to keep the expensive stuff for me and let the kids use the normal stuff?

[2kidsintow]

There are few things in life that are reserved for me alone.

However, I buy the DDs the normal bog standard chocolate spread for their weekend breakfast pancake treat and keep the lovely Cadbury stuff for me alone, on a high shelf.

[2kidsintow]

I didn't have a taste for dark chocolate as a child, but now quite enjoy a Fry's chocolate cream.

Not sure whether I'm arguing for my case there or not really. :)

[2rebecca]

I have a chocolate stash that no-one is allowed to touch but that's because i often use chocolate for cooking and prefer decent chocolate to nasty cooking stuff.
I'm not into sweets, biscuits etc so rarely buy them for anyone and if I do am not bothered if everyone else eats them.
The kids can't just help themselves to anything in the house though. Bread, biscuits, fruit jam honey etc and fruit are OK for snacking on.
They ask if they want anything else as i don't want to suddenly discover all the eggs and cheese have gone. We still tend to eat togaether on an evening so it's less chaotic than if they were preparing their own meals and needed proper food stuff.
Some people may find this controlling but until my teenagers are willing to go out and replace items they have eaten (I'd give them the money) they ask before eating things I might be needing for dinner.

[Grennie]

I loved frys chocolate cream as a kid and dark chocolate. But then my mum encouraged us to eat a wide variety of foods, rather than having this strange idea of adults and kids food.

Having your own separate stash is fine though. Ido that.