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To do beans on toast once a week?

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MollyAndMuck · 12/07/2024 22:39

Doing a different work pattern soon and two nights a week will be a lot of pressure to pick up DCs (infant age) from after school, feed them and not end up putting to bed too late.

I can't cook from scratch these nights and realistically don't think I'll be organised enough to batch cook for both nights.

AIBU to give my kids beans on toast every week for one evening meal? I know it's UPF but at least it's some kind of veg and very quick. They'll be having a hot lunch at school and are pretty good at eating it.

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Newsenmum · 18/07/2024 17:45

LuckySantangelo35 · 12/07/2024 23:00

@JC03745

why? Why can’t they just have beans on toast?

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op why would there be anything wrong with beans on toast? If they’re having a hot meal at school every day then a sandwich is fine. Crikey.

irishmurdoch · 18/07/2024 17:40

Absolutely fine! Most days my dd has a cooked meal at school, so I just give her a sandwich with the ubiquitous cucumbers and cherry toms for tea

LuckySantangelo35 · 18/07/2024 17:39

greengreyblue · 18/07/2024 16:39

That’s not a snack!! Jeez! It’s weird how it’s ok for teen boys to eat huge amounts. I grew up with two brothers over 6ft and they ate like the rest of us. Unless they do lots of sport it’s just setting them up for bad habits. My DH is 6ft 4 exercises most nights and eats larger portions than me but it would not be ok for him to hoover up more than his fair share!

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@greengreyblue

i agree. Plus the food shop bill must be enormous!

greengreyblue · 18/07/2024 17:38

Probably more important that it’s nutritious than extra. But like pregnancy, people over compensate.
My DM cooked good home meals, we always had boiled eggs or porridge for breakfast and a packed lunch , peanut butter on toast after school then a proper meat and two veg dinner.

Justkeeprollingalong · 18/07/2024 17:31

@MollyAndMuck @Needmorelego
Don't forget Alphabeti Spaghetti!

FakeSmile · 18/07/2024 17:29

greengreyblue · 18/07/2024 17:24

i wasn’t given extra food when going through puberty!

Kids going through puberty need extra nutrition as they're growing. Just because you weren't given 'extra' doesn't mean kids don't need more than they needed before entering puberty.
Fairly obvious really.

greengreyblue · 18/07/2024 17:24

i wasn’t given extra food when going through puberty!

OnAndOnAndonAgain · 18/07/2024 17:16

greengreyblue · 18/07/2024 16:39

That’s not a snack!! Jeez! It’s weird how it’s ok for teen boys to eat huge amounts. I grew up with two brothers over 6ft and they ate like the rest of us. Unless they do lots of sport it’s just setting them up for bad habits. My DH is 6ft 4 exercises most nights and eats larger portions than me but it would not be ok for him to hoover up more than his fair share!

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Presumably your husband isn't going through puberty and still growing?

I'm on my 3rd teen and they've alo eaten like this while going through puberty, the 13 year old is now 6"2, still growing and still eating more than us

Both the older ones stopped eating so much once they'd stopped growing so I'm not worried about bad eating habits

greengreyblue · 18/07/2024 16:39

That’s not a snack!! Jeez! It’s weird how it’s ok for teen boys to eat huge amounts. I grew up with two brothers over 6ft and they ate like the rest of us. Unless they do lots of sport it’s just setting them up for bad habits. My DH is 6ft 4 exercises most nights and eats larger portions than me but it would not be ok for him to hoover up more than his fair share!

FakeSmile · 18/07/2024 14:45

LuckySantangelo35 · 18/07/2024 13:58

A whole tin of beans, 2 slices of bread and cheese on top or whatever is most definitely a meal and not a snack for anyone regardless of their age or sex!

It is if they eat it as a snack. 🤷🏻‍♀️

LuckySantangelo35 · 18/07/2024 13:58

A whole tin of beans, 2 slices of bread and cheese on top or whatever is most definitely a meal and not a snack for anyone regardless of their age or sex!

MeAgainAndAgain · 18/07/2024 12:34

OnAndOnAndonAgain · 18/07/2024 06:28

Quite a few, normal bread, tiger bread whatever breads in the house and a tin of beans. My teen definitely sees it as a snack

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Boys stomachs are bottomless 😁

OnAndOnAndonAgain · 18/07/2024 06:28

MeAgainAndAgain · 17/07/2024 23:56

What sort of bread, how many slices, how many beans? All that turns it from a snack into a meal and back again.

