Or do you cut them off at a certain point? If so, at how much?
I actually let my kids eat however much they want. Tonight my 4 year old was on her 7th clementine so I finally cut her off, but that was a first!
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@Bao: 7 clementines!! Woah. That's impressive.
I don't think I've ever cut her off but...she's never tried to eat 7 clementines either.
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I cut off my kids because they have no self control when it comes to fruit. I usually cut up a bowl of fruit for both of them to share, and it's a big competition to see who can eat the fastest/most.
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Sort of. I offer fruit at every meal and as snacks. If LO finishes 2 things on his plate (like his fruits and veggies) he can have more. He's S picky eater and the only carb I can get into him is fruit.
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No she doesn't eat that much in general so I rarely cut her off of anything besides dessert!
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@Bao: lol I think the max request of clementines was 4 here!
I don't usually. Occasionally DS2 will plow through a pint of berries and then I regret it at the next diaper change.
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I usually don't cur him off. Except clementines. He can just plow through those haha
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I do cut her off sometimes, but only because I'm worried she'll have an upset stomach.
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@winniebee: this!!!
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I need to cut them off if not they will not stop on their own. I'm serious. They both have bottomless pits with fruit. my parents and my in-laws love to indulge with food but even they get worried after they don't slow down and will cut them off.
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@yin: haha yes it's a competition w mine too!!
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Nope! I'm just impressed that she's actually eating fruit! She hardly ever finishes what I put on her plate.
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Yes, I cut my children off. But it's more about moderation than anything. My thinking is that just because it's healthy, doesn't mean they should eat unlimited quantities. And besides, it fills them up and I want them to eat a decent dinner too.
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Yes I cut them off - too much banana is a problem and then too many berries, prunes, and other fruits can lead to the other problem.
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Yes I cut her off. Fruit acids can really mess with her stomach. And, well, the sheer volume of sugar plays into the limits as well. She'd happily fill herself up on purely fruit all day long so I have to draw the line somewhere.
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No. My son is a bottomless pit eater. He doesn't get stomach issues from it and still eats plenty of other food He goes in waves too of wanting and not wanting fruit.
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For my older one I do cut her off. I usually only give fruit after she's eaten her meal (or parts of her meal) because otherwise that's all she would eat. By some things I worry will give her an upset stomach if she just keeps going, or sometimes I just don't want to cut/ open another container.
The baby just doesn't eat much fruit anyway so I've never had to cut her off.
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We have to be careful about citrus fruits and tomatoes because too much of either results in rash. All other fruits he's totally reasonable about!
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No cut-off... She hasn't gone THAT crazy. I mean, I guess we do cut off b/c we run out? Haha!
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I think E would only eat fruit if I let him. I want him to have room for a variety of foods so I have to cut him off. He would eat 7+ clementines every day and then want nothing else!
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I've never had to cut them off, but at a certain point I guess I would. My friend once was telling me that her four year old daughter had spent the night throwing up, and I said "Oh no, do you think it was something she ate?" and she said "I can't think of what it could have been, all she ate yesterday was eight apples!" I was like "Um...yeah, I think that might have been it."
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I watched my 4 year old polish off a pint of blueberries 2 days ago and asked for more. As long as she is getting a balanced diet I'll take her eating a lot of fruit over other junk any day. She's never had issues with stool, I do get concerned about acidity though!
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I don't cut off my older one, but it is a struggle to get him to eat fruit. I do cut off my younger one, he would totally eat 7 clementines, and I would regret it at his next diaper change.
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I don't have this issue with my son, but I could see with his tendencies how if I let him go too far into mono-eating it would become a problem.
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I don't cut my kiddo off, but I do get her to pause eating her faves if she hasn't eaten anything else. She can have more once she has had a few bites of protein/ veggies. My kiddo doesn't tend to overeat so I'm not worried about it too much.
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One fruit (or equivalent serving) per meal/snack. I don't want her getting too much of her food intake from sugar. I have made exceptions when she was sick or recovering from something mildly traumatic, and I've seen her plow through four clementines. Seven is a lot!
Fruit and cheese are the only things that she asks for more and I don't provide. Typically those are the only things she wants more of though!
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Yes, I cut him off. Usually he's good at self regulation, but there are times he would eat bottomless amounts of fruit. Partially, DH and I would like to enjoy some too. And unless we want to spend hundreds of dollars every week on just strawberries and blueberries, there would never be enough.
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Unless it upsets their stomach, or they won't eat other food, or if it's just too much financially, I can't imagine cutting my child off from fruit. My older daughter eats 5 to sometimes 10 adult size servings of fruit and veggies daily, and I think it's great. The other night (for dessert) we split one of those personal watermelons three ways. Honestly, we would have eaten more.
I buy a flat of strawberries each week in the summer, and we rarely have any left to freeze.
For those concerned about excess sugar intake, I hope you'll read this article:
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/making-the-case-for-eating-fruit/?_r=0
Sugar that comes from fruit should be classed very differently than sugar added to the rest of the food we eat.
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@sarac: great article!
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No because he could eat grapes forever and that leads to terrible poops...
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We have no limits on any whole foods ... probably because I'd be thrilled for her to go wild on fruits and veggies!
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I definitely cut her off but she's only 21 months and will eat fruit until she gives herself diarrhea! And she doesn't get citrus because even a small amount gives her a really bad diaper rash.
I also have to cut her off from too much yogurt and beans because too much will upset her stomach.
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