Does my 7yo dd eat too much ?

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I struggle with portion size so am unsure if I am giving her too much food _ can you have a look at an average day and tell me where I am going wrong ?
Thanks

Bfast _ porridge with loads of blueberries< or one slice of grain breaqd with wholenut peanut butter ( and blueberries or a banana>glass of OJ

Packed lunch - One slice of grain bread( buttered) with a slice of edam and a slice of ham.
cherry toms(4), 2 slices of pepper, 4 sticks of cucumber< handful of grapes, 2 oranges, banana, little star yoghurtand something junky,ie kit kat, fruit winder< 3 ginger nuts.

Dinner - chicken, veg, gravy and another little star yoghurt.

She is on the 90th centile for weight and the 25th for height, and is borderline overweight.

it doesn't sound like a lot to me, my 2yo DS eats more than that (2 weetabix and a banana for breakfast, sandwiches (2 slices) and 2 yoghurts for lunch, and fish pie/cottage pie/sausages etc for dinner, plus plenty of snacks.

If you're worried, could maybe cut out biscuit-type snacks?

What does she drink?

impressed at the amount of fruit she eats for lunch though

take out the something junky from her lunchbox

use a side plate for her dinner if you are using an adult size plate

exercise? what exercise does she do?

All sounds nice and healthy, is she active or does she tend to watch a lot of TV/video games? Increasing activity is better than decreasing food if she's very healthy.

Does she have a lot of juice or sugary drinks? Try getting her to drink water or s/s milk.

I think that sounds very well balanced.

Fruit is very healthy, but does have a lot of sugar and 2 oranges, banana and grapes is a bit much.
How big are her portions for breakfast and dinner?
Does she get any exercise?

I'd take out the fruit winder, it's packed with sugar, she doesn't need this and fruit, she's also having too much fruit for her lunch, maybe 1 orange and some grapes, she doesn't need 2 yogurts a day aswell, these are also packed with sugar.

Cereal and a slice of toast with a glass of fruit juice is OK for breakfast

Lunch: A wholemeal ham and cheese sandwich, 2 different fruits and a yogurt with a drink

Supper: whatever the family is eating but a smaller portion as she's a child.

Maybe a glass of warm milk before bed, this will help her sleep and give her the calcium from the yogurt she doesn't have with her supper.

I think it all sounds really healthy. My children simialr age eat a lot more. I would increase activity level rather than decrease food intake or at least don't decrease her fruit. Yes there is sugar in fruit, but lets not get hysterical. Also, is she realy borderline overweight?

Fruit sugar is different to sugar in processed food (winders/kitkats), fruit is good, too much will keep the little one on the toilet though.

It all sounds healthy, but if the portion-size is large, then she may be eating too much.

Does she have any snacks / treats that you haven't remembered?

I don't think it sounds like a lot. Does she have snacks mid morning and mid afternoon too?

I might give her a 2nd piece of bread with lunch and a bit less fruit.

MY DD is 7 and eats much much more than that . But she does 8 hours gym per week, one hour PE, walks to school ( 20 minutes brisk pace), walks the dog for hour plus every week end plus play times, playing in the garden etc etc

What is your DDs excercise level?

I dont think it sounds too much either but it does sound quite low fat and low carbohydrate to me to be honest. But I am no nutritionist. There was a programme on the other night about children eating loads of the 5 a day, but not enough fat or carbohydrates. I too would up the bread and potatoes, replace the fruit winder with a good old fashioned pudding (jam sponge or a slice of cake) and then simply get her exercising more!! But then thats just me.

why are we all still answering when OP posted yesterday and doesn't look like she's coming back....

at futile concern

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