How to cut calories...

Yes ma'am! I hear ya. My 2 year old barely eats anything til you give up and let her down. Then it's "I wanna bite" and of course you're not gonna tell her no.

Put a small container in front of you and put a bite in for every two or three you take and save it for a snack for later??

Make your plate of food and then eat it in front of your child. If they are anything like my 3 year old they will help you eat it. lol

I hope this isn't a recurring act in your household. I can't stand it when children beg their parents for food.

Cut out bread a milk from your diet, if you are like me then that will drop 600 calories a day easy.

And adults dont need milk. In fact anyone over about 8 years old doesnt need milk.

ALso use a small plate for dinner. Makes you look like you have a big portion

Make your plate of food and then eat it in front of your child. If they are anything like my 3 year old they will help you eat it. lol

I hope this isn't a recurring act in your household. I can't stand it when children beg their parents for food.

Guess its a good thing you will never be around me or my child.

Ugh. People. I'm not sure how sharing your food with your child constitutes teaching them to "beg." Grasp stick firmly and remove from butt...

CasperUK is right...really no one over the age of 2 needs milk!

And getting your child to eat is more important when they are younger than manners. That can come later. I am sure the person that said that was not talking about a teenager!

she wasn't talking about "getting her child to eat" she was talking about reducing her own over-eating by eating in front of her child so that he/she begs for her food. Yeah, real smart.

My 2 year old too!!

I make my favorite restaurant meals at home..today Im making Wendys grilled chicken sandwich and garlic fries at home for waaaay less calories and I make Wendys chilli all the time because I luv it

Make your plate of food and then eat it in front of your child. If they are anything like my 3 year old they will help you eat it. lol

I hope this isn't a recurring act in your household. I can't stand it when children beg their parents for food.

Guess its a good thing you will never be around me or my child.

Ugh. People. I'm not sure how sharing your food with your child constitutes teaching them to "beg." Grasp stick firmly and remove from butt...

^^YES, YES!

"...then eat it in front of your child." sounds like a plan where you are planning on the begging to ensue. maybe it's just me. hmm...I guess you could say the same thing about a dog, no? make your food and sit on the floor and eat it in front of your puppy...they'll help you eat it. how then do you stop that dog from begging every single time someone gets something to eat? answer...you can't. same with your child--they beg guests and others for food because you've taught them that when someone else is eating that it's okay to eat from their plate and yes...BEG! I've seen it and experienced it and it reflects poorly on the parent.

I started using a smaller plate, like a salad plate for all meals. It gets full looking very fast with smaller portions, and you can feel good when you clean your plate!

Have been doing that for over a year now and it works great. Also the best rule is to fill that plate with 1/4 lean meat, 1/4 starchy vegetables or pasta, etc. and 1/2 with veggies like broccoli, green beans, cauliflower, squash....
Fruit twice a day for snacks or dessert. 8 oz of skim milk or equivalent once or twice a day. No way you can't lose weight following this plan.

now that's a great suggestion! way to go--healthy with no adverse impact on your child's social development or manners.

Make your plate of food and then eat it in front of your child. If they are anything like my 3 year old they will help you eat it. lol

I hope this isn't a recurring act in your household. I can't stand it when children beg their parents for food.

Guess its a good thing you will never be around me or my child.

Ugh. People. I'm not sure how sharing your food with your child constitutes teaching them to "beg." Grasp stick firmly and remove from butt...

^^YES, YES!

"...then eat it in front of your child." sounds like a plan where you are planning on the begging to ensue. maybe it's just me. hmm...I guess you could say the same thing about a dog, no? make your food and sit on the floor and eat it in front of your puppy...they'll help you eat it. how then do you stop that dog from begging every single time someone gets something to eat? answer...you can't. same with your child--they beg guests and others for food because you've taught them that when someone else is eating that it's okay to eat from their plate and yes...BEG! I've seen it and experienced it and it reflects poorly on the parent.

My 8 y/o used to eat off my plate all the time when she was a toddler, something about mommy's food just seemed more appealing to her, so I would give her bites of mine. Whatever, she was eating (even the veggies!) so that's kinda all that mattered. As she got older she just stopped eating off my plate, there was never a time when I had to start "teaching" her to eat her own food, she just did. Also, she never begged for food-ever. And it doesn't seem to me that the OP's little one is begging either. He sees mommy eating and wants a bite, that's pretty normal for a toddler; they just want to do whatever mommy and daddy are doing! My youngest (will be 3 next week) does the same thing, she just likes to feel like whatever she has is the exact same as whatever mommy and daddy has; she's not begging or doing anything even remotely inappropriate. And I have no doubt that she too, just like my oldest, will not continue this habit forever!

Cut out bread a milk from your diet, if you are like me then that will drop 600 calories a day easy.

And adults dont need milk. In fact anyone over about 8 years old doesnt need milk.

ALso use a small plate for dinner. Makes you look like you have a big portion

Adults don't need bacon, either, but try taking it from me.

Anything to get a kid to eat, in my book. Drinking from my glass, though, is right out. I can't deal with backwash. :drinker: