tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107572605868383799.post7569047807601906088..comments2024-02-24T05:55:34.606-08:00Comments on The Joyful House: Favorite SnacksPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403233175071026416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107572605868383799.post-46955782999975912392017-01-22T14:12:41.043-08:002017-01-22T14:12:41.043-08:00Polly, I enjoyed reading your post about snacks. ...Polly, I enjoyed reading your post about snacks. There are some great ideas there.<br /><br />Sarah, oh my goodness, my older boy isn't even 12 yet, and he's really starting to eat a lot. I've had to adjust the quantities in everything I make, especially now that my toddler is eating right along with us all. And I have resorted to purchasing not so healthy foods just to keep him happy. He has never been a boredom eater, so I know what this is! People warned me about the teenage boy, but I was not prepared for the tweenage boy yet!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319295883808264474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107572605868383799.post-49703047451575368022017-01-19T12:38:59.196-08:002017-01-19T12:38:59.196-08:00We eat pretty healthy. My kids don't drink so...We eat pretty healthy. My kids don't drink soda or eat junky snacks, and there's not a picky one in the group. (Caiden actually doesn't like fruit or anything white/creamy, but since he'll eat every vegetable, I consider that non-picky, just sort of particular.) BUT--now that my boys are growing like weeds and play sports (water polo burns massive amounts of calories), I have to let them eat much more widely. As in, I buy Ramen noodles in mass quantities and make them promise to go lightly on the (terrible for you) seasoning packet. I literally cannot keep our pantry/fridge stocked between the two boys, and that's with spending $1200 a month on groceries. They eat a ton of peanut butter sandwiches, as well as frozen burritos I buy in bulk (again bad for you, but I'm getting desperate). I'm finding that as pure as my desires are toward food, it's impossible to feed a teenage boy on a budget, if I only buy healthy food. My current method is to make sure I serve big carbs at every meal for them--bread, potatoes, rice, pasta--so that they can feel relatively full after their meals. Still, they eat like a plague of locusts. I'm pretty sure this will get worse before it gets better, and when it does, I'll miss them like crazy and wish I had a raided fridge and boys to hug a lot. ;)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03867656058895825645noreply@blogger.com