Is it possible for 4 yr old to overeat healthy food?

[orchardgirl4]

I've just had the height and weight letter from the school measurements that they do in their first year at school. I put the numbers into the NHS BMI calculator for children and it came up as 92nd percentile overweight. I was shocked, and then I started to worry about being blind to my child's weight and any future physical or psychological issues my child might have.
We eat so well at home, so I feel in denial it's anything we are doing, and that the weight is even an issue. Everything is cooked from scratch, lots of vegetables, fish once a week, meat once or twice, low carb, meals are often based around lentils and beans. Breakfast is a grain-free granola with natural yogurt. Pudding is twice a week e.g. homemade fruit crumble (with crumble topping made with ground almonds, seeds, oats) with custard, a small serving (3 child hand fists in total maybe). We eat bread once a week, small portion as toast with breakfast. Sweets are occasionally eaten (we get so many from school), 2 haribo from the packet for pudding, then the packet disappears into the cupboard and doesn't come out again. Snack time is straight after school, 3 dessert spoons of yogurt (Bio & Me vanilla, which has no sugar, just natural yoghurt/kefir). Sometimes with a piece of fruit too.
However, at school I think there is a lot of food. But it cannot be the reason for being overweight as it's only been nearly 4 months. Food at school: snack time is fruit, or raisins, or carrots. I think sometimes she is given two portions. The school meal is usually jacket potato with cheese, followed by sponge cake. Then lunchtime club the teacher often gives fruit and raisins to the children. Then forest school once a week there is often hot chocolate, or waffles, or pancakes, or chocolate banana in foil, marshmallows with fruit. Sometimes they get two portions. It all adds up though?
Could it be a school issue, or is it a home issue I am in denial of - I always believed children inherently ate the correct amount that they needed (of healthy food, that is). Maybe I don't realise the portion size is too big. Do I need to put more limits on home food?

The poster said ‘awful lot like’ as in ‘similar to’. she didn’t say ‘awful’.

RedRobyn2021

Try reading my post again and look at what I actually say.

Cross posted ! Thanks graciasinmorzine

These are the physical activity guidelines for under 5s:
180 minutes per day minimum.
The 180 minutes should include at least 60 minutes (1 hour) of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity.
If her school doesn’t encourage outdoor play in all weathers, she isn’t wearing shoes that encourage play, and school has the space for it she’s unlikely to go anywhere close to 180 minutes!

Agree with this, I thought young children were supposed to eat mainly carbs because they are more physically active.

Honestly, the diet sounds fine in principle, but there are quite a few snacks and not a lot of activity.

Many schools and nurseries don't have space outside or in the timetable allocated to allow children to have the amount of activity that they should have in the time they are there. My school age child will have PE twice a week, swim twice a week, do one gymnastics class a week, but also have a school with a decent sized playing field that they have decent breaks on twice in the school day and, if they are not doing a club, I give them a run around there for 15 mins with their friends before we head home, so at 4 they are genuinely properly tired.

Can you do more at weekends? My preschooler will do swimming and then a balance bike session with me on a walk/run on a Saturday or a few hours in the park etc and that genuinely is something they need.

Don't feel bad about it, there's lots of guidance on food and education outcomes for parents, but there really isn't enough on the exercise part of the equation. As an adult we are often told 20 mins a few times a week is fine, but that really isn't the case for children.

Thanks all. @snackprovidersupreme that is good thinking, to keep portion sizes the same and just not increase it as she grows (within reason!) so it's not a noticeable drop.
I can see her ribs when she lies on the floor, when she stands she has a round tummy. I am looking into swimming one day after school and going to the park and/or scootering at the seaside at the weekends - make a start. Also we'll be walking the longer route to and from school. I don't think they do enough activity at school. There's an indoor classroom on the playground and I think she spends a lot of time in it, instead of running around. I've spoken to a teacher to ask how often the outdoor classroom is used (this is also where the addition fruit snacks are given during lunch time play), so I have an idea of what additional exercise she'll need.

I agree with what others have said and that there may be a connection with the description of low carb diet and always hungry DD.

Perhaps introduce more carbs to her main meals. Non UPF bread sandwiches, potatoes etc.