To ask what your primary kids eat in a typical week?

It 10000000% does not matter. Not at all. And don’t believe what people say on here. It’s usually bollocks.

Today DS has had pancakes, apples and maple syrup- all homemade, no UPFs, but definitely not good for him. Two plums, five cheese straws (shop bought), half a sausage roll (home
made) and a babyccino, another apple, and will have gluten free pasta with smoked salmon, cream cheese, peas, asparagus and broccoli for dinner. He’ll probably have biscuits for pudding.

Am I worried about the sugar? I’d prefer it was less, but also, it’s the holidays and I didn’t have the energy to argue about the maple syrup. Overall I feel like he’s had his five a day, protein, carbs and fats, a range of colours…. We’re cool.

A premade Yorkshire pudding doesn’t cause any harm, unless you’ve seasoned it with crack.

Similar to us. I occasionally use a jar sauce if I’m
in a rush or feeling lazy, we use aunt Bessie sometimes too and packet gravy and even (shock!) packet stuffing mix. But on the whole we have a good diet and spend a fortune on nuts, seeds, berries, fruit, veg and try to support the local butcher. But life is busy and balance in my opinion is key.

I suspect this is actually much better than average. I really wouldn't worry about a pre-made Yorkshire pudding.

DD1 has porridge every day without fail, she loves it. Dinners are stuff like lasagne, homemade pizzas, tuna pasta, chicken curry, chicken dishes with rice and/or noodles, bolognese, chilli, fajitas, chicken pie. I do quite a lot of slow cooker stuff as evenings are pretty busy with various things. Tonight is lemon chicken orzo.

These threads always depress me; I should probably stop clicking on them.

My DD’s paediatrician said that as long as they get enough calories, natural fats and naturally colourful plants on average (so each day doesn’t have to be balanced, just overall) and the kids are healthy and growing, then that’s fine. And if you feel uncertain, top up with vitamins. She also advised following the child’s cravings, so long as they aren’t for processed sugar.

Sounds absolutely fine OP. I can’t be arsed making homemade Yorkshire puddings either.

I’m with you OP, I buy Yorkshire and Bisto … I try to cook from scratch as much as possible but it’s all about balance imo.

DS is 9. For breakfast he has cereal, toast, porridge. I’ve just done our meal planning for the week ahead and for dinners this week we’re having spaghetti bolognese with garlic bread, roast, chicken fajitas, pizza, omelette, sausage and mash and homemade curry.

I have an eight year old son

Breakfast- Mostly porridge or weetabix made with milk.
(He would happily eat toast but I prioritise him getting some milk in the mornings as he gags at cheese or yoghurt.)

Lunchbox/lunch at weekends - chicken or ham sandwich, and at least one piece of fruit or chopped cucumber/tomatoes for something healthy. Other bits vary like biscuits.

Dinners - Usually either pasta dishes, jacket potato or meat/fish and 2 veg type dinners. Eggs or beans on toast sometimes.

I've accepted the aversion to cheese but still hoping he might like spicy food one day🤞

9 and 12

breakfast: fruit with either cereal, toast or grilled cheese & chorizo muffin; I bake breakfast muffins (seeds, flaxseed, banana, oat) when I can so sometimes one of those

lunch: school dinner or picnic style at home (sandwich, fruit, cucumber, crisps, cheese)

dinner: whatever we cook (curry, stir fry, pasta etc). Tonight was chilli with baked sweet potatoes and guacamole

Weetabix or toast with peanut butter or butter, sometimes Nutella, weekend pancakes one day

School dinners 🤮 or leftovers from last night’s dinner

A home cooked meal: roast chicken with veg, pasta maybe one day a week, beans or lentils stew, fish and broccoli, a curry, fajitas…

2-3 servings of fruit for snack or pudding

Something sweet almost every day at pickup - a biscuit, a few chocolate coins, chocolate covered pretzels etc. Trying to cut down on that.

And he is 6 sorry.

B - cereal or toast
L - hot dinner
D - anything from Spag Bol to curry. DS is a good eater so I cook what I fancy and 9/10 he will eat it. Usually consists of meat with potatoes/pasta/bread and then veg.

We don't don’t do desert, sometimes do when eating out. Dinner is usually finished by fruit and/or yoghurt.

He will also snack on fruit, cheese, crisps, bread etc.

