Another subject of food! Sense a theme tonight?

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Are you a parent or spouse that discourages snacks close to dinnertime for fear of ruining an appetite -even healthy ones? As someone who gets headaches, I don't for myself because I'd rather eat less at dinner, which is more efficient for my body and wards off a headache. Sometimes its something small like a fiber bar or maybe yogurt - sometimes I have my starch then and skip it for dinner. I won't discourage my little one either when he's older, in fact, even now, I give him several smalls meals a day - its what I do naturally and it seems to be what he does naturally as well - he asks for food like four to six times a day and he eats just a little bit at each meal. So do you stick to just two meals or three meals a day for yourself and kids - are you okay with a snack if dinner is more then a half an hour away and your kids are very hungry? Do you starve yourself before a really big meal like thanksgiving so you have room to eat a lot? I remember Thanksgiving at my best friend's house. I've been there a for more then one Thanksgiving and there is a theme as there is with other people who speak of this day. People will starve themselves all day to leave more room - to stuff themselves. And there are always snacks out. I was absolutely floored one year when one of the kids there (they always have a huge crowd) was munching on a lot of raw vegetables and her mom warned her to stop or she'd ruin her appetite. So she couldn't gorge on the much more unhealthier foods? I eat normally all day and so I eat quite normally at Thanksgiving Dinner and any other events. That doesn't mean I might have more several hours later or in the morning though! I still really enjoy the food - at least the turkey and mashed potatoes - oh and sometimes cranberry sauce. I can leave the rest - not for me.