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Hellobee Boards Topic: Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:04:37 +0000 sarac on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2339232 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:00:07 +0000 sarac 2339232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Kind of. My daughter eats best when she has a serving of fruit for breakfast, then a big lunch and dinner, and few snacks. Bubbles on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2339197 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:39:29 +0000 Bubbles 2339197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No I wouldn't, but he sometimes puts himself on a 2 meal schedule if I serve something new! I have pretty much cut out snacks though, he doesn't seem to miss them. catomd00 on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2339134 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:56:24 +0000 catomd00 2339134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I don't think a strict meal schedule is appropriate for anyone. Every day differs for me how much I eat. I expect the same with my kids and allow them to tell me when they're hungry or full. We don't keep much junk food in the house so I'm okay with DD grazing on healthy food all day. I'm a grazer, too though so I get it. If she says she doesn't want dinner we don't force it. If later on she wants a snack, great I give her a choice of dinner or another healthy option. I never want to make food a power struggle. I want her to listen to her body. lemondrop on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2339114 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:37:05 +0000 lemondrop 2339114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sure, some days that's exactly what we do, much like @Ree723: . If we go out to brunch, usually I'll feed them a breakfasty snack (banana and cereal bar), then treat brunch like lunch, a snack after naptime, then dinner. Works just fine for us. Mrs. J on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2339059 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:02:39 +0000 Mrs. J 2339059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never ever. It would be a global meltdown! We're low blood sugar in our house, so three meals plus snacks are necessary. californiadreams on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338548 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:23:36 +0000 californiadreams 2338548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never. I will always offer 3 meals a day and 2 -3 snacks a day. Eating smaller meals is better for him to be able to regulate himself and be in tune with his hunger and fullness cues. I get that he doesn't always eat much at any given meal (and more at others), but i prefer to always offer now and maintain those habits rather than get in the habit of going too long without eating, which could result in overeating or bingeing behaviour (i work in the eating disorders field and work with registered dietitians, so i feel pretty strongly about this!). Mama Bird on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338530 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:19:36 +0000 Mama Bird 2338530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not exactly, but two big meals and a light meal work some days. I never know when though, other days DS can eat three or four big meals. Ree723 on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338452 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:00:14 +0000 Ree723 2338452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do a roughly two meal a day schedule. My girls are late sleepers so by the time we get up and moving, it is usually 9:30 or later before they have breakfast, and they usually eat monstrous sized breakfasts! They go down for a nap at 12:30 so I may or may not give them a little snack of cheese and fruit before their sleep, depending on how tired they are and how much they ate for breakfast. They sleep/rest for 3-4 hours, so by the time they get up, it's nearly time for dinner. I usually give them a snack to tide them over for an hour or so until I can get dinner on the table, and then they usually eat a good sized dinner. Now on the two mornings a week LO1 has preschool, it's a bit different and she tends to have three smaller meals a day, but LO2 usually stays on two meals a day and two snacks. ETA: This schedule is pretty much exactly how I eat as well. I've never been a lunch eater but am a huge breakfast eater! I tend to graze throughout the day and then eat a balanced dinner. I didn't necessarily mean to instil these habits on my girls but when you're a SAHM, it's just the way it works out I guess :bummed: DillonLion on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338410 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:52:09 +0000 DillonLion 2338410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My kid eats at least 6x a day. This would not fly with her, ha! Mrs. Oatmeal on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338405 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:51:24 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2338405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ K eats more like 5 meals a day, so I bet two big meals and some snacks would work for us. Unfortunately it doesn't work for me (I get super hangry if I don't eat something every few hours), so we probably wouldn't. mamimami on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338329 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:32:02 +0000 mamimami 2338329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ On the weekends, we usually eat both breakfast and lunch late. My husband and I almost never eat "dinner" on days like that. But my kids always ask for dinner!! Even three hours after eating an enormous lunch, like 3-4 pm, at 6-7 they are asking for dinner. SO. I guess it wouldn't work for us just yet! rachiecakes on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338328 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:31:33 +0000 rachiecakes 2338328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, J's not a big eater and I don't force food on him. I always offer three meals but if he doesn't eat one I'm not going to stress over it. As an adult, I typically eat one and a half meals a day. I try to only eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. Alivoo01 on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338321 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:29:08 +0000 Alivoo01 2338321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No because he always ask for snacks or milk. sera_87 on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338316 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:25:02 +0000 sera_87 2338316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No but we usually have a small or late (but bigger) breakfast if they eat at home. Like today lo1 had an egg, half a sliced Apple and most of a banana for breakfast and that was enough. travellingbee on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338311 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:22:43 +0000 travellingbee 2338311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not my kid! He eats a big breakfast, lunch and sizable dinner with 3 snacks between. He's very active. MOMTOLITTLEB on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338310 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:22:09 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2338310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sometimes we do because he'll refuse a meal. I don't really worry about it as much as I did when he was a baby because now he can tell me he is hungry and then if he asks for cookies I just say no and suggest something more nutritious if he hasn't had a meal in awhile. Baby Boy Mom on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338304 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:18:23 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2338304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We were kind of doing this for a while when I had the kids home. We would have a big breakfast (eggs, fruit, oatmeal or bread). Then for lunch I would just do snacks- usually something like nuts/dried fruit, carrot sticks and a yogurt. Lots of times we ate out of the house wherever we were that day. Then dinner would be big again- protein, cooked veg, starch and salad. They ate really well that way! ETA: They rarely asked for snacks when we were eating like this. I also think it was way better than the way they are eating now which is essentially snacking all day but I can't do much about it because breakfast and lunch are at school. T.H.O.U. on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338301 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:17:42 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2338301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think I would be more willing to cut out snacks and stick to a solid 3 meal schedule. ShootingStar on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338300 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:17:32 +0000 ShootingStar 2338300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wouldn't because his behavior gets worse when he's hungry. Sometimes we forget to do an afternoon snack and then he's way more cranky and whiney and demanding. I also figure it's better for him to learn to self regulate food. Pushing to eat a large meal is kind of counter to what we need to do as adults. gracecat on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338299 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:16:16 +0000 gracecat 2338299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD is a pretty good eater so I don't think she'd make it! She'd want to snack all day for sure... LuLu Mom on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338296 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:10:28 +0000 LuLu Mom 2338296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, only because I know my daughter's snacking would get out of control (which I already feel like it is!) She has high eating needs. TemperanceBrennan on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338293 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:08:37 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2338293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Depends on how much they snack. I think two meals with no snacks is too infrequent, regardless of the amount of food. If there is snacking in between, I could see it working. We eat three regular meals with little snacking. Bao on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338290 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:06:41 +0000 Bao 2338290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I often ask myself why I even bother with some meals, but that's usually dinner...I think they would starve at night! My kids are snackers so I wish I could get better about serving healthy things every few hours and skipping the scheduled meals altogether. mrbee on "Would you ever put your kids on a two meals a day schedule?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-ever-put-your-kids-on-a-two-meals-a-day-schedule#post-2338286 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:04:09 +0000 mrbee 2338286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have been serving three meals a day to our kids ever since they were born. But the other day we were in a hurry and the kids had a small breakfast, and then they devoured lunch. And also had a good dinner, which is a surprise because usually when they eat a good lunch then they don't eat much at dinner. That got me thinking that maybe the kids just don't want to eat three meals a day? I was wondering if anyone has ever tried two meals a day and if that worked for your family.