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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I think it's fine if you're teaching your children they don't need to eat all the time.  The American obsession with snacking is unreal.  People eat all the time.  Europeans don't carry around snacks for kids.  That being said, you should absolutely make sure you provide enough food to your child at mealtimes.  This food should be nutritious.

But yes, the obsession with eating all the time here is weird.  My husband almost throws a fit if he gets remotely hungry.  Like he won't survive the two hour wait until dinner.  He must eat now![/quote]

If your husband is hungry now, why do you think that he should wait two hours to eat until dinner? What is the benefit? Why shouldn't he have a small snack to tide him over? I am asking sincerely.[/quote]

Because you should be hungry when you come to the dinner table to eat dinner.  It is not normal to constantly be putting things in your mouth to the effect that you are never hungry.  Calories from snacking add up quickly and snacking is one of the huge difference between America and European countries where there is less obesity.  Americans didn't snack before the 1970s and it is a relatively new phenomena.  It is also an issue of immediate gratification.  Children need to be taught patience and that they can't have what they want when they want it all the time.  [/quote]

Ah, so it's the moral argument: hunger is good because it shows that you have will power and can delay gratification.  Plus also the "Europeans do it, so it's better" argument.

Maybe your husband believes that he'll function better if he has a small snack, and also believes that he's a better judge than you of whether he'll still be hungry for dinner?[/quote]

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