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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm from a thin family, so probably not fit to give advice on the subject. But I do notice that when thicker kids come for playdates they eat larger portion sizes. Like the whole blueberry container. Or a bag of grapes that might keep my family for a week is gone in one playdate.

My guess is it's a combo of larger portion sizes plus being genetically prone to a larger body. I would serve smaller portions at meals as well as put snacks in pre-portioned sizes for her to grab.[/quote]

My 13 year old kid is like this. He is also 5’10” and 140#. He has been 140# for 3 years and has grown 6 inches in that timeframe. So what you might have seen as thick at 10 is now very lean at 13 with a lot of muscle due to being an very physically active child .

Some “thick” kids lean out once they hit puberty. My kid ate an entire watermelon today. He goes through a half gallon of milk a day. He eats 4 full meals as day as well. He also biked to the pool not once , but twice today and then went to football practice. [/quote]

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