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Hi Leanne,
I have a 2 year old daughter Sophie. I have had problems with her eating since about 12-14 months when i gave up breast feeding. She constantly is looking for food even when i know she cannot be hungry as she has just eaten her dinner. i have had to put locks on my pantry and fridge because without them she sneaks in and just eats. she is VERY active and is constantly on the go. She is up at 8.30am and goes to bed at 8.30-9.30pm at night and refuses to have a nap during the day. her weight is 22kg. i don`t feed her junk foods. her `lollies` are currants, sultanas and dried apricots. if she does not get food she can sometimes get quite angry and demand more `eats`. i have heard about certain eating disorders where a person doesn`t know when they are full and constantly eat. Could you please tell me what she should be eating a day. For breakfast we give her 2 vita brits with milk, she snacks/lunches on fruit and cheese and sandwich during the day and at night time she has the same dinner as us. Could you please give me some kind of diet plan that she should be on with what foods and quantities she should have please.
It sounds to me from what you have said that you are doing all the right things for feeding Sophie healthily and well. Like us all children are different and it is hard to say in such a forum just what any child should eat.
What I have done is copied in a link on a tip sheet I did for Huggies on how to make a basic check on a child`s eating. But I would recommend while you look at this to consider popping into see a health care professional.
Food Servings
Meal servings checks
Basic tips on foods and healthy options
You are right, eating is controlled by a centre in our brain and sometimes this area may not work as it should and the stop light to cease eating may not turn on. Possibly more relevant is the body`s energy burning, if our body burns fuel slowly it can tend to store more body tissue. This too is controlled by hormones, the brain and the thyroid. Generally though if children are off the charts (percentiles) or have at some point made a sudden jump across two percentile groups this would suggest it is a good time to see a health care professional such as a GP.
I might be helpful to pop into see a dietitian who specialises in children and have your little ones diet checked out. This way they can see if there is any cause for concern and can also refer you onto a specialist if relevant.
I hope that helps with some direction.
All the best and have a wonderful Chrissy and New Year,
Leanne