That Growing Appetite

 

When a child grows, his/her appetite naturally gets larger.

I guess as a boy grows, his appetite gets really HUGE.

Well, at least, it is HAPPENING to my elder boy.

As for my younger boy, his appetite can be BIG too when he is savouring his preferred food.

Well…usual kid’s meals at the restaurants might not fill both their stomachs anymore.  For Bren, even a standard adult meal might not necessary satisfy his stomach.

 

Here’s Darren eating his HUGE and ADULT serving of RAMEN.  Even the bowl seems too big for his face and high for him…..

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On the contrary, here’s elder brother, Bren, eating his really MINI size serving of UDON for kids.

But do not be mistaken for his “small appetite” *hehe*.

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Umm…mmmm…It turned out this mini size serving of udon only managed to fill, perhaps, a-fifth of his stomach. Then, here comes a mini bowl of RAMEN and then another bowl of JAPANESE RICE for him.

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Then,  this big bowl of soup, dishes of salmon, tofu, ebi tempura…..

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 Not to forget, the green tea and then the fruit juice, immediately after dinner.

Well, well…..I could not bear to see him still half full and allowed him to politely rob me of my half share of dinner *haha*.

[Anyway, isn't it natural for parents to keep encouraging our kids to "Eat more, eat more". OR.  Give up our share of food just for that contentment when we see our kids' happy faces while savouring those mouth-watering food? At least, my parents still do so after 30 years.]

 

It is a pity that Bren does not get fat despite the bigger appetite. Maybe, it is his high metabolism?  Maybe, it is in the genes?  Haha…I have one positive Papa Ed always reminding me “Not yet. But he will grow really big soon and ovetake you in size and height. Wait till that growth splurge comes shortly soon.”  Growth Splurge??  Is he going to double or triple in size? Hmm…why do I not really look forward to being “overpowered” by 3 larger-sized men/boys at home soon. “Soon”….when will that be?

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9 Responses to “That Growing Appetite”

  • lina says:

    Aaaahhh… the days when one can eat and eat and not gain a single pound. :P

    Those are delish food there… I’m drooling over them.

    Your kids eat a lot and play a lot too, right? My son is now developing a bigger appetite, and like your boys are eating adult sized meals and yet to gain any weight.

  • mery says:

    It is good to eat more…

  • I experienced this ‘huge appetite’ phase when I was growing up. My son had a humongous appetite when he was growing up, now it is still huge. :)

  • Michael says:

    My sons went through the same stage as well. They are still enlarging the content of their bowl every day :) Need more money to feed them, ha :)

  • Denesa says:

    Hi Lina,

    I was drooling too when my son robbed my food….hahaha….

  • Denesa says:

    Hi Mery,

    As long as they don’t become too fat. Actually, there were times when Brendan actually threw out at night after overeating:(

  • Denesa says:

    Hi ECL,

    I am a later developer. I actually gained a humongous appetite only after bearing the two kids. But these few months, I had to control myself not to overeat due to gastritis.

  • Denesa says:

    hi Michael,

    Yes…heavy expenses. My eldest son is good in picking good restaurants too and then sampling the different dishes there…. To me, it is not an issue because afterall one reason why parents work extremely hard is to fill our kids’ stomachs, right? I will be really worried if he can’t eat or stop eating with me. My young one is also a very big eater except that he goes for bowls of rice and rice and rice…haha.

  • Michael says:

    Totally agreed with one of the reason why we work so hard :) It is better that they can eat and grow healthy instead the other way round.

    Another positive side is that you tend to discover more good food around as you hunt for more variety with their expanded demands :)

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