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Supper? What do you do

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IVFthenPERI · 31/08/2023 18:57

4 year old twins have their dinner at 4pm. They’ve been at my parents today so they’ve had pizza & veg sticks

they’re now drinking a cup or milk - 1 with a slice of bread & butter and 1 with a tea cake.

do you children have supper if they have an early dinner and if so what do they have?

OP posts:
SuperiorM · 01/09/2023 10:49

Whatever works for you, however, transitioning to a later dinner/evening meal is probably going to be necessary at some point during the early primary years once after school activities get going

ReeseWitherfork · 01/09/2023 10:53

YaWeeFurryBastard · 01/09/2023 09:43

I hate to be that person but I’d be permanently hungry if I was constantly eating ultra processed carbs like toast/cereal/fruit yoghurt for snacks.

Do you really hate to be that person? Or do you actually love it? Not everyone eating bread is eating ultra processed bread. Same with cereal.

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Just2again · 01/09/2023 10:54

And I’m sure the op will change her routine over the years as the family grows up

Batatahara · 01/09/2023 10:59

Mine eat early - 4-5ish depending on what's going on - mostly because nursery used to feed them early and now after school club feeds them 3x a week at 4 as well. I tried a later dinner on the days one of us picks them up early but just found that my eldest especially was just ridiculously grumpy till he ate a proper meal.

I would love to get proper family dinners going but it just doesn't work for us right now as no way I am eating at 4/5...

They don't usually need supper unless the after school club meal was something they didn't like - maybe a banana or Weetabix. But they go to bed early as well - 7/7:30 so there's not much time

millymoo1202 · 01/09/2023 12:15

My 2 who are now young adults always had a lovely bowl of seasonal fruit, DD who is23 and lives away from home would still have her snack if she could get away with me making it! 🤣 I’m honestly laughing at all the snarky comments on this thread!

Isyesterdaytomorrowtoday · 01/09/2023 12:48

I think the routine points are relevant @IVFthenPERI because while I give supper, and will share what I give, my kids eat dinner later so won’t be as hungry by supper time. If they ate their main meal at 4pm then I expect they’d want something much more substantial…

small cup of milk +

2x plain biscuits
small flapjack
banana
one weetabix
slice of toast & butter
slice of toast with banana
crumpet and butter
small pancake

anon2022anon · 01/09/2023 16:58

@Goldencup thanks for the random judgement about processed food thrown my way there 🙄

SteveHarringtonsHair · 01/09/2023 17:20

Absolutely OP.
It’s a long time for little tummies otherwise.
Mine had a variety of toasted things, bread, crumpets, muffins. Cereals. Brioche. Occasionally a couple of digestives.
They're both adult now and still regularly enjoy the delights of supper time 😁

Wiii · 01/09/2023 18:16

4pm!!!

ReeseWitherfork · 01/09/2023 18:20

anon2022anon · 01/09/2023 16:58

@Goldencup thanks for the random judgement about processed food thrown my way there 🙄

Honestly you might as well just give them some crack and call it a day.

(Sarcasm!!)

TellerTuesday · 01/09/2023 18:23

At first I wondered if you were northern OP but then I thought not as it was 'dinner' and not 'tea' maybe you're a posh northerner though.

DanielsDancingMonkey · 01/09/2023 18:29

Mine often used to have supper when they were smaller - it made them less likely to wake. Cereal, porridge, fruit, toast. Usually carbs.

Userno01 · 01/09/2023 18:36

We have dinner at 4pm then supper around 7:30-8. Works well for us.

Supper is usually toast or crumpets with tea for me and dp and warm/cold milk for dc.

Original poster
IVFthenPERI · 01/09/2023 22:43

TellerTuesday · 01/09/2023 18:23

At first I wondered if you were northern OP but then I thought not as it was 'dinner' and not 'tea' maybe you're a posh northerner though.

