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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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Pfpppl · 15/07/2024 22:32

dementedpixie · 15/07/2024 22:26

I thought this was going to be about baked snacks 😂

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

Lavender14 · 15/07/2024 22:31

I would try to build in more complex fibre to the diet and more protein. Even things like wholemeal toast and peanut butter for a snack will fill for longer than crisps and chocolate. We used to add mashed potato to our soup as well (depending on the soup) to bulk it out and make it more filling.

Perfectlystill · 15/07/2024 22:30

Ps I also clicked on this hoping for some nice crisp chat

Perfectlystill · 15/07/2024 22:30

They're not getting much protein, that's probably why they're always hungry.

Less bread/toast and more eggs/meat/fish!

G123456789 · 15/07/2024 22:28

Your feeding them crap between meals, crap designed to make them want more. Eliminate the crap and only provide healthy snacks, slow release carbs rather cereals (which are also crap) and toast (bread), so bran flakes or porridge. Toasty again is bread with quick release carbs. Soup really isn't that filling and is mainly water so doesn't require digestion like solid food.

Are they overweight? I think probably not as you would say...so they have a through put of calories, enough in to provide the energy required, you need to shift the calories..say to home made pasta salad, actual salad, chicken dishes, home made tortillas and wraps...all more filling and cheaper

CatamaranViper · 15/07/2024 22:28

Yeah but if it's eaten then it's eaten. We don't buy replacements until the next week so if DS and DH eat it all in 2 days, they just don't have it until we've done the food shop again.

PossumintheHouse · 15/07/2024 22:28

Hahahaha. Here we go... 😂

dementedpixie · 15/07/2024 22:26

I thought this was going to be about baked snacks 😂

HighHeelsOnCobblestones · 15/07/2024 22:24

I know the feeling; the supermarket is my second home.

I try to give them more protein but still, if I'm not at work or in the house, you'll likely find me in the shop!

EKnaring · 15/07/2024 22:21

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

Teamarugula · 15/07/2024 22:20

Cereal, crisps and chocolate are not filling. You need to give them fibre and protein like porridge, beans or eggs on wholemeal toast (don’t bother with white bread), hummus and carrot sticks etc.

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 😂