My 7 years 5months old son

[Lollipopslife17]

Someone pls help.

My son is eating too much. He is always very hungry after eating & I am wondering why. All he seems to want to eat is bagels, white rice & boiled egg, biscuits. I am tired of getting up to find him something to eat every 30mins & the boy is as skinny as hell. What is going on pls as the boy is eating me out of house & home

Is he very active? What sort of portion sizes does he have?

Carb based diet plus possibly boredom. Blood sugar must be all over the place.

Try giving him protein instead of refined carbs.

Does he eat proper meals with plenty of protein at meal times?

Thanks for all the responses. He refuses to eat proper full meals. I am sick and tired of his habits and I haven't the time to sweet talk him as I am full-time final year single mother of 2 with deadlines that almost seems impossible to meet up with & broke up with my partner (their dad) 3months ago. Phew sorry for all the ranting.

Anyway pls can anyone give me ideas of meals for him. He is very fussy about food 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️.he won't even eat pasta & Bolognese etc

It’s probably an attention thing as well then. Does he get much time with you? Ha e you talked about the split?

He needs more protein to fill him up.

Eggs, sausage, bacon and beans with toast would be good for breakfast.

Don’t buy bagels so he can’t eat them.
Same with biscuits.

Get him involved in cooking food and ask what he would like to cook for dinner.

Make him drink more water and then decide if he’s hungry.

We can’t really make suggestions for meals if he’s really fussy as we don’t know what he eats. My seven year-old is quite fussy but has improved and he loves bolognese. He also likes totally plain pasta. Tofu. Raw carrots. Cucumber. Broccoli. Shepherds pie. Sunday dinner. Quesadilla. Tacos. Chicken satay. Noodles. Pizza. Chips. Sausage.

Obviously if I let him not eat meals he’d want to snack on biscuits and bagels all the time.

What meals will your DS eat?

Thanks all for all your suggestions. I sure will start asking him to cook with me and maybe he will be open to eating other things, especially when's helped cooked it. Regarding the split, my son is sad about it & he wants his dad back home, and he's told his dad, but dad does not want to know 🤦🏽‍♀️. I feel ashamed for even thinking of having their father again as he hurt me real bad having an affair with a colleague at work for the 2nd time in 12 months as I forgave for the 1st one. But all I want is my kid's happiness & want their father in their lives under the same roof like every normal family; I don't want a stepfather for them or stepmother ( not that there is anything wrong with stepmother/father families as it is in my family).

Take him to the GP. If he eats loads and is skinny he might have a metabolic or thyroid problem.

At 7 years old he should be able to understand that if he doesn't eat his meal there's nothing else until next one. No wonder he wants to snack all the time. Put your foot down and stop giving him snacks. He won't starve himself.

My son's the same age and his appetite has shot up in the last few months! He's gone from picky to eating almost anything, and lots of it. He's also enjoying cooking too, so it's worth getting started on that.