Adopted children and food obsession?

What Mommieof2cuties said reminded me of something my grandmother did during the depression to help feed five children on less food. About 10-15 minutes BEFORE dinner, she called the children to the table and gave them a big bowl of oatmeal or rice and gravy. They ate that as an "appetizer". Then, about 20 minutes after they finished, she served the whole family the "dinner" -- bread, meat, vegetables, etc with a large glass of milk. There were no seconds. If there was any dessert -- usually bread pudding or fruit cobbler -- it was served after everyone was finished eating. So, fast eaters had to sit and wait for slow ones, which gave them time for the "full" button to click on.Sixty years later, one of my uncles always wanted a bowl of rice with every meal! He said he never felt "full" without it!Maybe this could help?