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[quote=Anonymous]Ellyn Satter talks about 2 - 3 snacks a day, so if you're committed to following her guidance.  The goal if for kids to come to meals a little hungry but not super hungry.

I'd schedule a mid morning snack.  It doesn't have to be served at home at a table. Ellyn definitely believes in picnics, for example.  It just needs to be served sitting down, with others eating as well, and be a time limited event (e.g. right now we are eating, as opposed to eating while running around).  So, if you're on an outing, and the other kid gets a snack, you pull out your snack and say "let's sit down and eat".  If the other family wants to sit with you and trade food that's fine. If the other family wants to trade food, and let their kid run around, you say to your child "let's go to the bench and eat together there."  Then after the snack, your kid goes back to playing.  If they want to keep eating you remind them that they had their snack and lunch will be "in just a little while" as Ellyn says.  [/quote]

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