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[quote=Anonymous]OP, dont focus on this so much. I was similar, but my 3yo started full day preK this year. She has a healthy breakfast at home at 7am, snack at school at 10am, lunch at school at 12pm, and then I pick her up at 2:30pm.

She literally eats from the moment we walk in the door at home until 5:30pm. I am not joking it is a 2.5 hours snack fest every single day. Even if I make her sit at the table for that, she will happily which absolutely shocked me. I thought this would taper off, but we are 3 months in to the school year. If I try to limit the after school snacks she sobs and sobs that shes hungry.

For example, yesterday between 3-5:30pm she had 2 hard boiled eggs, handful of baby carrots, an apple, a cup of full fat plain greek yogurt with blueberries, handful of cherry tomoatoes, and a string cheese. Then she doesn't eat dinner and had a small bowl of oatmeal and half a banana at 7pm and went to bed.

I've given up and am just taking her lead. At school they do PE everyday, recess twice a day, plus all the mental and emotional work and stimulation so I guess I'm just letting it ride for now.

I now prep a platter of healthy stuff and put it on the table before she even gets home.[/quote]

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