhere at once. I just don't know what to do. We contemplated locking the kitchen and fridge, but it would have to be a padlock or dd1 would figure it out.
I had bulimia in my teens, I'm worried dd1 will go the same way. I'm worried about their teeth. I don't have chocolates in the house, but I can't ban fruit!