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Anonymous wrote:This seems like a troll post.

Growing kids need protein and vegetables, not just fruit. Are they very active? Is the diet otherwise balanced? Are they a de facto fruitarian? If the later, likely not optimal for health.

Are they overweight or obese? Do they have NAFLD or prediabetes? If any of the following, likely not optimal for health.

Are they getting plenty of water? Or are they using fruit partially for hydration? If the later, not optimal for health.

Is the volume of fruit eaten a financial or logistical burden? Not optimal, diversify.

My kids are encouraged to eat full meals, which may include fruit but that also include protein and other elements. We don't do a huge amount of snacking between meals, so this whole scenario is a bit foreign to me. We don't restrict protein or green veg so it's hard to imagine that a child could eat that in combination with an entire bag of fruit? My ped recommends chewing food, not reliance on drinking calories so we don't use bags of fruit per person in smoothies either.

Do what works for your family and in doubt, rely on common sense and your pediatrician.

You can’t picture a teenager eating three meals plus 8 small oranges in a 24 hour period? Do you actually have teens?

DP here. I do. Two of them. They don't eat like this at all. But we aren't large people.

You think people get large from eating fruit? Hmkay.

Fruit is one of the best sources of antioxidants. I hope you are feeding your kids enough of it.

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Anonymous wrote:No limit on fruits or veggies. We are a family of 5. We typically consume between Monday and Friday, a 3 pound bag of clementines, 15 apples, 3 very large clam shells of berries. The large clamshell of kiwis and 15 bananas. In the summer add a watermelon and either a pineapple or second watermelon. I’d buy more if they ate more.

Wow. That is a lot of fruit.

Anonymous wrote:No limit on fruits or veggies. We are a family of 5. We typically consume between Monday and Friday, a 3 pound bag of clementines, 15 apples, 3 very large clam shells of berries. The large clamshell of kiwis and 15 bananas. In the summer add a watermelon and either a pineapple or second watermelon. I’d buy more if they ate more.

Anonymous wrote:I would not worry about this. I mean your teen could be drinking 16 beers or doing fentanyl. eating oranges? who cares

Anonymous wrote:One of my kids will eat 5 Asian pairs in a day, or an entire bag of grapes, or 5 big navel oranges if you let him. He’s 12. We do limit him. Not because I’m worried about his health but I’m not paying for a $100/wk grape habit and sometimes the rest of the family wants some too. Limits vary, but two oranges a day, plus other fruit, is plenty in my book.

Anonymous wrote:No limit on fruits or veggies. We are a family of 5. We typically consume between Monday and Friday, a 3 pound bag of clementines, 15 apples, 3 very large clam shells of berries. The large clamshell of kiwis and 15 bananas. In the summer add a watermelon and either a pineapple or second watermelon. I’d buy more if they ate more.