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Do you regulate how much your toddlers eat?

jalaiaajalaiaa
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Eli eats pretty well and stops eating when he is full, letting us know by either waving his hands or pushing all of the food off of his tray. James, on the other hand, eats and eats and eats and eats and rarely lets us know when he's done. If we keep putting more food on his tray, he keeps eating it.

Today, for example, Eli ate 1/2 a piece of french toast and half a banana for breakfast. James ate almost two pieces of french toast (pretty much the same amount that I ate!) and half a banana and if we would have put more food on his tray he would have eaten it. After a while he eventually either gets full or bored but it seems like he eats a ton first. James is 50th percentile height and weight, so he's not a huge kid. 

Would you just guesstimate what you think a normal portion size is? Keep feeding him until he's done? Should I assume that because he's 50th percentile, I'm not overfeeding him and just let him eat as much as he wants? Anybody else's kid like that?

 

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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member
    i would let him eat until he's done - but always make sure he's eating largest portions of very healthy foods --ie) i'd give him more fruit than french toast... but otherwise- i'd let him keep eating - everyone has a different appetite.
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    Two of my girls are like this. They eat like nothing I have ever seen before. They are both within normal weight limits so I'm not too concerned but I also try to regulate the amount they get. If they have had what I think is a good amount I cut them off and they usually don't care too much. It amazes me how much they can eat though.
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  • kimarino13kimarino13 member
    Nope!  I am guessing they are right in the 50% percentile for weight (down from 75%), so I am always thrilled when they eat a good-sized meal.  :)

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  • jenn_darrin1515jenn_darrin1515 member
    I always let them eat as much as they want...it can vary quite a bit from day to day and meal to meal...but lately milina has been putting away a lot of food...but I think she is also having a growth spurt...suddenly she doesn't looks so short next to av...I would doubt toddlers eat b/c they are bored or for emotional reasons..they just eat b/c they are hungry - so I would feed 'em til their full...
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  • jalaiaajalaiaa
    Pretty much what I thought, and what I've been doing. But for some reason when he pretty much ate the same breakfast that I ate and he is about 1/8 my size, I started to wonder. 
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  • heatheric71505heatheric71505 member
    My girls are exactly the same way.  Emily will eat and eat (and then spit up later, lovely!) and Erica will let us know if she is done.  For the most part I offer both girls the same amounts of food.  If Emily is still acting hungry I offer her more fruits/veggies because she will never say no to a carb,etc. (just like me!).  I find it funny because Emily and Erica are only 2 ounces different in weight but Emily eats a ton more food.  I think Erica is just solid muscle :) 
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  • benkaribenkari member
    I never regulate it some days one eats way more than another then the next day that same baby is eating next to nothing.
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