keightlynn Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 At what age are kids able to switch to 3 meals a day? I know in our culture it's accepted that kids are never without food but I don't want that habit to develop however I know until a certain age toddlers do need more frequent food. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburth7 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I don't know the 'real' answer to this, but I have three kids: 6, 3, 1. On non-school days, (school is another issue with the constant wanting to send snacks, etc.) my 6 year old and 3 year old eat three meals and one snack after 'rest time' in the afternoon. I try to make the snack a mini-meal of protein and fruit/veggie, so that it's a quality snack. My 1 year old follows the same schedule but he's still nursing, so I guess he gets other snacks as he wants throughout the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keightlynn Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thanks. My son is almost one and so I'm trying to figure this all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburth7 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Oh- and my kids aren't Whole 30- they eat a pretty good diet of mostly unprocessed foods, but they are not Whole30- they eat rice, plain yogurt, cheese, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaseyD Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old. We don't do snacks most days. My 2 year old has almost never snacked since switching to solids. We do the three meals a day. Actually, my 2 year old will sometimes do two big meals a day and that's it. Now that my daughter is in school, she does really feel she needs to eat dinner right after school and then will sometimes eat a snack before bed (if dinner wasn't big enough, I think). I think the whole snacking thing is a total myth created by food corporations who develop and sell snack foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaseyD Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Also, they are not perfect paleo eaters, unfortunately. But, I try to keep the grains and sugar to a minimum. If they have sweets, all of this is out the window and they are starving constantly the rest of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura_juggles Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Now that my daughter is in school, she does really feel she needs to eat dinner right after school and then will sometimes eat a snack before bed (if dinner wasn't big enough, I think). What time is your daughter's lunch at school? Back in the days when I was a substitute teacher, I hated having lunch at 11am sometimes because that's when my class's lunch time was. Ugh, it was so freaking early! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ultrarunnergirl Posted January 20, 2016 Moderators Share Posted January 20, 2016 I don't have children, but I know it has been said that children do need to eat more often than adults (just as newborns eat really often, and less often as they grow older). That doesn't mean snacking all day, though. I know some of the paleo people with kids say that when you do offer snacks, they should be protein or veggies (depending on what category you usually have the most trouble getting them to eat) and not sweet/carby stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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