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Monster munch

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lilynicole · 15/07/2024 22:17

Hey guys . I have two daughters 13 and 10.They demolish my shopping within a couple of days . I make the three standard meals a day ,breakfast is cereal and toast . Lunch the standard toastie , sandwich or soap .Dinners are the normal array that u would expect . Snacks r fruit chocolates and crisps . I also buy many different variety’s of breads . I’m exasperated as everything is eaten after two days . My Children do lots of sport but my God it’s so bloody expensive

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lilynicole · 16/07/2024 10:47

Thanks for all your ideas . I’m going to try eliminating the crisps and other unhealthy snacks and try some of the healthier options mentioned in the messages . There will be a huge protest . However better for them and better for my food bill hopefully . Thanks everyone for your ideas

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CuriousGeorge80 · 16/07/2024 10:21

Flamin Hot monster munch are a gift from the gods.

LostTheMarble · 16/07/2024 10:17

Yabu.

Pickled onion is vile. Flaming Hot all the way.

Legendofthelostkeys · 16/07/2024 10:12

Beef are easily the best flavour but I wish they'd bring back the Vanilla Ice Cream flavour which were in the shops all too briefly.

Growlybear83 · 16/07/2024 10:04

BellaTheDarkOverlord · 16/07/2024 09:34

Anyone remember the cheesy monster munch? I miss them so much!

What I really miss are the prawn cocktail Forever Friends teddy shaped crisps. They were only available for a couple of years at the end of the 1990s and early 2000s but I still remember them to this day.

Cantthinkofusername39 · 16/07/2024 10:03

Well if your gonna feed em soap for lunch poor kids will eat all the junk food they can get 🤣🤪😉.
I too came here for the monster much debate obviously flaming hot are the best!! I'll eat beef if the hot ones have been snaffled by everyone else.
Does anyone remember the weird flavours that came out in the 90s something like spaghetti and egg flavour I hope someone does so i know i didn't dream it 🤣.

Ponoka7 · 16/07/2024 09:48

Are they getting enough filling protein? Would they swap for hummus and breadsticks, or peanut butter/cheese on toast? It's very carb and sugar loaded. Eggs on the toast, or egg on toast for supper would be better, poached eggs, guacamole and a finely chopped salad is lovely. Pad out your meals with pulses, beans and lentils, all have proteins.

Nottherealslimshady · 16/07/2024 09:41

Make the breakfast and lunch more filling. Cereal doesn't fill a teenager for 2 minutes. Neither does soup. Or most snacks.
Eggs, veg, cheeses, protein and fibrous foods instead of empty carby and liquid foods.

Shaketherombooga · 16/07/2024 09:37

sparepantsandtoothbrush · 15/07/2024 22:20

Stop buying the snacks then. My DC were the same so I ended up buying Carrots, cucumbers and peppers, chopping them all up and putting them in tubs in the fridge. They eat the crisps because they're an easy grab, you just need to replace that with another easy grab!

And no I don't make a whole chicken last 3 weeks or eat massive salads 😂

Yup - get rid of the crisp type snacks and stick with fruit and alternatives… that’s slows them way down and is cheaper. Water melon is a good one for after school, then breakfast.
My DC also do loads of sports and are always hungry.

FuzzyStripes · 16/07/2024 09:36

Roast Beef Monster Munch are the way forward.

Surely nobody enjoys eating soap for lunch!

BellaTheDarkOverlord · 16/07/2024 09:34

Anyone remember the cheesy monster munch? I miss them so much!

Wilsonwasmorethanaball · 16/07/2024 09:29

I thought this was going to be the monster munch super analysis thread. I was getting all ready for it as I clicked.
I'm pickled onion's bitch but they're like hard cardboard now. Nothing like they used to be. Doesn't stop me putting them in my mouth.

My teen is crisp mad. I can't ruin it for her and chop up carrots, can I?

HelenaWaiting · 16/07/2024 09:11

I hate to introduce a note of controversy, but I'm not a fan. I prefer Quavers, Hula Hoops (every kind) and indulging my secret Pom Bear habit. Oh, and the statue is in my garden, for ease of prostrating.

Iwontlethtesungodownonme · 16/07/2024 07:18

Growlybear83 · 16/07/2024 01:09

All these people talking about pickled onion and beef crisps are heathens. Does no-one eat marmite crisps?

Yep, love them!

Catnipcupcakes · 16/07/2024 01:15

Pfpppl · 15/07/2024 22:32

I totally came on this thread to debate the beef ones being the best!

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The Giant beef ones are even better 😎

HelenaWaiting · 16/07/2024 01:11

Iwontlethtesungodownonme · 15/07/2024 23:09

I want to join the pickled onion bench please.

I want a pickled onion bench.

Growlybear83 · 16/07/2024 01:09

All these people talking about pickled onion and beef crisps are heathens. Does no-one eat marmite crisps?

Berlinlover · 16/07/2024 00:24

I eat my main meal when most people eat their lunch. I would spend the whole day starving otherwise. I’m 8 stone 3 lbs so I must be doing something right.

Fifteentreefrogs · 16/07/2024 00:19

Start off with porridge or eggs for breakfast.. much more full of protein so more filling than toast or cereal.. and cheaper!!
Failing that perhaps get protein enriched bagels or cereal?
Then for snacks I'd batch make your own on a weekend to last the week. Then when it's gone it's gone?
You could make a tray of chocolate rice crispy cakes or something like that? Super cheap.
Like pp said have a couple of bowls of chopped up carrot and pepper sticks. Apples and bannanas on hand.. cheap fruit to buy and banana really fills you up.
Peanut butter abd hummus.. again really filling.
Basically even supermarket own brand crisps and snacks work out very expensive because they just don't fill up kids at all and are more sensory than anything. They crave the flavour but immediately as you've eaten one you want another and could just munch thru a multipack.
Make sure the house is stocked with food that's a bit less addictive and is less easy to mindlessly munch. And add more protein and fibre to main meals.
You know even having stuff like tins of soup (very cheap) baked beans and microwave rice, to hand as snacks for them, could work out cheaper and better for them than crisps and chocolate. Because it's loads more filling and less of a sugar rush.. so they'll only be inclined to eat them when actually hungry rather than just for the fun sensation

JohnTheRevelator · 16/07/2024 00:10

EKnaring · 15/07/2024 22:21

Forgive me @lilynicole but I’m creased at you saying you do soap for lunch 😂

😂😂😂

ScottBakula · 16/07/2024 00:07

Lavender14 · 15/07/2024 22:34

I was fully on board to champion the pickled onion myself!! 😅

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Me too and pickled onion is definitely the best

Gladtobeout · 16/07/2024 00:01

Pfpppl · 15/07/2024 22:32

I totally came on this thread to debate the beef ones being the best!

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I fully support this comment.

UnctuousUnicorns · 15/07/2024 23:45

Pfpppl · 15/07/2024 22:32

I totally came on this thread to debate the beef ones being the best!

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Nah, pickled onion. No contest.

SocksAndTheCity · 15/07/2024 23:31

PinkSunsetSky · 15/07/2024 23:30

I also clicked on this thread as I was worried Monster munch were being discontinued or something 😂 and that I better see what was happening.

So did I! Put the fear of bloody God into me 😱

PinkSunsetSky · 15/07/2024 23:30

I also clicked on this thread as I was worried Monster munch were being discontinued or something 😂 and that I better see what was happening.