5 year olds insatiable appetite

[crashton]

My child also seems insatiable.  She has been this way for quite some time now.  She will say she is hungry soon after meals and is in the fridge all the time.  She even talks about food non stop.  She is obsessed with sweets.  I try to explain to her what over eating will do but she doesn't get it.  Her siblings are built totally different and don't have the problem.  One final note:  My mother says I was the exact same way as a child and weight has been an issue all my life.  I have learned to only eat when I'm hungry but how do I teach my almost 6 year old that?


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[margypops]

Fill the fridge with healthy snacks and food , baby carrots, dip, yoghort, fruit, cheese, get crackers in, the healthy ones, sweets /candy only at the weekend as a treat dont buy them in and all of you will get healthy, low fat desserts, like ice cream, Bananas , grapes, baby tomatoes,If the food is there children will eat it if it isnt there they cant eat it.explaining to a 5 yar old wont work, take her to the store let her choose some snacks and food ,but only healthy ones. ....