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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have this problem and a lot of the suggestions so far seem to misunderstand the problem. I say "no" to my kids requests for snacks all the time. She just asks again in 10 minutes. I say "no, and there will be no snacks until dinner" and then she goes and asks her dad. And so on.

We also exclusively offer health snacks (a fruit or veggie plus a protein, so apple+PB or carrots+hummus or pear+cheese or blueberries+almonds) and we get a LOT of complaints that she doesn't want to eat those. That's what we snack on so I don't care and just say that's what is offered. This does not prevent her from rejecting this snack and then complaining bitterly that she wants goldfish crackers or chocolate. We have never offered these things as snacks outside of like being on an airplane or like my mom will offer that kind of thing when we visit her.  I also think she gets junky snacks at school sometimes. But we don't serve it.

Anyway, my kid just ate a lunch of chicken and rice with a yogurt sauce, blueberries, and carrots with hummus. Literally 10 minutes later she said "I'm HUUUUUUUUNGRY, can I have a snack?"

I assume growth spurt and am offering apples but I just heard her asking her dad for crackers. Sigh. I think kids are just like this.[/quote]

I totally get this. The only way out is a solid schedule with 3 meals and 2-3 snack times. No deviation otherwise. Also my kids get nothing if they are whiny. [/quote]

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