Lol I am indeed a northerner, and definitely not a posh one. My dad was a miner & my mum worked in the local working men’s club.

growing up it was breakfast, dinner & tea. Sunday lunch was a religion (still is for my parents)

I’m not quite sure what happens over time it just morphed into breakfast, lunch & dinner - same goes for my brother to be honest. Maybe it’s because me & my brother escaped the village we grew up in 😂

OP posts:
Goldencup · 02/09/2023 07:04

anon2022anon · 01/09/2023 16:58

@Goldencup thanks for the random judgement about processed food thrown my way there 🙄

What do you want me to say ? This stuff is linked to obesity and cancer. Another study published this week. You can ignore it if you ant to but it doesn't change the evidence.

SallyWD · 02/09/2023 07:27

Everyone questioning the time they have dinner - on a school day my children come home ravenous despite me preparing a substantial packed lunch. They eat lunch at 12 then come home starving so I often give dinner at 4pm or 4.30pm. I tried giving them a snack instead at that time but they were so hungry they needed something very substantial, then would eat less dinner! Giving them an early dinner works because they get a nutritious meal. I'll then give them a snack/supper later in the evening. Usually toast or crumpets.

Batatahara · 02/09/2023 07:31

SallyWD · 02/09/2023 07:27

Everyone questioning the time they have dinner - on a school day my children come home ravenous despite me preparing a substantial packed lunch. They eat lunch at 12 then come home starving so I often give dinner at 4pm or 4.30pm. I tried giving them a snack instead at that time but they were so hungry they needed something very substantial, then would eat less dinner! Giving them an early dinner works because they get a nutritious meal. I'll then give them a snack/supper later in the evening. Usually toast or crumpets.

Same for us.

It's exacerbated for us by after school club feeding them early 3 X a week.

DinnaeFashYersel · 02/09/2023 07:55

Mine have always had supper - toast, cereal, fruit, milk, yogurt - that sort of thing.

anon2022anon · 02/09/2023 08:20

@Goldencup I'm fairly sure there's also been studies about links with carbohydrates and sugars to obesity and diabetes, as there has about every single food stuff that's around in bad ways to be honest. Both of those are mentioned within your posts.

You're choosing to feed how you like, great. Doesn't mean you should try to shame others for not choosing the same, which is what you're doing. You could have given your opinion without mentioning anyone else, or started a thread about why you believe x is right and y is wrong, especially as the OP hasn't asked for it.

Goldencup · 02/09/2023 09:37

anon2022anon · 02/09/2023 08:20

@Goldencup I'm fairly sure there's also been studies about links with carbohydrates and sugars to obesity and diabetes, as there has about every single food stuff that's around in bad ways to be honest. Both of those are mentioned within your posts.

You're choosing to feed how you like, great. Doesn't mean you should try to shame others for not choosing the same, which is what you're doing. You could have given your opinion without mentioning anyone else, or started a thread about why you believe x is right and y is wrong, especially as the OP hasn't asked for it.

Yes read " pure white and deadly". People are of course free to feed their DCs as they see fit. However adieu high in UPF does predispose to health issues down the line it just does.

LBOCS2 · 02/09/2023 09:42

We do it the other way around now that my DC are bigger, but when they were small they'd eat lunch at school at 11.30/12ish, an early dinner at about 4.30 at their childminder's and they were hungry again before bed as bedtime was at 8.

Things we'd offer were:

Cheese and crackers
Boiled eggs
Crumpets with sweet or savoury toppings
A toastie of some sort
Something (scrambled egg, beans, avocado) on toast.
Porridge

Lots of bread based things but it filled up their stomachs and meant that 'I'm hungry' wasn't one of the reasons they got out of bed!

Girasoli · 02/09/2023 10:05

Mine tend to eat with us at an 'average time' of 6.30/7 but they sometimes like a bowl of rice krispies or porridge around 8.30.

TheFutureMrsWolowitz · 02/09/2023 10:36

Well we are having a sort of supper tonight. Out all day and undoubtedly will eat something white and deadly at some point.

I am planning a supper of a homemade club sandwich with freshly poached chicken; bacon avocado, lettuce, mayo and tomato. I am already looking forward to it!

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