Food

[nanna1234]

Hi I'm wondering if anyone can help
my grandson who is now 4 is constantly asking for food even as he is eating
as soon as he gets up until he goes to bed he just asks for food he never seemed to be full he would eat 24 hours a day if we let him he isn't over weight and quite an active boy just worried for when he gets older he my make the wrong chooses and end up over weight really don't know what to do

[EdgeOfTheSky]

He’s probably about to have a huge growth spurt. There is something about 4 or 5 year old boys and how they have a testosterone surge at this age.

He is very active. He is not overweight. I presume the food provided and asked for us healthy and not non stop sweets / biscuits?

It’s good if meals and snacks are filling and rich in protein and nutrients. If he is living on rice cakes (mostly fresh air) and fruit (sugar, but often not very filling) then he may well be hungry.

If Breakfast includes an egg, lunch has protein, etc, he drinks milk and has snacks such as a cube of cheese, oat biscuits and hummus, a banana or peanut butter sandwich, then all will be well.

I wouldn’t worry about the future unless he is consuming non stop haribo, biscuits and sweet drinks.

[nanna1234]

Thankyou
Just think I worry to much 😍