Portion control

[Inspired by Reggio]

...If there not getting enough protein than they won't fill up properly.

Agreed .... this is why I serve a protein with every meal/snack because the protein helps you to feel full longer and regulates the glucose levels in the blood stream of the other foods you eat,

The only thing I portion control to one serving is 'the grains/carbs' ... they can eat as much protein, fruit and veggies that their body can self regulate eating if they are truly hungry ~ but you only get one serving of 'grain product/pasta/rice/potato' which breaks down too easily to sugar that gets stored as fat cause the body cannot use it all if you are hungry you can fill up on the 'healthier choices'.

IMO the challenge with children 'over eating' and not learning to tell when they are full is when they are over eating the high carb / processed options that are basically 'empty calories' that within a short period of eating they are 'hungry again' because it takes so much of them to 'feel full' that the stomach ends up getting 'stretch' that it does in deed take more and more to fill it!

I know I can eat a whole bag of chips without noticing because I never feel 'full' eating them ... but a 1/3 cup of almonds and an apply I cannot finish cause they take longer to chew, take longer to digest and stay in the stomach longer to 'get that full feeling'.