Belly of the Beasts

Every morning my little darling girls awaken me with the same request, "Mommy, we're hungry. Can you make us breakfast?" Some days I simply tell them to go downstairs, get a juice box and I'll be down to make breakfast in a minute. (giving myself a chance to have my eyes adjust to the pre morning light) Some days that answer simply is not an option for my little ones so I have to stumble out of bed and tumble to the kitchen. (hey, wasn't that a Dolly Parton song from the '80s?) Usually for breakfast we will have cereal and fruit or blueberry pancakes or on real lazy days I will let them have cereal. So they will eat a few bites of whatever that mornings 'special' is and then run away to play. I assume they are done so I clean up their plates and continue on with my morning chores. About 10 minutes later, like clockwork, they track me down whining, "Mommy, we're hungry. We want a snack." I ususally reply, "Ok girls go get an apple, banana or granola bar" to this they usually reply, "But MOOOOMMMMMMMYYYY we want a snack!!" (apparently this is NOT a snack to a 3 and 5 yr old) Yes, at 7:30 am my kids think it completly appropriate to eat cheetos, ice cream, popcorn or anything that ISN'T fruit, veggies or healthy in the least bit. Needless to say be lunch time, we've had this argument at least 5 or 6 times, so I'm thrilled to be able to stop the cycle by offering lunch....to which they want cheetos, ice cream, popcorn or anything that does NOT resemble appropriate lunch food. So what is it in my beautiful, wonderful, HUNGRY little girls that makes them starving all the time?? Tape worm? Maybe. Boredom? I don't think so since they have so many toys to play with. Growing? I just don't understand. So, today I'm conducting an experiment. NO SNACKS AT ALL, ALL DAY. Yeah I know...what a mean mom. But hell if they are hungry enough they WILL, I'm convinced, eat good food, eat all their meals and not be starving all day long. Wish me luck!