Is eating 3x a day 7 days a week harmful to my 4 year old?
930753
no that is what most normal people eat
777275
Limit your daily caloric intake to about 1200, scattered across 5-6 small meals per day.  Then, every day, go out walking.  Walk at a brisk, "hurried" pace, for at least 30 minutes.  This combination should help you drop 4 pounds in 5 days.  BUT, this is NOT a healthy "long term" diet plan.  It will be OK to do this every once in awhile, for a quick fix, but you will need to revert back to a normal eating plan afterward.  Of course, if you want to keep up the walking routine, that would be fine!
59199
It depends on your metabolism and your body in general.  Once a day should be considered healthy but not everyone is healthy.  Your eating habits have a lot to do with it.
666049
Definitely!\n\nVisit mypyramid.gov to find out how many servings of various types you should be eating each day.  You can just remember what you have eaten, or print slips of paper for each day with a list of what to eat.\n\nConsumer Search reviews diet programs.\n\nConsumerSearch.com collects product reviews, summarizes them, and makes recommendations for more than 200 consumer products.\n\nhttp://www.ConsumerSearch.com\n\n\nTo loose weight: eat a balanced diet, eat less, and exercise more.\nTo keep the weight off, you should loose about 1 pound per week.\n\nHow much should you weigh?: http://www.dietitian.com/ibw/ibw.html\nhttp://www.consumer.gov/weightloss/setgoals.htm\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/weightcontrol.html\nhttp://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/index.htm\nhttp://www.mypyramid.gov/\nhttp://www.exrx.net/
775377
No, of course not. Some kids are 4ft and they weigh about 200lbs. Just, don't obsess over thinking you are fat, because you're not. Just focus on your education, eat the right foods. I say drink 2 glasses of milk a day, 7-8 glasses of water, plenty of fruit and vegetables, WHITE meat like chicken, not red meat, if you are a vegetarian eat beans and eat whole grain products such as Dempster's whole wheat bread, NOT white bread because those are filled with nasty sugars that get you fat and bloated. Eat all of that, and you'll be a very healthy person.
237262
VERY rarely.  Like 2 times a month if that.  You dont want them to get used to sweet stuff early because they wont want to eat anything nutritious.  Not to mention, they will develop cavities at a young age.
1014730
My 3-year old can eat the yolks but the egg white gives her a violent skin reaction when i test it on her belly.  So i'm not gonna find out what it does to her insides and i will say the white for the purpose of your question.
1115610
Eating issues top the list of stresses in a lot of parents of 3 year olds.  A child will NOT starve themselves, so start by making food a "non-issue"  Offer her food, if she doesn't eat, put it away and offer it again later.  Don't beg, plead or bribe her to eat.  Stick with healthy foods in a variety of textures, colors, shapes and from all food groups.  She will not likely sit still long for meal times, so offer small meals throughout the day.  Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and 3 snacks are appropriate for her age and health concerns.  Keep the portion sizes small.  If she is drinking a lot of juice, even if it is diluted with water, it contains enough sugar to make a small body think they aren't hungry.  A small amount of juice diluted with water served at one snack per day is plenty.  Stick with water and milk, which should probably be whole milk based on her need for calorie intake.  Avoid the empty calorie foods like chips and cookies.  Ice cream in small amounts, again as part of a snack or meal, can help with calcium intake.  I would suggest starting the day by serving breakfast, let her eat what she wants.  Then remove the food and let her play.  When she asks for something to eat, offer her a small plate of healthy bite size snacks such as string cheese cut into pieces, grapes cut in 1/2, mini Ritz crackers (whole wheat is good for her).  If she won't eat that, let it sit on the table and when she is hungry she will.  It is so tempting and normal to bribe her to eat with promises of sweet treats, but that is only developing some bad eating habits for her.  Experiment with veggies in a variety of ways such as carrots can be raw, steamed, or stir fried.  Her doctor should be made aware of her poor eating and may want to examine her to rule out any type of illness and may recommend a supplement such as pedia-sure, but most kids do not need that.  A nutritionist can also be consulted who can help design a meal plan specifically geared to help with weight gain.
307955
Not eating all day is worse. You body basically goes into starvation mode and instead of going into the fat reserves for energy, your body actually takes muscle for fuel. Also, you body can better digest smaller meals throughout the day instead of one huge dinner.\n\nEating five healthy (small) meals - more like three meals and two snacks - is much healthier since it keeps your metabolism going all day and helps you burn more calories. Sweets are alright in moderation, just don't overdue it!
869967
It's been said, and I agree, that you should eat several very small bites of food a day.\n\nFor example my diet is as follows:\n\nBreakfast = 1 boiled egg & fruit smoothie\nMid-morning snack = Handful of mixed nuts (unsalted)\nLunch = cup of Chicken soup \nMid afternoon snack = Handful of seeds & nuts\nLight supper/dinner = Chicken breast with salad & juice\n\nOne answer said that your body goes into starvation mode - this is true. You need to keep your metabolism flowing - and you only do that by putting bits of energy through your system regularly.  Otherwise what happens is when you DO finally eat, your body will not use the energy, it will store as much of it as possible for future use. It will think there are not enough food resources around and it will stock the energy (turning into fat).\n\nBesides, eating one meal a day will not be sufficient over any length of time. Your nutrition will decrease and you will probably become ill after a while because your immune system will suffer.\n\nAll the best!
944780
You can not eat something once and add 3 pounds.\nIt takes a couple of days of binge eating
491133
As long as she is getting the nutrients she needs in the foods she does eat it shouldnt be a problem. My fiance is 22 and from the time he was about your daughters age he only ate 4 things his whole life until now. Spaghetti, peanut butter crackers, french fries and ice cream. Thats ALL he ate his WHOLE life. That is until he met me. Now im slowly getting him to try new things. He eats burgers and hot dogs now and pizza things like that. But my main point is he has been healthy his whole life from eating only those 4 things.
1057268
Ask the doctor before giving such a thing, I think it is in formula???? if it is, it may be processed differently, stick with the regular diet for a child that age, and when you do start giving this start slowly, a very little at a time.
803306
No.  He should be eating smaller meals througout the day.  He has lost a lot of weight and well done to him for that but he really needs to eat regulary as it will help him speed his metabolism up...;
700335
You are probably eating poorly, believe me I know what you are going through, I have four kids.  Start small and cut down your portions, and do some simple work outs.  Maybe you have a machine like a bike or treadmill collecting dust in the house.  Put the kids down for a nap and get on it for about 20 minutes a day.  Eat half of what you normally eat at dinner.  Stay away from sweets, it's so easy to grab a couple of cookies and eat them when you dish them out to the kids, you have to resist.  Drink water, instead of pop.  Good Luck.
889389
Four grams a day for 7 days would probably be ok.  If your symptoms are not gone by then, or if you need more pain meds, see a doctor.
578399
eat in moderation.  Six small meals a day isn't that hard to do as long as your meals don't come from MacDonalds.  Keep your hands out of the cookie jar.