Totally highjacking the thread but with all the talk of portion control I'd love your thoughts on my daughter! I have a 19month old. She has always had a HUGE appetite. I've asked the doctor many times, and have even written out food logs with the amounts of what she eats and he keeps saying to let her decide when she is full.

At her 18month checkup she was above the 98th percentile for height and just below the 95th percentile for weight. At 15months she was 85th for both and at 12months she was 75th for both. She is climbing equally for both weight and height but advanced up the percentiles with great speed. She's tall and skinny (solid but skinny).

She has little to no interest in breads and crackers. Her go to food is protein (meats and beans as she is still dairy intolerant). She only eats at meal and snack time (no grazing). Always in her high chair. No tv on. But she eats so much! She had 4 toddler servings of homemade chili at lunch today (which combined was more than my adult serving).

Still not 100% sure when and if we should cut her off. We figure that since she is growing so rapidly (in height not outwards) and she is such a busy child that she needs the food she is eating. Everything is homemade and healthy. We limit the fruits (as the sugar does quickly add up) she loves salads and veggies.

I totally understand limiting the fruit or snacky foods (crackers etc - not that she eats much of these) as they aren't that nutritious and/or are sugary but would you limit the amount of veggies and beans (she will eat blackbeans, kidney beans, chickpeas etc by the cup full). Last night at supper she had 3 servings of cooked beets. It just seems odd to tell a toddler, "no you can't have anymore beets"!

Thoughts?