https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 11:19:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-lo-eats-poorly-at-one-meal#post-2613728 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 22:48:12 +0000 BabyTsMom 2613728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: He's a few months into 2 yrs. Yeah, the reason is that he's being picky. Lol... I'm just curious as to what others do. What I normally do is give him a regular portion of his normal snack plus a little more if he asks, but if he asks again for more food, I'll offer something really boring like a slice of bread. Usually he'll decline and wait for dinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-lo-eats-poorly-at-one-meal#post-2613693 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:05:42 +0000 caterw 2613693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD can have as many fruits and veggies as she wants as snack, but only a regular portion of whatever else I might give. She is almost 3 so she is starting to understand that not eating= belly is hungry. I don't feel that she is deprived if I don't give her extra goldfish when she refuses her lunch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-lo-eats-poorly-at-one-meal#post-2613576 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:31:22 +0000 Foodnerd81 2613576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends what it is. If her snack is plain yogurt, yeah she can have a bunch. If it's goldfish or sweetened yogurt or something less healthy, I'll still only give her a normal portion. Also depends what dinner is. If she wants to eat a lot of fruit before I give her Mac and cheese for dinner, that's fine, but if snack is less healthy and dinner is more healthy, I limit and will do dinner a little early if necessary. </p> <p>So in short it depends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-lo-eats-poorly-at-one-meal#post-2613573 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:12:00 +0000 futuremama 2613573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I set her plate on the counter and give it to her when she asks for food later. She is 2.5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-lo-eats-poorly-at-one-meal#post-2613572 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:04:48 +0000 Mrsbells 2613572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyTsMom: Is there a reason he ate poorly at one meal? and how old is he?</p> <p>I dont give my LO extra snacks because then she will just always eat poorly and expect more snacks but she is 4 years old though which is probably much older than your LO </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-lo-eats-poorly-at-one-meal#post-2613570 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:58:40 +0000 youboots 2613570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just serve the same food a couple hours later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-lo-eats-poorly-at-one-meal#post-2613569 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:54:13 +0000 BabyTsMom 2613569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you offer unlimited snacks at the next snack time (if you give snacks)? So, like if my LO hardly touches lunch, and it's time for his usual mid-afternoon snack of yogurt or whatever, should I let him eat as much yogurt as he wants? Or should I limit him so that he'll eat at dinner?<br /> If I limit his snack, I am probably in for a lot of tears and fun times. But it's what I'm inclined to do.... What would you do? </p>