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And FWIW, my kid only has one snack because that's all he needs, not because I'm starving a hungry kid. He happens to be hungrier later in the day, so he has a big snack (basically a fourth meal) and a huge dinner late in the day, but eats like a bird for breakfast and lunch, so clearly doesn't need a morning snack.  [/quote]

I don't understand this logic.

If he doesn't actually need a snack midmorning, he won't take it, or he'll take it a few times and then lose interest.  If his eating like a bird is because things aren't timed wrong, he might find that his body feels better when it's well fueled, especially when he's getting exercise, and start accepting a snack midmorning.  Either way, it's another opportunity for him to learn how his body responds.

But the fact that he didn't eat a lot of breakfast is a sign he's more likely to need midmorning snack and not less.  Plus Satter is about trust, if you aren't trusting him to make his own choice about morning snack it's just not Satter. [/quote]

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