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Yep, I limit my fruit intake(GD )and do the same for my LOs. They still get several servings a day but I don't give them unlimited amounts.

Yes because she would eat it non stop and never eat protein! Or we do try to balance it with peanut butter.

Nope! I think natural sugars is completely different than processed sugars found in juice, cookies, etc.

Natural sugar is so different than processed sugar, however I do limit fruit because she would eat it all day long and nothing else if we let her. I usually give it to her at the end of a meal after she's ate protein/veggie.

I only limit his fruit intake because he would never ever stop wring blueberries if I didn't. And those diapers are pretty yikes.

@LuLu Mom: Same here. If we gave him fruit with his meal, it's all he'd eat and he'd cry for more when he finished it. So in our house, fruit is a dessert or a snack.

I don't really but sometimes I substitute one fruit for another to give her more variety. For example, sometime she will point to apples on a day when she already had apples as a snack so I try to give her a banana or something.

Not really because he'll tell me when he's full or is bored with that particular item. Haven't gotten to a point where I have to be concerned (yet).

I only offer after she has eaten the "real" part of the meal. If she sees it before that, it's all she will want to eat. I also only give her 1 "more" at dinner because if she eats too much her diapers are awful!

I only offer her fruit as dessert. She gets as much as she wants, which is usually a small bowl -- sometimes 2.

No. Yes, an apple does have a good bit of sugar, but to eat an unhealthy amount, you'd need to eat more apples than your stomach would hold. That's why juice is not good (all the filling bulk is removed but the sugar remains), but whole fruit is. My daughter eats 4-7 servings of fruit daily, and that's absolutely fine by me. I make sure that she eats a lot of protein as well, at least one serving of veggies, and a bit of healthy fat. But so long as she's meeting those requirements? She can literally eat fruit until she's blue in the face.

I only say no if she's clearly hungry and just asking for fruit when she needs some protein. Or if I'm literally putting dinner on the table. But even then, she'll often ask for a carrot, which she'll eat with dinner.

No. We just offer a variety of things including fruit and he eats what he wants/needs. I trust his intuition (not always easy!) and I hope he always keeps the skill of intuitive eating.

I don't limit fruit. I love it and eat a ton.

When I've done WW to lose weight, fruits and veggies are zero points because they are good for you and you can eat as much of them as you want.

I don't limit fruit because LOs don't eat that much in a day.

Yep. I have to be careful not to feed LO within 1-2 hours of meals (even 2 apple slices will cut down significantly on dinner intake). So I'm not as concerned about the sugars as I am about him eating more protein, etc. But generally, if he asks for fruit between meals and I don't think think it will ruin the next one, he gets it. Better than crackers.

@looch: This is 100% true!!! Carbs and sugar are *still* carbs and sugar at the end of the day and if you don't allocate accordingly, it can hurt your efforts, despite being "healthy".

Nope. We only eat plants, so she can eat whatever she wants. We also give her all of her food at once. I realized we were doing the protein & veggies first, and using fruit like a reward. Something about it didn't seem right (for us), so we just let her have free reign with her plate. For us, it's about the big picture for the day ... kids need a lot of calories (and fruit is a big piece).

Yes we have. DD LOVES fruit and she loves pineapples and strawberries the most. They're a little too acidic for her and give her bad diaper rash or upset stomach when she eats too much.

No, never. Often DS will eat fruit as a snack after daycare and before dinner. He's a great eater and although fruit has a lot of natural sugars I think it's really healthy and a good alternative to lots of other snack items.

No, but I haven't really had to because she doesn't eat a ton of anything! She loves bananas, and she's come close to finishing an entire one, but she's never finished one then asked for another. Same with other fruit. I don't think I'd limit her if she did, though.