Snacks after dinner

[Anonymous]

My six year old eats breakfast, lunch, after school snack and dinner. She eats an early lunch so it's light and then a decent after school snack. If she's hungry after dinner, she's allowed a snack of a fruit or vegetable and a small glass of milk before bed. Lately she's crying every night that she's hungry but won't eat fruit/veggies. I just ignore her, right?

[Anonymous]

Yes. Our set bedtime snack is banana and milk. If they don’t want banana and milk, they’re stalling.

[Anonymous]

I would offer her a few other nutritious options like a yogurt or string cheese, healthy cereal, a couple of crackers with nut butter. Or even some hummus with the vegetables. Maybe she’s really hungry. Why do you have that rule? Has her pedi said she’s overweight? It seems very restrictive.

[Anonymous]

Why not have a few options? You can’t imagine a world where you are hungry but tired of eating the exact same snack every night?

[Anonymous]

Ours is oatmeal with crushed nuts and/or fruit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Our set bedtime snack is banana and milk. If they don’t want banana and milk, they’re stalling.

Ton of sugar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Our set bedtime snack is banana and milk. If they don’t want banana and milk, they’re stalling.

Ton of sugar

I’m okay with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Our set bedtime snack is banana and milk. If they don’t want banana and milk, they’re stalling.

Ton of sugar

It’s a banana

[Anonymous]

Nobody wants vegetables before bed…. If you’re genuinely hungry and somebody says, “here’s some cucumber!” wouldn’t you also be upset?
Fruit might not be enough unless it’s a substantial fruit like a banana. What does she say she wants to eat
Why do you have this rule? I mean, read what you wrote - your child is crying and saying she is hungry, but you won’t feed her bc she wants something other than a fruit or vegetable. That’s honestly pretty messed up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not have a few options? You can’t imagine a world where you are hungry but tired of eating the exact same snack every night?

Why have any options for a bedtime snack if your children eat healthful balanced dinners? Maybe if I had to feed my kids at 4:30 or something but we have dinner at 5:30 and they’re bathed, read to and in bed by 7:30. They get the option of a banana and milk only if they’re hungry. Stops the stalling and the kitchen is closed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My six year old eats breakfast, lunch, after school snack and dinner. She eats an early lunch so it's light and then a decent after school snack. If she's hungry after dinner, she's allowed a snack of a fruit or vegetable and a small glass of milk before bed. Lately she's crying every night that she's hungry but won't eat fruit/veggies. I just ignore her, right?

Why not another healthy option?

[Anonymous]

My DD was like yours and was complaining about being hungry but not wanting what I was giving her so I decided to give a larger range of options. Sometimes leftovers from dinner, bread with peanut butter, etc. I told her if it messed with her sleep then we would stop having these options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would offer her a few other nutritious options like a yogurt or string cheese, healthy cereal, a couple of crackers with nut butter. Or even some hummus with the vegetables. Maybe she’s really hungry. Why do you have that rule? Has her pedi said she’s overweight? It seems very restrictive.

+1.

The kid is hungry. Feed her. Preferably something with protein and fat. Instead of asking us, though, maybe describe what you’re doing and how rigidly you’re doing it while your kid cries and begs for food to the pediatrician, and see what they say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Our set bedtime snack is banana and milk. If they don’t want banana and milk, they’re stalling.

Ton of sugar

It’s a banana

And a glass of milk. Protein, fiber, potassium. Perfect snack!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not have a few options? You can’t imagine a world where you are hungry but tired of eating the exact same snack every night?

Why have any options for a bedtime snack if your children eat healthful balanced dinners? Maybe if I had to feed my kids at 4:30 or something but we have dinner at 5:30 and they’re bathed, read to and in bed by 7:30. They get the option of a banana and milk only if they’re hungry. Stops the stalling and the kitchen is closed.

+1. Seriously when is dinner and when is bed?