How much does your 7 year old eat?

[Phteven]

I'm so glad that I'm not the only one with a child with a monster appetite. I was beginning to wonder if it was some kind of metabolic issue. He eats more than DH some days but he's a skinny little twig.
"They" warn you about teenagers with huge appetites but no-one ever told me that 7 year olds can eat your fridge bare in a day.

[Amity]

My DS2 (6yo) costs me AT LEAST $30 per day in food. I kid you not. He's always hungry.

Here's a typical day's worth of food:

Breakfast:
2 bowls cereal and milk.
Piece of fruit
Chai.

Lunchbox: (school)
Yogurt
Custard
Two fruits
Apple
Pear
Banana
Roll with ham
Piece of kabana
Couple of twiggy sticks
Couple of home made biscuits

After school:
2 bananas
At least 500ml milk
At least 3-4 more pieces of fruit/vegies

Dinner:
Whole chicken breast/3 sausages/2 chicken thighs
Pasta/rice (about 1 cup, cooked)
Heap of vegies

Dessert:
More fruit/vegies/home made biscuits.


Mind you, he is a very tall and relatively solid kid. Not fat, just solid. I think I'll just feed him rice and pasta as a teenager. Oh and weetbix.



His 9yo brother would survive on water and air, I'm sure!