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Quite a few, normal bread, tiger bread whatever breads in the house and a tin of beans. My teen definitely sees it as a snack

MeAgainAndAgain · 17/07/2024 23:56

OnAndOnAndonAgain · 17/07/2024 22:58

It's a snack for a 16 year old boy

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What sort of bread, how many slices, how many beans? All that turns it from a snack into a meal and back again.

OnAndOnAndonAgain · 17/07/2024 22:58

LuckySantangelo35 · 17/07/2024 12:37

@BeaLola

beans on toast isn’t a snack though , it’s a meal.

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It's a snack for a 16 year old boy

LuckySantangelo35 · 17/07/2024 12:37

BeaLola · 16/07/2024 20:25

Nothing wrong with it at all

For me it would be hoops as I don't like baked beans

Ds (16.5) would love it as a snack as long as cheese melted over the top.

His other favourite - jacket potato covered in tuna & cheese - his idea of a very good supper

@BeaLola

beans on toast isn’t a snack though , it’s a meal.

BigFatLiar · 17/07/2024 12:33

OH is main cook but when he's not around I like to make myself baked potato with beans, cheese and coleslaw.

When he's on his own OH would happily live on sandwiches or toast.

BeaLola · 16/07/2024 20:25

Nothing wrong with it at all

For me it would be hoops as I don't like baked beans

Ds (16.5) would love it as a snack as long as cheese melted over the top.

His other favourite - jacket potato covered in tuna & cheese - his idea of a very good supper

ThinWomansBrain · 16/07/2024 19:17

I had beans on toast for supper last night - first time I'd had baked beans in at least 6 months😁

No added cucumber.

sashh · 16/07/2024 03:02

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 15/07/2024 09:13

Amen to all of that! They may be like TV cooks who just reach for a bowl of vegetables which have already been washed, topped, tailed, peeled and chopped. Everything already measured out. No wonder they can knock a dish up in a couple of minutes! They put something in the oven and pull out an identical dish that's already finished cooking. Not quite normal home conditions where you get a carrot out and find it's gone a bit bendy with age so takes a while to peel, the ancient pepper you wanted to use up has a bad bit that needs cutting out, the sundried tomato paste you were sure you had turns out to be sundried tomato pesto, you can't remember where the new packet of rice ended up in the cupboard, etc etc. (These are my home conditions, anyway.)

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My life too, and I live alone so there really isn't an excuse.

Although I did discover a tin of tomato and basil soup worked as well as the chopped tomatoes I thought I was opening.

Agii · 15/07/2024 21:36

Why not? I hate cooking and some days they can have something less nutritious...

Tortillini with ham and add some precooked broccoli chunks + double cream and voila ! Takes 5 minutes :)

Caroparo52 · 15/07/2024 18:53

Poached egg on toast. Ravioli on toast.
Sardines on toast.
Beans and sausages on toast.
Cheese on toast with tomatoes
They do eat a hot school meal so perfectly fine

ellenfan · 15/07/2024 18:52

MrsBobtonTrent · 12/07/2024 22:50

All for a toast dinner here. Beans or hoops or pilchards in tom sauce or scrambled egg. Maybe even toast soldiers and a dippy egg (or two). Banana for pudding. Everyone fed, no one dead.

I happily do beans on toast to save time and money - but some of this is getting a bit close to 'something eggy on a tray' and life in 1950s bedsits!

I'm just thinking back nostalgically to the mid-00s when bagged salad, king prawns, pine nuts and avocados would make a superb meal for not very much money. They've got so dear now.

soupfiend · 15/07/2024 18:40

MrHarleyQuin · 15/07/2024 16:59

Plus a home cooked meal isn't necessarily healthy. Mine are laden with oil and butter if I don't rein myself in a bit. Also even kids can end up having massive portions and piling the weight on.

Im just making tumbet, home cooked Mediterranean dish, full of olive oil. Vegetarian yes, full of veg yes, but very high in calories and fat. I dont mind this, this is the sort of food I eat but it would score a lot of reds if it was a ready meal, plus I use a lot of salt in things.

Shielehdie · 15/07/2024 17:46

I do beans on toast once a week already and it’s not even due to massive time constraints. It’s fine - beans are a healthy and nutrient dense food. I choose the low sugar and salt variety but even the regular kind is honestly fine and not something to stress about.

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