https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 19:05:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2688185 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:58:20 +0000 sapphire 2688185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 22 months, eats dinner around 5:45/6 and is in bed by 7pm so I don't see why she'd need a snack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687993 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:08:34 +0000 irene 2687993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No bedtime snacks for us - We do dessert after dinner though if we had time and if he had a really good dinner. Bath follows right after dinner, then teeth brushing and reading and bed....so there is really no time. DS also seldom complains he's hungry. If he does complain because he didn't have a good dinner, then too bad he should have eaten and there is no more food until breakfast. If there was indeed a growth spurt and he was hungry after he ate everything at dinner, I would consider giving him some milk before brushing teeth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687987 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:03:15 +0000 looch 2687987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's just another component of the daily food consumed, but if my son is hungry, I do not deny him food. He can have an applesauce pouch, a smoothie, cereal bar, cheerios with milk, that kind of thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687940 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 10:06:24 +0000 Anagram 2687940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caterw: it probably just depends on when people eat dinner in relation to when they go to bed. My kids eat from 6-6:30 usually, and are in bed at 7:30. So there isn't much time to be hungry in between those things, and also I just don't want a snack after dinner to be a thing, because I prefer for them to just eat their real dinner. And I am not willing to prepare healthier snacks like cooked vegetables and cut/wash fresh fruits after I've already prepared a dinner. I'm too lazy and I feel like I personally would resort to packaged carb like snacks or sweets if after dinner snacks were a thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687851 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 05:30:18 +0000 lamariniere 2687851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No snacks. We start the bedtime routine right after dinner though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687838 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 00:57:46 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2687838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caterw: laughing at these being late night. I know what you mean but probably most of these kids are eating their bedtime snacks by 7 pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687827 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 23:42:26 +0000 ALV91711 2687827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he eats all his dinner and wants a snack (which is 90%) of the time then he can have one. If he doesn't finish his dinner or a good portion of it at least then it stays on the table for him if he's hungry later.</p> <p>Most of the time his snack are healthy but sometimes it will be fruitsnacks or a bearpaw. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687811 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 23:08:17 +0000 gingerbebe 2687811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caterw: I dunno, I guess we don't have that problem, but my son isn't super food motivated. We eat dinner at 530pm and my son really only gets snacks (other than his probiotic drink) if he's eaten well. We usually indulge him because it means he's going through a growth spurt. Tonight he ate a huge dinner and then by 630pm he asked for a banana. He ate a massive 12 inch banana, then asked for his yogurt drink, and then he got a tiny ice cream cone in the bath because he pooped on the potty (usually he only gets like a few fruit snacks but he asked for ice cream today and I thought why not). He was in bed with no complaints by 730pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687807 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 22:58:52 +0000 shellio 2687807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never - we head for bed not long after eating. (Dinner usually 530/6 and they are usually really slow eaters.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687792 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 22:32:56 +0000 caterw 2687792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Am I the only parent who doesn't give late night snacks? I feel like my child uses snacks as an excuse to stay up later and also to eat less dinner so I tell her no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687709 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:19:06 +0000 Anagram 2687709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've never done bedtime snacks. LO2 drinks her milk while we read stories and sometimes LO1 will ask for a pouch for during stories so she doesn't feel left out. But otherwise, no real foods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687688 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:58:26 +0000 FaithFertility 2687688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apple<br /> Pop corn<br /> Peas and carrots in a bag....lol<br /> She is a weirdo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687673 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:41:34 +0000 Iced Tea 2687673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Drinkable yogurt or dry cheerios. But I'm trying to get out of this habit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687650 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:20:07 +0000 AB810 2687650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>usually a banana and /or a string cheese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687571 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:08:04 +0000 gingerbebe 2687571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS gets a Yakult or two in the bath - keeps him regular and he really loves the taste. Sometimes I'll give him an ice cream cone instead (like 3 tablespoons of ice cream and sprinkles in a cake cone). No mess and it makes him happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687569 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:58:54 +0000 PurplePeony 2687569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually a cheese stick or cottage cheese, sometimes fruit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687474 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:44:32 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2687474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do fruit after dinner if she still wants something more, it's either yogurt or cheese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687468 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:40:02 +0000 Mamaof2 2687468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We eat dinner early now that I work from home so after dinner they can have a treat but if they want a snack before bed they can choose btwn oatmeal, yogurt or a bowl of cereal </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687465 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:38:00 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2687465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been doing popcorn lately with an air popper. </p> <p>Or an apple or banana. Sometimes a popsicle. In the summer when DH worked late DS and I would each have a popsicle while walking around the neighbourhood. It was fun. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687464 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:37:17 +0000 autumnlove 2687464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually fruit right after dinner but they can something special 1-2 a week. They usually pick popcorn, ice cream or a Popsicle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-snacks#post-2687459 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:29:24 +0000 Bao 2687459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If my girls eat a good dinner they get to have a bedtime snack. Sometimes it's a treat but most of the time I like it to be something with not a ton of sugar. </p> <p>What do you typically give your LO as a bedtime snack? </p>