My children were and are "grazers". I didn't eliminate snacks, I just gave them healthy ones. Eventually they got junk, but as toddlers (and to this day for the younger three) fruits, yogurt, cheese, veggies and dip, or ants on a log are still their favorite snack foods. My kids fight over celery (the prefer the stalks to the cleaned cut up kind you can buy in the store, only no one wants to clean them).

In this day and age there are so many things out there to help parents make sure their children are getting the right foods it's just amazing. Juices that have everything in them. Gerber clever people that they are even make the toddlers favorite go to snack (cherrios cereal things) fortifide with just about everything they need in them... and the serving size like 12 O's. They taste horrible btw but toddlers love them.

In this country we have an odd perception of food I think. The serving sizes we think are normal are HUGE. Don't get me wrong I'm guilty of it myself. But as I said I was sure my oldest one was going to starve to death. I spoke to his doctor about it. He explained the fist thing and at his request I kept a log of what the child ate and as it turns out he was eating a lot more and a lot better than I thought he was.

The child's behavior can be the result of many things, it could be a medical issue, a behavioral issue or just a phase the child is going through.