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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This "gotta pack snacks!!" business has got to stop, for every single teeny outing. I blame the helicoptering of making sure Larla feels no slight discomfort, ever. In my opinion it's GOOD to be hungry sometimes. A kid can surely deal with hunger for 30 minutes or an hour. [/quote]

I agree that a kid should be hungry fortheblast half hour or ao before a meal, but OP seems to be describing that she would like her kid to be hungry a the end of a meal.  What?  That makes no sense.  "Eat when you're hungry, stop when you're full."[/quote]

+1. It comes from the snacking all day long culture. I feel like even adults don't just do 2-3 meals anymore -- they eat breakfast, snack at 10,  lunch, snack at 2, snack at 4, dinner, snack before bed. Give me a break. No one needs a steady stream of almonds, hummus and eggs all day long. Doesn't matter how much protein they have -- you aren't going to burn those calories off and then people wonder why they aren't losing weight despite eating so healthy. It's the sheer quantity of food that's a problem.[/quote]

Funny.  My dietitian recommended the small meal/ health snack schedule when I had [b]gestational diabetes[/b].  Said it's better to keep blood sugar even throughout the day.  My husband was diagnosed with [b]type II diabetes[/b], and his dietitian told him the same thing.  He used to eat nothing all day and pig out at dinner.  The more balanced eating schedule is better for him.  He's very skinny, FWIW.  Just eating wrong when he did eat.  [/quote]

Okay, but why should everyone eat like they're diabetic? If you're insulin sensitive, and have a healthy pancreas, it's fine to only eat 2 or 3 meals in a day.  Your blood sugar will naturally stay stable.[/quote]

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