how much and what food does your 11 yr old boy eat..

[MorticiaAnnSpookington]

usually each day - am just wondering whether ds is eating enough. Thanks

but penises aren't polka-dotted (unless poorly) !! I guess it's to make them not seem scary ? is it American ?
Really, though are there 11 yr old boys going through puberty ? I know that some are much bigger and seem more advanced but most are like ds,all smooth and sweet smelling !

breakkie - apple, milk, big bowl cereal, 2 rounds toast. Would have more if there was time...

lunch,(school pack-up) round of sarnies, fruit, yoghurt, cake/biscuit, pepperoni, sometimes crisps.

Tea, eg: whole chicken breast , with potaot wedges rice or pasta, 3 veg. Pretty much adult portion. Last night he ate prawns, noodles, stir fry. Then pudding (homemade cake, or yoghurt, or fruit)

Then he always wants something before bed (toast, biscuit, crackers)

He is very skinny and full of beans the whole time. And always hungry. He is 11 in Dcember.

Cereal for breakfast, school lunch (mon-fri) and soup/sandwich/pasta salad for lunch at weekends, and a cooked supper - I tend to dish up a bit much for him, but he eats a reasonable amount - spaghetti bolognese, pasta bake, casserole, roast dinner etc. I check his plate to see if he's eaten enough, and make sure that he's eaten something of everything, especially the protein and veggies.

Given his choice, and a free run at a restaurant menu, he'll eat steak, steak tartare, mussels, escargot, spaghetti carbonara, lobster (only once and thanks to huge generosity by someone), prawns....

ha ! they all sound very similar !!

ds has always been picky picky picky but has suddenly spread hus gastromonic wings this year and although still picky, his love of cooking and his constant hunger do seem to have pushed him into a new world of food.

In the last couple of months he has discovered a passion for prawns, chinese food (nc crispy seaweed) thai curry, and pasta dishes. And jam
Am praying the 8 year old follows suit as I am so bored of cooking the same 7 or 8 dishes.

ds is very much a little boy in most aspects, compared to the girls in his year who are in full-blown tweenager hell

does your boy still have cuddly toys ?

DS1 has a huge Spongebob, Patrick and ET on his bed.

My DS has a selection of cuddlies that appear and disappear all the time, has mini ones that might hid in pockets.

I like the fact that for scout camp it is compulsory to have a cuddly toy .

His favourite is a PG tips Monkey

ds has tons, many end up in his bed...he loves those RSPB birds..

oh yes! In fact I was just remarking to DH how he seemed to be more mature at the moment when he walked in with a cuddly panda clasped to his chest...

I have an 11 years old.

For breakfast he'd eat a bacon sandwich everyday if I let him, I do at weekends but during the week cereals or toast.

At school he'll have a snack at playtimes - a chicken wrap or something like that. At home he'll snack on a couple of peices of fruit and a bag of crisps.

Dinner time, he'll eat slighlty less portion than OH, he's a good eater and prefers homecooked meals like shepherds pies, stews, curry, he likes his meat and 2 veg. He's a not got an ounce of fat on him he's very muscular.

If we are out and it's lunchtime he will ask for a Greggs Steak bake, I let him have it as it's only once every couple of months he gets it.

My 8 year old is completly the opposite, it's a struggle to get him to eat anything, unless it's prawns and pasta which he eats by the bucket load, other than that he prefers pizza, chips, burgers all the junk I don't allow.

ds1 (11) has loads of cuddly toys and complains if I suggest getting rid of some.

He is one of the youngest in his year and is still very much a little boy in many ways. This half term the things he wants to do are:
go to the zoo
dress up for halloween (I'm cruel and won't let them trick-or-treat and never have. But he says he wants to dress up
play on the wii

roisin - I have never let mine do trick or treat either.

I have always worked on a Friday night and DH does not believe in it, however I normally buy a huge back of lollies/sweets and they open the door to anyone that knocks and give them out.

This year, DH is away on Friday and I have a week off work, the boys are pestering me about going out - but I am not sure I really want them going out by themselves and I do not want to traipse the streets on my 1 of 4 Fridays off that I get in a year.

DS2 is going to a birthday party (fancy dress halloween) on Thursday and I have bought DS2 a mask so he does not feel left out, so I think I just might let them dress up and open the door in costume.

ds has never trick or treated but he does sometimes dress up and we always have halloween treats for any callers

MAS - mine are always desperate to go out though and trick or treat and it has obviously worked in my favour that I am not there to deal with them asking.

I feel really mean in saying no - has your DS never asked to do it?

no,he hasn't - he'd be quite shy about knocking and asking for treats ( or doing a trick !) but he quite enjoys wearing his devil's hat and false fingers.

Breakfast is cereal and milk, or bacon sarnie, or crumpets. Sometimes 2 of those.

Lunch will be sandwiches, fruit, crisps.

Dinner will be same as us usually - an almost adult portion.

He would eat all day given the choice. So he can have fruit whenever he wants - hence us getting through about 4kilos of apples a week . He also has crackers and cheese, sometimes crisps or biscuits but I restrict those.

He's very tall but also beginning to have little love handles . So I restrict quantities a little now. He walks to school and back each day - about 2.5 miles in all. Also out on his bike and skateboard a lot too.

Shinyshoes - the burgers needn't be junk - if you buy reasonable mince, add a bit of finely chopped onion and make the burgers yourself, then grill them so the fat comes out, and serve in a wholemeal bun with salad - that's a healthy meal, imo - and they'll think they're getting a treat - win-win situation! Ds2 might even enjoy helping to make the burgers.

Skin-on, ovencooked wedges instead of the frozen ones. Get a readymade pizza base and let them choose from a variety of toppings - again not too terrible, and you can pack the tomato sauce with stealth veggies.

I should admit that these are the things that I SHOULD do far more often than I do. My boys eat a reasonably balanced diet, but I do use some convenience products and foods to give myself a break.

ds is really,really interested in cooking now he's doing DT and food tech at school - he was quite interested before but now insists on helping with chopping,mixing etc,making bread and other bits of baking. When he was little (from 4) and we lived in West London he used to go to classes at The Kids Cookery School in Acton which were fantastic - proper recipes for real proper food, and they always had a fruit and veg identification quiz - I used to come to pick him up and hear the tail end of the quiz and glow with pride as ds got them all right ( he was obsessed with fruits and veg - I blame those ELC plastic ones !!)

Both of my boys are interested in cooking and since going into Yr7 DS1 has been asking to help a lot more (whereas DS2 always asks to help chop, make meatballs etc).

I have started asking them to go through my cookery books and see if there is anything that takes their fancy then every couple of weeks we will try something out.

DS1 has picked out (bearing in mind that he does not like mince as in the broken down form - only will eat homemade meatballs, burgers) north african cury, made with lamb mince - we did go through all the ingredients so he is aware of what it consists

my 11 yo DS eats
Breakfast: 4 slices of toast with marmite
lunch: marmite and cheese sandwich using 2 slices of bread, a banana, crisps, cereal bar
After school: 2 biscuits
Evening meal: a little more than he used to but no where near as much as my greedy DH.

Have just started putting a little extra in his bag for a snack because if he does an after-school club he isn't home until 5. Also he is usually "starving" after PE.

HTH

ds won't eat mince either,as mince but would clumped together - the north African curry sounds yum ! Tonight dh is making wild mushroom risotto with ds' assistance..I love it that they cook !

I take it he likes marmite then MrsW?

(I do too!)

DH's idea of "cooking" is warming something up that I have previously made