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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why on earth are you ordering single-serving ‘treats’ from a delivery service?? If you want dessert, buy something at the store.

Good grief. She’s acting this way because you enable it. If she can’t select appropriate portions, serve her a plated meal. If she doesn’t eat dinner, there is no dessert. If she says she is hungry between meals, offer fruit. Your teen is eating like a toddler.[/quote]

Read and reread until this sinks in. The eating style of nibbles and small snacks is fine.  Some us can't handle a large meal in one sitting without becoming extremely uncomfortable. 
Creating messes and waste is not okay. Your DD has not been taught the habit of finishing her leftovers later. 
Do you have "salad" plates?  When my kid's were small, we used those so potion sizes looked filling but we're necessarily smaller due to the plate size- caused less overfilling of a large plate and thus less waste. They were also permitted to cover the plate for a snack later if they weren't hungry enough at mealtime to finish. This was reoffered (not dessert or  other snacks) when they inevitably came back hungry in an hour or so.
Now as large and hungry young men, they still grab a small plate if they only mean a snack or small portion because it's easier not to get tempted.[/quote]

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