So Tired Of This Battle!! EATING!

[wahmof3]

So I have been thinking about my eating situation....

Here is my conclusion (so far)

wdmmom- I think you are right on with the bread eaters!

I don't really have a problem with breakfast. Typical breakfast is: (with fruit-that they don't eat & milk)

pancakes
cereal
nutri-grain bars
waffles
toast
french toast....

you see where I am going with this. I do have a bunch of bread eaters!!

Lunch time we don't have the breads/carbs.

Hmmmm....... interesting.

[My3cents]

I honestly believe though there isn't enough time between breakfast and lunch for a snack. In my eyes its either you serve snack or you serve lunch not both.

Also, mine are sometimes not hungry for an afternoon snack because of still be full from lunch and they have only napped in those 2-3 hours. So you either let them eat a later snack and screw up dinner or just have them wait till dinner.

Also, if you don't fill kids up with carbs they won't be as hungry as often either because they haven't burned off the bad carbs as fast. For breakfast we had oatmeal/applesauce/banana and mine didn't even finsh because they were getting filled up and didn't want to feel stuffed before school. I knew though that it would stick to the ribs till lunch!

I agree with you on not enough time between breakfast and lunch to do snack, but afternoon snack works for me. We do it after all the kids wake up and diaper and bathroom. I don't offer a big snack, just a small snack to get them to dinner. Some kids eat late by the time parents pick up, get them home and get a dinner going. Key to afternoon snack is not letting it become a meal but a snack. I know sometimes my kiddo's would pig out on snack if I let them. Serving a couple of crackers or a small fruit portion or small snack will not ruin dinner. The other junk the parents offer on the way home thinking they need "another" snack will-

[wahmof3]

I'm going to post in the other forum so only we can view it, but it happened yesterday

Where is this forum??? You can PM it to me if you want.

[Country Kids]

I agree with you on not enough time between breakfast and lunch to do snack, but afternoon snack works for me. We do it after all the kids wake up and diaper and bathroom. I don't offer a big snack, just a small snack to get them to dinner. Some kids eat late by the time parents pick up, get them home and get a dinner going. Key to afternoon snack is not letting it become a meal but a snack. I know sometimes my kiddo's would pig out on snack if I let them. Serving a couple of crackers or a small fruit portion or small snack will not ruin dinner. The other junk the parents offer on the way home thinking they need "another" snack will-

Yesterday we had a few animal cookies/cheese for afternoon snack. They barely ate it because they weren't hungry for it and it was almost 3 1/2 hours since lunch.

I only a one or two here till closing and they are the ones that refuse the most foods from me. So know matter what time I serve snack they pretty much pick at it. Also, one of them barely drinks anything all day long!!! I have tried milk, juice, water, flavored water-nothing. Once in a great while they drink the glass but not alot.

[Blackcat31]

Getting your head around the 'in their tummies" or "in the trash" = same difference is one of the biggest milestones to make with this battle. Once I did the stress was pretty well gone from mealtimes.

Exactly what I was trying to say.

I still feel myself get resentful when the parents offer them a snack to drive 3 minutes (really!) home at the end of the day because I know some kids just bide their time but in the end it doesn't affect me.

This is also so true! Makes me laugh everyday. But again, I don't borrow, accept or take on any issues that dont belong directly to me.

[itlw8]

It irritates me to eat with adults that have to eat only one food at a time and they can not touch. Usually mom only put one food on their plate. I also hate food stirrers. LOL

I serve the whole lunch but a pickey eater gets smaller serving and gets more when they eat.

We try new foods as an activity thought I do not make them taste . They now love Kiwi, pomagranet and edemame

We need grains but eat too much. Check the serving and feed the minimum with no seconds. I always have seconds of veggies and protein. seconds are for hungry kids.

I serve grains too often at snack I am trying to serve them less times a week.

If I know a child will not eat carrots I may have 2 choices of veggies and they can eat the other one. I also try to make sure they like something on the plate. At least they do not hate it.

