Re my kids and food?

[rogersmellyonthetelly]

Bought mc d's on the way home from a day out, dished up, left kids (5 and 7) in the kitchen eating, I went to sort some stuff out in laundry. Kids come in 10 minutes later big smiles saying they had eaten all their tea. Immediately suspicious as the dog was hanging around and it normally takes them forever to eat, I asked if they had given it to the dog. Dd (5 and has form for lying) says no, ds who is generally more honest said yes. Turns out they ate about half a burger and a bag of chips between them.
I am fuming, not only at the wasted food (i could so have eaten the burger) but at the lie from dd. to make things worse while giving kids a good bollocking about wasting food I said the happy meals cost £2.99 each, to which ds said £2.99, that's nothing. I have therefore made him take £2.99 out of his money box, likewise for dd. I have also sent dd to bed half an hour early for lying.
I have also not allowed them to have anything else to eat, if they are hungry perhaps they will start to value the food that's dished up to them!

To be fair I would associate Maccy D's and the word food fairly loosely.

YABU to feed them Mcdonalds esp as its obvs not a treat as they didn't want it?!

You are going to bill them for McDs from their savings Tbh anything in abox/bag is fair game for a dog Sit down and eat with them

Leaving off the whole McDs thing, you were absolutely fair enough.

Sit down with them to eat then you can make sure they eat it.

They were both eating from plates at the table. Not wanting to drip feed but the pair of them piss about with their food at every meal time, picking at their food, saying they are full after 6 mouthfulls only to be complaining of hunger within 15 mins of leaving the table.

And they did ask for mc ds for tea, I agreed as have morning sickness and have lost the will to live after a long day out

Yanbu

If they complain of being hungry I only offer a drink and a piece of fruit. It's definitely stopped my 2 messing about.

Maybe they don't like burgers

sensuallettuce get off your high horse! I know that McD is the work of the devil (according to MN!)

But, food is a word that encompasses all types of ingredients that is eaten as a meal...and actually if you look at the full ingredients then it is more organic/healthy than the majority of 'food' cooked at home for example from their website their burgers are "100% Pure Beef. No additives, fillers, binders, preservatives or flavour enhancers. Just pure forequarter and flank. A little salt and pepper is added to season after cooking"

much better than Birds Eye....

Wow, I've never know kids not to like McDonald's.

Whether its unhealthy or not, they'd get a bollocking for wasting food and being ungrateful.

I will add though I don't use McDs that often (as I prefer Burger King )

YANBU to be angry but if you know they tend to mess around when eating I would have stayed with them to make sure they weren't messing.

WhiteWidow DS is 2.5 and won't touch McDonalds or anything like that the few times it has been offered. I think I have done to good a job encouraging him to eat homemade food

The issue isn't what the food was, so to go off on that tangent is rude imo sensuallettuce.

I have to sit with my children if I want them to eat, and I have learned to put about half a happy meal in front of my DD (two nuggets or half a burger, half the chips) as she simply doesn't eat a lot in one go and sometimes expecting them to "clear their plates" instead of eating until they are full is going to cause issues.

I then don't allow snacks after an unfinished meal, or treats although I would consider McDonalds as such and not offer anything anyway. If they can't eat their meals, then obviously can't handle snacking between them, so it stops until they start again.

I've learned that my expectations are often too high, and that different people eat in different ways, my daughter is a slow eater who prefers little and often, my son eats and eats and needs to be limited so he doesn't overeat.

I think the disrespect of money was rude and agree with their punishment there, but wouldn't have sent them to their rooms as I don't punish not eating, I just try to encourage eating appropriate food at appropriate times.

YANBU

Rude?! On here?!

I read the op and wondered how long it would take someone to mount their high horse. 2 mins sensual quick job.

Yanbu at all op, sounds like a good idea that would have annoyed me too.

Especially as now I am gagging for a cheese burger.

McDonald's is crap - end of.

It didn't sound like it was a treat as if it was the kids would've eaten it?

Of course The DC's were naughty lying is clearly wrong as is encouraging her brother to. YANBU to punish her but depending on how much money they get think its a bit extreme to take the money from them - if they didn't eat a home cooked meal would you charge them for the cost of that too?

What normally happens when they piss about and don't eat their dinner?

(I'm ignoring the McDonald's factor)

YANBU.

I hate McDs - DS gets one once in a blue moon.

The real issue though is that they lied. I hold no truck with DCs/anyone lying or being in any way devious.

Well yeah, the question isn't "AIBU to feed my children McDonalds" it's about whether they eat or not, and lying and being rude about it, so telling them they ABU about something else seems rude to me.

Yep, yanbu, that sounds annoying
They asked for mcD then lied and gave it to the dog (so you wouldn't see it?) And then were cheeky about money
I'd have been hacked off too

Yep, yanbu, that sounds annoying
They asked for mcD then lied and gave it to the dog (so you wouldn't see it?) And then were cheeky about money
I'd have been hacked off too

Lol I was hoping for the left over burger! I don't expect them to clear their plates, I think that can encourage over eating. What I do expect is them to make a good attempt to eat the food they have both asked for, not to waste the remainder of the burger that had my name on it on the dog, and not to feed the dog from the table which they know is not allowed as she is a sod for begging and this encourages her. Lastly the lying!