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[quote=Anonymous]You're right about growth spurts but also right to think about portions.

Make less batter for pancakes and run out after two medium ones each. That means parents too. Serve soup and one piece of bread, then the rest of the bread--it's already wrapped up and put away. In the freezer if that helps. And so on. If she free-grazes in the kitchen and pantry and would turn up an hour after dinner with more bread in her hand, start a "kitchen is closed" policy (no one, including you and dad, grazes or snacks especially after dinner, the last meal of the day). Be sure she's not mindlessly noshing while doing homework or watching TV (some families use a "eat only at the table" policy to stop snacking while watching screens or doing work). Snacking and grazing are issues for many kids even more than portions at mealtimes.

The key is to ensure you do not make any such changes a big honking deal. They should just happen. Do a good clean-up together as a family and then say that as the house is so nice, let's eat just at the table.

Cook and immediately (before the meal starts) store and set aside for freezing the portions for leftovers, so they aren't sitting on the stove for immediate seconds during the meal.

You need DH and any other kids to ALL adhere to the same things, though.

Is she in Girl Scouts? Do you volunteer with her troop if she is in one? There are some good, sensible nutrition-related badges and programs in GS. You could encourage her leader to do one or better yet, offer to host a healthy cooking event/badge workshop at your house (with cooking involved of course). [/quote]

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