Often my children were hungry again before bed.

We had boxes of Cheerios. Until the kids were about 5-7 . Then I pushed better foods. Cheese sticks or an apple a far better option. I had been reading DANDR since before my kids were born, and my kids were never overweight. Lots of outdoor activity, and eating mostly homemade meals.McD was only a rare treat.

Children really need to eat more than three meals a day. My kids could not eat enough to make it to next meal. Recently Ive started to wonder if growing children would benefit more from a higher fatty meat diet.........and fewer fruits and veg.....just a theory.