How many eggs should a 9 year old eat?

[Mellie2162]

If your 9 year old asked for eggs for dinner and ONLY eggs would you feed him that? If so, how many of the medium to large eggs would be an acceptable amount? Just curious what you all have to say on this.

 

[JR6ooo4]

If your 9 year old asked for eggs for dinner and ONLY eggs would you feed him that? If so, how many of the medium to large eggs would be an acceptable amount? Just curious what you all have to say on this.

Oh, I thought this was a doctor suess thread? Or a tongue twister..

Sure, one dinner of eggs is fine. How will you cook them? They seem to be much less mass if cooked sunnyside up, compared to scrambled.


MIkeeee

 

[frndofpooh]

When my son was nine, he could easily down three large eggs. Particularly if that was all he was eating. How many does your son want?

 

[scrapquitler]

Eggs are a great source of protein, especially if you have a fussy eater that doesn't like meat (like my kids). My 5 year old will eat eggs for dinner a couple of times a week, always scrambled. I usually make him two. But he also eats side dishes with them (fruit, toast or sausages).

It sounds like you seem to think that letting your child have eggs for dinner would be a bad thing? Why do you have that idea? Are you concerned about the fat or something? If the child wants more eggs, add egg whites and not as many yolks to the scrambled egg mixture.

 

[Diva of Dragons]

It depends on over all diet, but I agree with scrap.

 

[mickeysgal]

Are you worried about cholesterol? Is this all that he/she wants each and every night?

We don't have eggs multiple times over the course of the week, but when we do eat them, the equivalent of 2-3 eggs were probably what my kids ate at that age. I'd serve it with whole grain toast, some juice, and sausages. It's fun to have breakfast for dinner occasionally.

 

[Mellie2162]

Just wanted to know what others thought of this. I really don't mind feeding him eggs at all, he loves them, and other than eggs and the occasional PB sandwich its the only real source of protein I can get in him. He likes them fried with the yolk broken and over hard. I put them on towels to "squash" out the grease. I just wondered if eggs and only eggs were an acceptable dinner food and if so how many would you let them have if that were the only thing they were eating. He wanted 4. They seemed small so I made him 4. Anyway, was just curious what everyone thought about eggs for dinner without anything to go with them.

 

[kpm76]

My DD just turned 1 and I give her eggs at least once a week. We are not big meat eaters at all so I feel as though this is a great source of protein for her. I made her two scrambled eggs tonight and she ate 3/4 of them....she also had a yogurt. She's a very good eater but she's still pretty small for her age....she's active though (running) so I guess she works off what she eats....I would say 4 eggs for a nine year old would be just fine...

 

[C.Ann]

Just because certain food items are associated with "breakfast" doesn't mean they can't or shouldn't be served for lunch or dinner.. As an example, many farmers eat what we would consider our biggest meal of the day, dinner, at lunch time.. Food is food..

If there are no problems with weight, cholesterol, etc., I would not hestitate to serve any type of commonly referred to "breakfast" food for dinner.. Just make sure he gets the right nutrition throughout the day..

 

[acejka]

Eggs and only eggs are so very acceptable for dinner!!

And lunch, breakfast or snack... We love eggs in our house!

 

[Christine]

My son goes on egg "binges" every so often. If I fry and egg--he will usually eat 2, if I scramble them he will eat 3. He is 13. He will sometimes eat them 5 days a week. It's a lot of eggs, I know!! I know eggs have cholesterol but I do believe the benefits of eggs outweigh that and they have some good nutritional value. I figure it can't be as bad as chicken nuggets, Kraft Mac N Cheese, and other "kids" fare. Not that I would give him that instead but sometimes that is the other alternative.

 

[aprilgail2]

I give my 8 1/2 year old eggs for dinner all the time. She eats one scrambled egg normally and that does it for her but she is on the tiny side. On occassion she will eat an egg and a half.

 

[HelenePA]

We had "breakfast" for dinner today (pancakes, bacon, toast), sometimes we have dinner (pizza) for breakfast.. as long as they eat.. I really dont care what they eat when (as long as its semi-healthy) as for eggs..

lets see my 2 almost 3 yr old who is the size of a 5 yr old can eat 2 eggs scrambeled, my 7 yr old can eat 3 with out toast with toast 2... middle dd wont eat eggs... she usually has peanut butter (low fat) on bread when we have eggs.

 

[kirbsam]

let the kid eat as many eggs as he can.

 

[EMom]

DD is almost 9 and weighs 50 pounds. She is not much of a meat eater. She likes cheese, but is lactose intolerant, so she only eats lactose free cheese. And she eats that every single day. She needs more protein. She doesn't care for peanut butter. She would live on fruits, veggies, cheese and pasta if she could. So just about every day, she eats a boiled egg for breakfast. She loves them. If she wanted scrambled eggs at night, I'd give them to her too. If you have a kid who is not into meat, the eggs are a good substitute.

 

[PlaneJoy1]

Just wanted to know what others thought of this. I really don't mind feeding him eggs at all, he loves them, and other than eggs and the occasional PB sandwich its the only real source of protein I can get in him. He likes them fried with the yolk broken and over hard. I put them on towels to "squash" out the grease. I just wondered if eggs and only eggs were an acceptable dinner food and if so how many would you let them have if that were the only thing they were eating. He wanted 4. They seemed small so I made him 4. Anyway, was just curious what everyone thought about eggs for dinner without anything to go with them.

If he likes them fried, might consider getting Organic Olive Oil to fry them in. It is much healthier than other oils and only takes a little. I would also consider buying organic or at least free-range/grain feed eggs. These are higher in nutrients like Omega-3.

Just a thought! It's the little things we can do to make things more healthy.

 

[java]

My 2 year old eats 2 scrambled eggs every morning. I was concerned and asked my doctor and he said not to worry just be glad he's eating? So scrambled eggs it is. I was going to say 3 for dinner as I can't eat more than 3(and I'm a BIG eater)