Too many snacks?

Question

I posted yesterday, I think my two year old is in a growth spurt since she’s wanting to eat all the time since this weekend.
Yesterday she had lunch at 2. She wanted a snack at 3 so I gave her one. At 4 she asked for another, I gave her one. At 4:30 she was asking for another snack, I told her no bc I’m almost feeling like now she’s just wanting to eat for fun. Do you think she’s actually hungry or is this just bc eating sounds fun to her? 
She’s doing this same exact thing today. 
She’s a good eater and always has been, so I’m not afraid she won’t eat her dinner, overeating is more my worry. People say toddlers know when they’re full and will stop, but I really don’t know. The only time she doesn’t finish her plate is if there is something she doesn’t like on her plate.
Do you guys limit your kids snacks?

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When it gets to a certain point only offer healthy snacks. Fruit, yogurt etc. Don’t ever deny her food, just deny her the unhealthy food when necessary.

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My daughter did this at 12m. Nonstop snacks. She still ate her meals but brought me snacks to open constantly. It only lasted maybe a week max. Then she was back to a pretty normal 3 meals 2 snacks situation. 
I’d say give the snacks so long as she’s still partaking in meals.
Growth spurts are brutal for some little ones. 
My one nephew (8) is the only child in the family that we have to control the eating amounts because he doesn’t know how to stop when he’s full. He will eat until he pukes. This likely stems from his one grandma sneaking him formula after my sister nursed him because she felt he wasn’t getting enough. She’d also buy him 2 adult meals from a fast food restaurant at like 2 because he said he wanted both. He had to eat them since she paid for them. She sucks.
My point is that if you have alway let babe tell you when they are full, they will know when to stop eating.

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When my son was 2, it seemed he wanted to snack all of the time and still ate every meal fully. He would go through cycles of eating more or less. Now he is 4 and his eating habits are more predictable. I do limit snacks to none after 4 so that he eats his dinner but other than that, I don’t really limit any eating. But I don’t let him have just wherever. If he is truly hungry, then he will eat what I offer otherwise he leaves it for later.

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Offer her an extra meal instead of lots of snacks. It’s helpful to gauge if they’re actually hungry or just wanting fun snacks. But if they’re healthy snacks I would just let them eat. My kids both will seem bottomless sometimes and then eat way less at other times. Normal part of growing! Now that my daughter is a little older (just turned 5) if I feel she has eaten a lot of food in one sitting and asks for more I tell her sure after her food settles, if she’s still hungry I’m happy to get her more and then I set a timer for 15 mins and check back in with her to see if she still feels hungry. Usually she is not hungry anymore, and the few times she is then I give her more food.

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My two year old is currently doing this she will be 3 on Dec 14th. She does this every time she hits a growth spurt. 
She eats all her meals and she will ask for snacks one day she was mini snaking all day. She stops eating once she is full and I never deny her food, when she gets likes this I just try to offer healthy things. Normally her snacks would be like a banana, apple, red peppers and hummus (her favorite). Try to stay away from super sugary stuff so she can feel herself getting full not to say she doesn’t have a treat now and then. 
It will last for like a week or so then she goes back to normal schedule.

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So what's the worst that could happen if she has an extra snack?

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