Because I seem to have lost track regarding DS1 and food.
He is always, always hungry. Now I accept that may be to be expected, big growth spurt coming soon and all that, but I seem to be always denying him food because he doesn't like fruit and vegetables. We've just got back from school, he's grudgingly accepted a bowl of chopped apple and banana and is now nagging me for toast and peanut butter. Typically he would have the toast and then go on to eat his dinner (egg fried rice with chicken, he won't eat the peas)and request bread and butter alongside, then nagnagnag for a bowl of cereal for "pudding". This might be weetabix (with sugar) on a good day, something like honey nut shredded wheat on other days.
This morning for breakfast he had a bowl of porridge with sugar, then a bowl of honey nut shredded wheat, then he asked for toast but I said no.
The thing is, he is a bit overweight and hates exercise. He has never been remotely sporty and doesn't enjoy outdoor games of any kind. He doesn't run around at playtime, just walks about chatting. He says the other children laugh at his "fat tummy" when he changes for PE. I have tried everything to get him moving, he just doesn't like it. I try to put forward positive messages about his body and be encouraging. (I told him he's beautiful only an hour or so ago). We walk half a mile to and from school and that's about it most days. So I feel I have to control his food intake, but I worry that constantly saying no will give him food issues. In fact I wonder whether he has food issues already, since he asks for food morning, noon and night.
I tell him he can have fruit any time he likes but he says he doesn't like it and nags for toast or whatever.
I feel exasperated.