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How much does your 4.5 yo eat?

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JustJaamy · 23/07/2008 13:16

8.30 - Banana
9.00 - Large bowl of cereal (more then you'd get in a multipack box)
10.30 - School fruit bar and stick of cheese
12.00 - cheese roll, half pack of goodies crisps, 4 slices of cucumber, apple

In between all this she is constantly coming to me saying that she is hungry and just now, an hour after lunch she has again come and said, "I'm hungry, mummy"

She will have a snack of a gingerbread man or similar and some more fruit or carrot sticks, etc at about 3 and an evening meal about 5.30-6pm typically of chicken/veg/potatoes followed by small bowl of ice cream. She wolfs down EVERY meal and nearly always clears her plate.

Am I not feeding her enough? She's not skinny by any means and she goes through phases of looking a bit podgy before having a bit of a growth spurt. She goes swimming 2-3 times a week and bike ride once a week.

What does everyone else's 4.5 yo eat in a day?

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Morloth · 24/07/2008 21:32

Anyone elses kids get growing pains? DS sometimes complains of pain in his shins and then a couple of days later, vrooom up he goes.

bythepowerofgreyskull · 24/07/2008 21:33

worms?

bythepowerofgreyskull · 24/07/2008 21:34

Morloth!!!!! my DS1 does he says he has achey legs / arms it does seem to come with a hunger time and then a shooting up!"

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Oblomov · 24/07/2008 21:39

He has just had a growth spurt.
He has been a nightmare , in the last 2/3 weeks aswell. I was kind of hoping it was one of those steve biddupp testosterone thingy's, you know prior to starting school.
Maybe it is just bloody WORMS

Oblomov · 24/07/2008 21:40

skinny as a rake. I measure him today, for school unifrom. 22 inches.
Round the :
chest
waist
hips

Nothing of him.
I despair.

bamboostalks · 24/07/2008 21:47

That is such a huge amount! I am so amazed, it must cost you a fortune.

LittleMoosh · 24/07/2008 21:48

My 6 yo often complains of pains in his knees. Usually at night. He goes to sleep then wakes up screaming saying he's knees are killing him. Must be growing pains?

Morloth · 24/07/2008 21:51

Often LittleMoosh? I am not sure, DS just says sometimes that his legs hurt and then he grows. Knees are pretty complicated (and after tearing up my ACL a couple of years ago I know just how bad knee pain can be).

If it is happening often you might want to consider taking him to the docs.

Oblomov · 25/07/2008 07:26

He normally has a heart appetite. But this is just ricky-doo-dil-ous.
We will be penniless if it doesn't slow down soon.
Maybe ds's is boredom, liek others say.
I am off work from now on, and he is used to going to nursery 2.5 days.
He hasn't complained of pains though.

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