Snacks after dinner

[Anonymous]

We often have crackers with milk or cereal. I'm hungriest in the evening. I get that others aren't, but it's awful to be banned from eating at the time of day when you are most hungry.

[Anonymous]

Wow, youre messed up, Op. a banana and milk is the perfect snack! Or toast with butter and jam.

[Anonymous]

I remember one time I thought my DD, then 4, wasn't really hungry, so I told her she could eat some leftover chicken, expecting her to decline. She ate a thigh and most of a drumstick of cold leftover chicken from the fridge. Now I still offer the kids "real" food, but I am prepared for them to accept

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, youre messed up, Op. a banana and milk is the perfect snack! Or toast with butter and jam.

Do you people even know how to read? OP said fruit or veg + small glass of milk

[Anonymous]

Please don't give your child a food complex.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember one time I thought my DD, then 4, wasn't really hungry, so I told her she could eat some leftover chicken, expecting her to decline. She ate a thigh and most of a drumstick of cold leftover chicken from the fridge. Now I still offer the kids "real" food, but I am prepared for them to accept

Lol yes happened to me too. Offered something I thought would be rejected and DC called our bluff. Guess they were really hungry. I offer cheese and meat for bedtime snack

[Anonymous]

Peanut butter sandwich.

[Anonymous]

Give your child more choices.

[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

Fun facts: a medium-sized banana contains approximately 11 milligrams of tryptophan. Best thing a parent can do is give their child a banana before bed.

[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

Fun facts: a medium-sized banana contains approximately 11 milligrams of tryptophan. Best thing a parent can do is give their child a banana before bed.

For those parents who are not familiar with what tryptophan does… The body uses tryptophan to help make melatonin and serotonin. Melatonin helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle.

In other words, it’s a natural melatonin supplement.

[Anonymous]

Feed your child!!! Don’t be restrictive. I promise in the long run this battle won’t be worth it.

[Anonymous]

Growth spurt if this hunger has come on suddenly? But regardless, feed your kid. Banana, cheese stick, yogurt, peanut butter toast, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Feed your child!!! Don’t be restrictive. I promise in the long run this battle won’t be worth it.

She is 6, and says she's hungry. Let her eat. There are many more options that aren't "junk" beyond fruit and vegetables and milk. Leftover dinner, bread with BP or even just a spoonful of PB, nuts, whole wheat fig bars, yogurt, cheese (and crackers too if she wants).

My kids are 12 and 10 and usually ask me to make them a fruit plate with some slices of cheese and crackers before bed while they finish up homework.

[Anonymous]

Ask her what she does want and see if it works for you. My rules would be nothing with chocolate, nothing that requires me to "prepare" it (not making mac and cheese ie)...

[Anonymous]

Op is going to cause her kid to have food issues. Great parenting.