[Country Kids]

I had a boy one time that would not eat nothing but fruit!!! While fruit is a good thing it can't be the only thing you can eat.

I would only give him a serving because I didn't need him loading up on fruit and being in the bathroom all the time. He is now the biggest high schooler you have ever seen!!! Was always a big kid but seemed to triple when he hit high school.

[Blackcat31]

It irritates me to eat with adults that have to eat only one food at a time and they can not touch. Usually mom only put one food on their plate. I also hate food stirrers. LOL

Guess we won't be having lunch together any time soon

I ONLY eat one thing at a time, in a very specific order and NONE of my food can ever touch. ever.

I am however, not picky about what I am eating. Well, I can't eat off certain color plates either but I am still a good eater so that has to count for something right?!?! ::

[countrymom]

Where is this forum??? You can PM it to me if you want.

its the other one were we can post other things, where the fitness stuff is

[wahmof3]

its the other one were we can post other things, where the fitness stuff is

Found it! Thanks

[Oneluckymom]

OMG the other day I was in line at the local grocery store. a lady in front of me had 3 kids in her cart. her child that was in the top part of the cart kept poking at all of my stuff on the counter. He was about 3-4 years old. He kept poking at my bags of fruit. Asking his mom whats that, pointing at the apples, then oranges, carrots, and so on.

I look to see what they have.....chips, soda, cookies, noodle packs, can meats, can soups, can meatballs, etc etc. I look at the boy and said would you like to have one of my oranges. His eyes got soooo big and he looked at his mom and she says no, you wont like that I bought you cookies....

UGHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Part of me wanted to smack that mom....

I have no words!! I am literally speechless that their are parents out there like this.

[Meyou]

I have no words!! I am literally speechless that their are parents out there like this.

When I met my stepdaughter she was 11 and could only identify potatos, corn, carrots and mixed veggies (the ones that are frozen) out of all the veggies out there. Even now 5 years later there are often things in the house or the garden that she doesn't know. But she asks now and then tries them. I'm quite proud of how far she's come starting with veggies as a teenager.

For fruit she knew banana, orange, apple and some berries. She'd never seen a pear out of a can before.

[Jewels]

When I met my stepdaughter she was 11 and could only identify potatos, corn, carrots and mixed veggies (the ones that are frozen) out of all the veggies out there. Even now 5 years later there are often things in the house or the garden that she doesn't know. But she asks now and then tries them. I'm quite proud of how far she's come starting with veggies as a teenager.

For fruit she knew banana, orange, apple and some berries. She'd never seen a pear out of a can before.

You make it seem bad that she only knew those, don't get me wrong, my kids know a lot more, but when I was a kid that was really all I knew, but freshly frozen veggies are still great for you, and bananas apples, oranges these are all budget friendly fruits, that are all good for you, I would think there are alot of kids out there that only eat these standard items, but they are still getting veggies and fruits, and thats whats important.

[Meyou]

You make it seem bad that she only knew those, don't get me wrong, my kids know a lot more, but when I was a kid that was really all I knew, but freshly frozen veggies are still great for you, and bananas apples, oranges these are all budget friendly fruits, that are all good for you, I would think there are alot of kids out there that only eat these standard items, but they are still getting veggies and fruits, and thats whats important.

She didn't eat them other than potatoes. I agree that some kids and/or families have limited exposure to a variety of produce but sdd literally ate none and knew nothing about food unless it came out of a box or can and went into the oven or microwave to reheat. My dh has lost 60 lbs since he met me and starting eating my cooking.

[Jewels]

She didn't eat them other than potatoes. I agree that some kids and/or families have limited exposure to a variety of produce but sdd literally ate none and knew nothing about food unless it came out of a box or can and went into the oven or microwave to reheat. My dh has lost 60 lbs since he met me and starting eating my cooking.

Yeah it is sad alot of food choices parents make for their children, the story about the lady saying no to the orange because she had cookies, i mean its hard to believe someone like that exists, who would choose cookies over fruit for their child, I mean don't get me wrong everything is good in moderation, my kids get a happy meal once in a while.