Feeding a Child: Meals vs. Snacks Urging for more flexibility, Dr. Spock spoke out against the rigid ideas of strict mealtimes and no snacking, instead suggesting parents let their children graze when hungry. Of course, this point is still a debatable issue. I would have no problem with grazing if snacks were made with good nutrition in mind. Unfortunately, they are not, and even whole fruits and vegetables are imperfect; their high carb and/ or fat content delays onset of hunger past the mealtime at which more protein and fiber may be eaten.... Click for more: Learning How to Parent and the Circumcision Debate Coming up in our Fact vs. Fad series... Part 2: How to Handle Discipline Part 3: When a Child Gets Sick * Anatoly Belilovsky, M.D., is medical director of Belilovsky Pediatrics in New York City. SEPT OCT 2010 GRAND 25http://www.grandmagazine.com/article.asp?id=388 http://www.babydr.us/ http://www.babydr.us/ http://www.babydr.us/ http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/health-nutrition/vol_25-3b.pdf http://grandmagazine.com/article.asp?id=379