HappyGrace Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Mine are on the young side (10 and 7) but I'm seeing glimmerings of what y'all are talking about, especially with my boy-will eat a full bowl of cereal with whole milk and then a full dinner 15 minutes later! I was glad to see that thread and know that this is normal! It's all pretty recent so I have no clue how to keep him filled up in a healthy way (we're all organic, no processed foods, etc.) Mine are both very slim (dh and I were both like that when young.) I'm thinking bake lots of muffins, maybe oatmeal for snacks, more peanut butter? We're already doing some protein shakes in organic raw milk, and smoothies too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 (edited) Protein meals, mid morning and mid afternoon high protein snacks. Eggs, nut butters, avocado, cheese, beans & rice etc. I think cereal and the like make kids more hungry. To me, oatmeal, popcorn etc is only good if you want to make kids ravenous 20 minutes later. Ime, a enitre can of tuna or a couple of scrambled eggs (per teen) with avocado might buy you 3 hours. ;) 4, tops. Edited October 14, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 I agree there is something to this. Sure makes sense from a blood sugar point of view. It is hard to pass them off a can of tuna versus a bagel though-lol! The protein shakes have been a good happy medium here. I will have to try to think of more protein to give them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 If presentation is important, flake the tuna and put it on some pretty lettuce. Add a chopped egg. Slather an apple with almond butter and cross your fingers. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 I do need to work on my presentation. Point taken. ;) Off to work on my carrot curls and radish roses to go alongside my scrambled eggs :lol: In between teaching myself conceptual, NOT formulaic, math.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Off to work on my carrot curls and radish roses to go alongside my scrambled eggs :lol: In between teaching myself conceptual, NOT formulaic, math.... You're a better woman than I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Bean burritos. Beans are a good source of protein. Throw in a little cheese for good measure. The nicest part, since you have hungry little men, is that beans are pretty inexpensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 No, just gone a little stir crazy this late at night!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 No, just gone a little stir crazy this late at night!! :) :tongue_smilie: I am there so often I don't even notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Bean burritos. Beans are a good source of protein. Throw in a little cheese for good measure. The nicest part, since you have hungry little men, is that beans are pretty inexpensive. These get you 3 hours, at least. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I agree there is something to this. Sure makes sense from a blood sugar point of view. It is hard to pass them off a can of tuna versus a bagel though-lol! The protein shakes have been a good happy medium here. I will have to try to think of more protein to give them. Creamed tuna on toast. My mother made a white sauce, nice and thick, and then stirred in a can of drained tuna, warmed it through. It looked a bit like vomit! She put two pieces of well-toasted Roman Meal WW bread on a plate and ladled a generous amount over. We cut the toast like a waffle and ate it, the creamed tuna clinging to it, and soaking in. It was our favorite lunch. Our fav dinner was New England Boiled Dinner, but she used to the un-corned cut of meat...same cut, just not corned. We did have a dessert after dinner: ice cream or custard or an eggy pudding (she would fold in the soft-peaked whites in just before baking) or cheesecake or a lemon souffle or chocolate pudding cake (JOC has the last two). Thinking back on it, Mother didn't give us carby desserts except on holidays (apple pie, etc) or b-days (cake). All the desserts were egg or dairy based. She had a pack of big-eating boys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 we had creamed chicken on toast w/ leftover ckn! On Roman Meal bread!! lol-I have not thought about that bread for a long time! I love the idea of egg or dairy based desserts-I'm going to try that. I thought of another one that we do that's protein based-homemade yogurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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