My husband is the only other person who recognizes those first words our toddler is attempting that sound like gibberish to everyone else, the only other person who knows which bedtime books he needs on any particular day, or whether he's asking for
snacks out of hunger or boredom.
Not exact matches
Swap
out processed
snacks for a handful
of nuts the next time
hunger strikes.
If I pack
snacks, I eat them
out of boredom rather than
hunger and I'm just not that together about it all.
Even those
of us who get annoyed when our kids are offered junk food by others might admit to engaging in some «over-snacking» ourselves, such as always carrying around a packaged
snack (healthy or otherwise) to ward off crankiness or boredom — but not necessarily
hunger — when we're
out with our kids.
I needed the perfect handy
snack to magically appear like a genie and there was nothing in sight, not a crumb in the nursery or on the night stand, diaper bag or purse, glove compartment or trunk, to help me manage my unbearable
hunger in between meals or in the middle
of the night, while
out running errands or feeding my son in the back seat
of the car in the parking lot.
Snacking appropriately prevents overindulging at meals, stops you from making poor food choices
out of extreme
hunger, and keeps your energy at peak.
During the sale process our young ones were complaining
of hunger and he opened his drawer and helped us
out with
snacks and had fresh coffee for us while they prepared the car.
Somethings that may help are watching
out that your tot isn't getting a
snack very close to a meal, starting the meal sooner than later so that
hunger is not overwhelming, serve only one bite on the tray or table — so no plate or cup at this stage (you can bring them back in time when meals are calmer again) be sure your 2 year old is safely secured in the chair so that you can eat in peace without worries
of standing up / toppling over becoming an issue.