DS eats a (large) bowl of cereal or 4 slices of toast plus a yoghurt. Glass of water and/or a glass of milk.
DD is somewhat more picky and will only eat what she feels like. I'm just happy if she eats something before she leaves for school. Her most usual choices are:
A tomato. Or an apple. Or a plain yoghurt with olives. Or a yoghurt with gherkins. Or dried meat. Or leftover pasta salad. Or a boiled egg. Or a cereal bar. Or a slice of toast with chocolate/caramel/cheese.

dinners would be:
chickpea curry
bolo (either with meat or lentils)
chile con carne (sometimes with lentils instead of meat)
chicken or pork stew
fish fingers
scrambled eggs and veg
pasta bake
pizza
As a rare treat if DH is out ham, fried eggs and chips with a side of cherry tomatoes and cucumber! (This is not considered a proper meal as the veg isn't cooked 🙄)

I just asked my son what he ate today 😂 (I was at work!)

He had Cheerios, raspberries and a banana for breakfast, chicken sandwich with tomatoes and cucumber for lunch, and a mixed bean chilli with rice and broccoli for tea, then an ice lolly for pudding.

I’d say that’s pretty typical, I’m constantly on at them to try and get a bit more protein in at breakfast so on days I don’t work I usually cook eggs and sometimes they will have Greek yoghurt and granola. However if left to it they’d live on Cheerios 😂😂 I don’t eat meat so our dinners are generally pretty bean/legume heavy, lots of chilli, daal, butter bean pasta, and tofu stir fry etc.

Mine usually have cereal, porridge, or Greek yoghurt, fruit and granola for breakfast. Occasionally eggs.

Typically dinner is something like:

Veggie sausages with sweet potato wedges and green veg

Tacos with beef, black beans, tomato salsa, guacamole, sweetcorn, pickled onions (all home made)

Homemade curry with brown rice

Pasta with homemade sauce

Mine won’t eat school dinners (don’t blame them, they’re rank).
Breakfasts are things like scrambled egg on toast, Greek yoghurt with fruit and granola, Weetabix, Bran Flakes, porridge.
Evening meals things like chicken fajitas, chilli con carne, Thai green curry, bolognese, risotto, cottage pie etc.
For school lunches they take a thermos flask with either leftovers in (bolognese, chilli etc) or I’ll make a batch of soup (leek and potato is their favourite) and they’ll take that with a small baguette. Alongside it they’ll have fruit and a yoghurt, or some cubes of cheese.
Loads of fruit for snacks, then treat stuff like popcorn or chocolate at weekends.

DS year 6:

Breakfast - 2 wheatabix with whole milk and a banana.

Lunch - Cheese sandwich, cucumber sticks, strawberries, yoyo

Snack after school - small chocolate bar

Dinner - A home cooked meal but fairly basic e.g. spaghetti bolognese, macaroni cheese, homemade pizza. Mostly at least 2 portions of veg included and probably a banana after.

More wheatabix if still hungry later.

All drinks are water.

Weekends is a similar breakfast and lunch with plenty of fruit and veg but more likely to have a takeaway or convenience dinner.

And I must spend £50 a week on fruit, cucumbers and carrots, plain tortilla chips, bread for toast, popcorn kernels, dried mango and ice pops. He never stops bloody snacking!

DS is 8.

Breakfasts are usually one of : eggs and toast, fruit salad, homemade muffin, cornflakes, toasted bagel with jam, pancakes with Nutella, Greek yogurt and granola with compote. Always plus a glass of milk and if not had fruit, a piece of fruit.

Dinners are a real mix but a typical week would be:

chicken stir fry with loads of veggies
pasta with cream cheese, bacon and roast veg
chicken or beef tacos with salad
soup with cheese on toast and veg sticks
baked salmon with jasmine rice, cucumber salad, broccoli and avocado
friday night- take out- sushi, Chinese, pizza or burgers
Sunday dinner -usually roast chicken or pork

Meals

chilli, chicken curry, homemade chicken nuggets, spag Bol, pie, mince and dumplings, pizza (frozen and homemade) , cheese and toast, boiled egg ( my youngest doesn’t like sandwiches) 😟

fruit 100 apples a week, several punnets of grapes and blueberries

other snacks, chocolate biscuits like penguin, crisps, pepperami,,Babybel

8 year old
Breakfast: mix of shreddies and rice crispies with milk (small ikea bowl), and a second bowl with fruit and either cucumber or cherry tomatoes

Lunch: school lunch, otherwise crumpet, bagel or brioche roll with cheese, carrot sticks and cucumber, or omelette/ scrambled eggs/boiled eggs with raw vegetables and a slice of bread

snack: apple, grapes, carrots, cucumber

Dinner: either pasta with vegetables, omelette, breaded chicken breast with vegetables and pasta, rice with vegetables and meatballs , sausage and rice with veggies

Dessert: ice lolly , yoyo,