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How to Curb Your Child's Post-Meal Hunger

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When asked what they do when their kids ask for something to eat half an hour after mealtime, here is the advice our panel of parents had...


"Give them a healthy snack."

~ Sophie

"I keep fruits and vegetables in the fridge, and out on the table in a bowl, so they can snack on that if they are hungry. I also ask them to drink a glass of water before eating the snack."

~ Michelle

"I get them a glass of water or milk."

~ Elizabeth

"Find an activity to do with them to distract them from wanting to eat more at the moment."

~ Ashley

"As long as they ate their dinner, I am more than willing to give them more/other food. If they did not eat their dinner, I only give them their dinner as an option to eat after."

~ Brett



"I tell them they have to let their stomach settle first from the meal they just had, and that the evening snack will come before bed."

~ Annette

"Offer her more of what we just ate and the choice of an alternative (usually a veggie: carrots) as a snack."

~ Catherine

"I allow my child to eat as long as it is before 8pm."

~ Anna

"They have to wait until the next snack or meal time."

~ Teresa

"Redirect them to something different to do."

~ Louisa

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