My lo is a great eater at meal time, but she's not a big snacker. I offer a snack every day but she only has a few bites. Its usually about 3-4 hours since lunch so I feel like she should be hungry.
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My LO loves to snack. Some days she'll eat a huge breakfast and snack the rest of the day
fruit, cheese, yogurt, meats, sandwiches, crackers, etc.
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that is great! we try not to give the kids snacks otherwise they won't eat much at mealtime. but when we are out a lot on the weekends, we are guilty of busting out the snacks because it helps them sit quietly in the stroller.
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@Mrs. Bee: I read an article in parents magazine about how snacking a lot can cause obesity later on in life so I do agree that its good that she doesn't snack. I just feel like I always see and hear about other kids snacking so I find it weird that mine doesn't.
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I try to give a morning and an afternoon snack b/c otherwise it seems like meals are really far apart from each other. DD isn't a huge snacker, but if I give her one of those fruit puree pouches, she'll suck it right down.
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@artbee: i read that a huge difference between french parents and american parents is that americans give so many snacks. the french don't snack so the kids eat better at mealtime. i think it's the same in asia too. our snack culture probably does contribute to obesity.
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I only offer fruits during snack time, and LO loves it. He could eat fruit all day long if I let him.
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Ummmm...my LO is almost 17 months and she loves to snack...but she's a great eater too. Our pediatrician says it's ok for her to snack as long as she's eating well at mealtime. As soon as I notice her not eating well at meals we will cut back on snacks. I worry about creating bad habits so I'll just continue to keep an eye on how well she's eating.
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She would snack all day if we let her! We try to do a structured am/pm snack on the weekends like they do at daycare but sometimes she ends up grazing a little more. She is a great eater overall so we try to keep going with what works...
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yes, and sometimes i wish she didn't. sometimes i feel like she wants to eat all day long!
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@MamaCate: how does daycare do snacks?
I stay at home with LO but I try to do structured snacks too. She gets breakfast around 7:30; snack around 10:00; lunch around 11:45; snack after her nap around 3:00; and dinner at 5:00. Sometimes an hour after dinner she gets a little snack but that's rare and it's usually fruit or a puffed rice cracker (this usually happens if we go over to our neighbors bc she sees them with snacks)
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@sandy: My LO is in the 1 y.o. room and they do snack around 8:30, lunch at 11, then afternoon snack around 2/when they wake up from naps. We provide lunch and milk and they provide snack. It is usually simple like a mini muffin, banana, crackers, yogurt, that kind of thing.
fruit, cheese, yogurt, meats, sandwiches, crackers, etc.
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