I wouldn't limit. He is a big tall kid. I do what the other poster does and make sure it's not on going snacking all day and sit down meals. Sit down snacks as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Not all kids have good hunger / full cues and they will eat far more food than they need. Learning portion control is an essential part of healthy eating. Cost is also a factor for us and many others. Yes, we limit all foods. There are meals and snacks in reasonable portions. But the kids are not allowed to eat unlimited food all day.

This. Some kids are good at regulating and some aren’t. Some need to be taught portion control. A whole honeydew is probably 700-900 calories. And that is a “snack” after he eats dinner? Yes, it’s too much.

Kid needs to keep eating a whole thing or feel stuffed. Not good.

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Anonymous wrote:Op - for example he has eaten this already today:

Apple with peanut butter
String cheese
Pancakes
Hash browns
Two scrambled eggs
Yogurt

That is a lot of food. Everything is junk except the apple.

eggs arent junk.
The yogurt depends on what kind it is.

I do think thats a lot for a 5yo OP, to have eaten before 11am.
I would do 2-3 eggs for breakfast with whole grain toast not pancakes/hash browns.
An apple with with PB OR a high protein greek yogurt for a snack.

Is he bored when hes asking for food?

Depends if the rest of the day evens out. Both my kids tend to eat most of their calories for breakfast and lunch, much less for dinner.

Plus, it's a weekend. My guess is the kid doesn't eat a double breakfast on a school day.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's still calories. Give full fat and fiber. It makes sense to eat more during growth spurts but he needs to get in the habit overall of 3 meals a day and one small snack mid-afternoon.

Why? Why does he NEED to eat exactly this way? Please explain your reasoning.

Anonymous wrote:What is his BMI percentile for age?

I ran the stats OP provided, and with the age I entered (5 years 9 months) it was 84% which is a healthy weight.

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Anonymous wrote:Op - for example he has eaten this already today:

Apple with peanut butter
String cheese
Pancakes
Hash browns
Two scrambled eggs
Yogurt

That is a lot of food. Everything is junk except the apple.

eggs arent junk.
The yogurt depends on what kind it is.

I do think thats a lot for a 5yo OP, to have eaten before 11am.
I would do 2-3 eggs for breakfast with whole grain toast not pancakes/hash browns.
An apple with with PB OR a high protein greek yogurt for a snack.

Is he bored when hes asking for food?

Depends if the rest of the day evens out. Both my kids tend to eat most of their calories for breakfast and lunch, much less for dinner.

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Anonymous wrote:Op - for example he has eaten this already today:

Apple with peanut butter
String cheese
Pancakes
Hash browns
Two scrambled eggs
Yogurt

That is a lot of food. Everything is junk except the apple.

eggs arent junk.
The yogurt depends on what kind it is.

I do think thats a lot for a 5yo OP, to have eaten before 11am.
I would do 2-3 eggs for breakfast with whole grain toast not pancakes/hash browns.
An apple with with PB OR a high protein greek yogurt for a snack.

Is he bored when hes asking for food?

Anonymous wrote:Not all kids have good hunger / full cues and they will eat far more food than they need. Learning portion control is an essential part of healthy eating. Cost is also a factor for us and many others. Yes, we limit all foods. There are meals and snacks in reasonable portions. But the kids are not allowed to eat unlimited food all day.

This. Some kids are good at regulating and some aren’t. Some need to be taught portion control. A whole honeydew is probably 700-900 calories. And that is a “snack” after he eats dinner? Yes, it’s too much.

What is his BMI percentile for age?

Anonymous wrote:I have an almost 6 year old who is 60 pounds. 99th percentile for height and weight.

He eats everything. Do I limit healthy foods? He will eat a whole cut up melon in one day. 3 Greek yogurts. Multiple cheese sticks. Multiple bananas or apples.

what does his doctor say?

Yes, it's still calories. Give full fat and fiber. It makes sense to eat more during growth spurts but he needs to get in the habit overall of 3 meals a day and one small snack mid-afternoon.

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Anonymous wrote:That’s a lot of food and he’s just at the line for weight. I’d try to figure out why he eats so much.

Since he's tall it's not really possible to tell. 99th percentile itself encompasses a large variation in big and tall kids.

Agreed. Assuming he is 6.5, and 52 inches tall (which is 99th percentile, 2.5 std) that puts his BMI at 55th percentile, also known as an IDEAL WEIGHT.

Some of these posters have clearly NEVER had tall kids

You don’t know his BMI what are you doing? And yes we all know tall and short kids. And most of us know those numbers change. If a kid continues to eat all day he might have a weight problem in a few years.

And 99% tile is within normal limits. Off of the chart is tall.

Umm… these assumptions were indeed incorrect, but then OP came back and provided his exact height and weight. So we can easily calculate his BMI, and it is around 85th percentile, which is considered a HEALTHY WEIGHT.

As to the last line of your post, I must agree with the poster before me - you clearly don’t understand statistics.

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Anonymous wrote:That’s a lot of food and he’s just at the line for weight. I’d try to figure out why he eats so much.

Since he's tall it's not really possible to tell. 99th percentile itself encompasses a large variation in big and tall kids.

Agreed. Assuming he is 6.5, and 52 inches tall (which is 99th percentile, 2.5 std) that puts his BMI at 55th percentile, also known as an IDEAL WEIGHT.

Some of these posters have clearly NEVER had tall kids

You don’t know his BMI what are you doing? And yes we all know tall and short kids. And most of us know those numbers change. If a kid continues to eat all day he might have a weight problem in a few years.

And 99% tile is within normal limits. Off of the chart is tall.

I don't think you know how statistics work.

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Anonymous wrote:That’s a lot of food and he’s just at the line for weight. I’d try to figure out why he eats so much.

Since he's tall it's not really possible to tell. 99th percentile itself encompasses a large variation in big and tall kids.

Agreed. Assuming he is 6.5, and 52 inches tall (which is 99th percentile, 2.5 std) that puts his BMI at 55th percentile, also known as an IDEAL WEIGHT.

Some of these posters have clearly NEVER had tall kids

You don’t know his BMI what are you doing? And yes we all know tall and short kids. And most of us know those numbers change. If a kid continues to eat all day he might have a weight problem in a few years.

And 99% tile is within normal limits. Off of the chart is tall.

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Anonymous wrote:That’s a lot of food and he’s just at the line for weight. I’d try to figure out why he eats so much.

Since he's tall it's not really possible to tell. 99th percentile itself encompasses a large variation in big and tall kids.

Agreed. Assuming he is 6.5, and 52 inches tall (which is 99th percentile, 2.5 std) that puts his BMI at 55th percentile, also known as an IDEAL WEIGHT.

Some of these posters have clearly NEVER had tall kids

Op here - he isn’t 6 yet. He is 5.

He is 50 inches and 60 pounds. And a size 2 big kid shoes and size 7/8 pants.

I don’t remember his size at that age, but my DS has always been 99th percentile for weight. He’s also always been 99th percentile for height. I have never limited his eating, and he is a healthy athletic high school kid now.

If you can’t tell by looking at your son that he’s eating too much, HE’S FINE. He’s at a healthy weight for his height.