I think I'd (a) keep snack size snacks around the house, just to make things easy and (b) demonstrate to her that it is much, much more difficult for a person to know how to judge things (anything, really) when the thing is out of context.
You can use non-food examples, too, so it's not a "food issue." Like if you see a star in the sky, you can't tell how big it is -- you can't know anything about it unless you know how far away it is, or can measure it, or someone can give you a frame of reference like "that is bigger than the Sun!" Along the same lines, when presented with a pile of chips, how would the "logic/processing/put it in context" part of your brain know when to tell you to stop eating it? You can show her how much easier it is when you have a context, whether it be an individual serving size (they have Pringles in one-serving little packages, btw) or reading the label or asking you what a "serving" is. That will teach her brain how to put food choices in perspective(without making it about controlling herself around food).
I'm wondering if there's an underlying need / fear / issue that is manifesting itself through food. Not that there has to be, but like others, when I'm stressed, I'll eat more and lose track. Sometimes when I'm really depressed about something or feeling out of control of an area in my life, food will "fill" that void. I dunno, just brainstorming.
My son does the same thing, only not with food. He cannot control himself around a bottle of shampoo or liquid soap. I bought some Shrek 2 body wash (uh, yeah, who else has self-control issues) and he went into the shower and used the whole thing. Emptied it. Then he tried filling the bottle up with water to cover it up. I went as ballistic as Baroy, and Elliot gave the same answer as your daughter: I just can't control myself. I don't know what my point is, except to say that six is awfully young to be able to manage portion control, and your man has food issues that he needs to separate from parenting, and dude. Nobody can resist Pringles.
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