Lucy in Australia Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 My boys swim several times a week. Their training sessions go from 6 pm to 7 or 7:30. Dinner is a constant dilemma for me. I can't feed them a full dinner before they swim or they'll barf. So I give them I light snack. When they finish their swimming session and come home (7:30 or 8) they are starving and need a full dinner. So we have all been eating dinner really late, which I hate. What do you guys do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 hi lucy - 4 nights a week, our dds dance and/or play soccer (football) until either 7 or 8 pm. we have started having our main meal at noon, and then they have chicken noodle soup or something similar before they dance... they need something, but that doesn't make them feel sick. then, they often snack on whatever dh is eating when they get home, because he's home from work between 7-8pm, too. the other three nights, we have family meals at night. not ideal, but its working better than other things we've tried! hth, ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I had the same problem for many years. I either try to do slow cooker meals on those nights so that the food is ready when we all get home, or I try to do really quick meals that I can have ready in 30 minutes or less so that once they are out of the shower, the food is ready for them to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted October 24, 2010 Author Share Posted October 24, 2010 Thank you! I can't believe I haven't thought of having the main meal at lunchtime :) Yep, the slow cooker is handy, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisamarie Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Thank God soccer season is over now, but the last 2 months we have had soccer right over the dinner hour. So I either bring dinner to the game, or else I cook dinner ahead of time so that we can eat when we walk in the door. I did crockpot meals, grilled chicken ahead of time and then we had chicken sub sandwiches, made pizza calzones that they could eat on the go, and a few other things that I can't think of right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I do a large lunch and a snack before swim practice. When ds gets out of practice I have a large muffin for him to eat on the car ride home. Once home he has a sandwich for dinner. It drives me nuts that his practice is smack during our usual dinner time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Make the crock pot your friend. That way they can eat as soon as they get home. Crockpot or if you have an oven that can be put on a timer, it works pretty well. I can set my oven to start cooking at a certain time and to stop at a certain time. It holds things warm for an hour before it shuts off completely. A crockpot can do similar things for you. When ds played football 4 days a week, we ate from the crockpot. (Just don't use these terrible condensed soup cans that are often suggested in some crockpot recipes. :001_smile:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Dc eat before and after swim practice. We "sit down for dinner" after but since they eat practically constantly, it doesn't really matter. The crock pot is my friend, so are the programmable oven and leftovers. Having the main meal at lunch totally disrupts my (homeschooling) day, so I don't do it very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Soups, salads, sandwiches, breakfast for dinner. We have the same problem here. Everything falls right at supper time. Sports, scouts, everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 We do our main meal around 2pm and have snack, light meal stuff on hand for just before and after practices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Make the crock pot your friend. That way they can eat as soon as they get home. :iagree: In situations like this, the crock pot is your BEST friend! krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 We have dinner between 8-9 every night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Also coming into summer, lots of salads. Thai beef salad, Smoked Chicken Salad etc. All easily made in a very short time with a bit of prep earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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