It's a good idea to teach your children that they don't have to eat everything on their plate. Above all, don't offer desert as the reward for eating everything. Kids must learn to recognize when they are full and stop eating at that time.
Try these appetite recognition control tips.
- In advance of going to a fast food establishment, tell your children they won't be eating an entire order of French fries (at the same time, you may tell them you're ordering mild for everyone as their drink). Once there, have each child count out 30 french fries. The rest don't get eaten. They get thrown in the trash or shared. What you should discover is that you can share one small order of fries with three people.
If you're dismayed by the waste, think of it this way, you can either waste it in the trash, or waste it in their arteries and on their waists. It's your choice.
- Serve your children all courses at one time, including desert. Tell them they can have seconds of everything except bread and desert. If you take care to serve balanced meals, what you'll find over time is that your child will search out those foods with the nutrients his or her body needs.
- When they have a candy bar/piece of cake/treat, teach them to throw at least one bite away or leave a bite or two on the plate. This will teach them to satiate their sweet tooth without feeling obligated to eat the entire portion available.

 

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