I'd look for that phase to begin around 8 years old, or whenever darling Jack starts sleeping over at friends' homes and is introduced to the stuff you don't have at home. :) I am quite lucky in that my son was, and still is, a great eater. In fact, he has already graduated to super-eater. He is now 14 and consumes more in one meal than I'm physically capable of eating in an entire day. Of course having a baby push my stomach up between my lungs may have something to do with my reduced capacity...