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How much toast is reasonable?

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SchoolHours · 06/06/2023 05:11

DS's plate piled high with toast (3 slices). Hear a click and three pop out of the toaster 😮 plus a yogurt, a hot chocolate and a glass of water.
I'm inclined to think this is greedy and no one can be that hungry. DH laugh

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SchoolHours · 06/06/2023 05:13

*ed and said all growing teenagers eat a lot. Is this a sensible meal for a 13 year old or should I be insisting he eats something more sensible like an egg plus 2 slices of toast. Also have issues with finishing a cereal pack in a few days when he's in a cereal mood.

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JulieHoney · 06/06/2023 05:19

They are basically eating machines - hollow legs etc. Mine thought 4 Weetabix was a normal breakfast at that stage, and on a hungry day would eat 6.

Their bodies are going through massive changes and they are ferociously hungry.

Roselilly36 · 06/06/2023 05:40

I have two DS, 21 & 20, the amount they can eat is astonishing.

Seeleyboo · 06/06/2023 05:41

I remember when my two boys were teens and would eat a week's shop in a day. I ended up buying another fridge with a lock, and what was in the open fridge was for them.

ToeJammed · 06/06/2023 05:46

As much toast as they can eat is enough. Teenage boys are mobile waste disposal units, they're up there with dogs like that.
Mine used to keep Kellogg's in business I swear.

greenspaces4peace · 06/06/2023 06:28

My dh says the teen years are simply varying degrees of starvation. Claims he was never full.

Beezknees · 06/06/2023 06:50

Yeah, I have a 15yo and that sounds about right to me.

GoodChat · 06/06/2023 06:51

3 slices of toast isn't 'piled high'

Beezknees · 06/06/2023 06:51

Unless he's actually overweight I wouldn't worry.

marshmallowsforbreakfast · 06/06/2023 06:52

My 5 year old can easily eat 2 slices and a yoghurt after school so it sounds fine to me?

Muggyoutthere · 06/06/2023 06:54

Why would you first response be that he’s greedy?

Is this his main meal in the evening or a snack after dinner? If it’s a snack then what did he have for dinner?

All I would do is chat it through that empty carbs aren’t as filling as protein so adding an egg, baked beans or cheese or some ham etc will maybe make him feel a bit more full and be a bit healthier for his muscles.

Other than that leave him be. And I’d look at your response here - being accused of being greedy as a kid when you are growing and hungry can be damaging.

Theoldwoman · 06/06/2023 06:55

Let them eat what they want and need. This is coming from someone with a DC with an eating disorder.

WilkinsonM · 06/06/2023 06:56

Not sure why you're quibbling about what a teenage boy is eating for breakfast unless he's very overweight? If he's hungry then he's hungry.

ShoesoftheWorld · 06/06/2023 06:56

Toast is very insubstantial (coming from a country with considerably more substantial bread). And teens do eat a lot. It's not 'greedy' (and I'd be careful about using words like that around him), but he would probably be fuller for longer if he left out some of the toast and had eggs, or muesli in the yogurt.

LouLou198 · 06/06/2023 06:56

Sounds about right to me. I wouldn't consider 3 slices "piled high" - I thought you meant they were having half a loaf!

Triptastico · 06/06/2023 06:58

@SchoolHours that's not a meal that's merely a snack and is in no way excessive.

Teenage boys can empty a fridge as soon as it's loaded. My fridge permanently needs topping up. It costs a fortune to feed teenage boys but hey they have to eat. And they seem to be permanently hungry no matter how much they eat.

chickabilla · 06/06/2023 07:00

It’s not greedy - teenagers seem to be permanently starving!

Drosselmeyer · 06/06/2023 07:01

Think OP is saying he had 6 slices not 3.

I’d maybe suggest adding some eggs and fruit. I wouldn’t suggest less toast (assuming you can afford it)- he knows how hungry he is. Teenage boys can eat for Britain.

SpringIntoChaos · 06/06/2023 07:08

Come on now...there is no such thing as too much thick, hot, buttery toast! Food of the gods 💪🥰💪

milkysmum · 06/06/2023 07:08

How is 3 slices of toast and a yoghurt loads? My 11 year old boy would easily eat that, easily.

TheKobayashiMaru · 06/06/2023 07:10

While ideally he should have maybe some eggs to balance the meal out a bit, if he's hungry, he's hungry.

Bexx87 · 06/06/2023 07:13

milkysmum · 06/06/2023 07:08

How is 3 slices of toast and a yoghurt loads? My 11 year old boy would easily eat that, easily.

I took it to mean 6 slices, 3 already on the plate, 3 in the toaster.

endofthelinefinally · 06/06/2023 07:14

The first time you experience catering for a teenage boy is a shock.
You have to rethink everything.
Beans of all kinds featured heavily in my house as a cheap source of protein, in soups, stews, cottage pie, etc.
Pancakes, porridge, fried egg sandwiches are filling for breakfast. Bread with seeds is filling.
A snack on arrival home from school, then a huge dinner, then supper at 9 was normal. Lots of pasta, baked potatoes.
It is a good time to teach them to cook and appreciate the cost of ingredients.

GameofStrife · 06/06/2023 07:15

I used to eat six slices of toast and a bowl of cereal for breakfast as a teenager and still be hungry.

ThreeRingCircus · 06/06/2023 07:24

OP is saying he was having 6 slices, not 3. I remember doing the same as a teenager but then I grew up to not have a healthy relationship with food so it's a tricky one.

I wouldn't call him greedy though, that could be very damaging to him. I'd just try to talk to him about the importance of protein to keep you feeling full and the cost of ingredients as others have said. Porridge, eggs, beans etc all better for helping him feel full.