DawnM Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I made a cake/bread in a pan and I made the rest into muffins. They want the muffins. They each want 2-3 muffins. I need enough for lunches this week for my son to put in his lunch box. I buy a bag of doritos. I buy the lunch size for taking with us. They want to eat the snack size, at home, and sometimes more than one snack size. I buy snack size cheese to go in lunches. I also buy the same cheese in a block or larger slices. They want to eat the snack size. And again, not just one, but a couple. It is the SAME STUFF people! Driving me nuts. Just my rant for the day. And yes, I do tell them to knock it off, but it seems to be a battle. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Yep. We never even buy the snack size and yet over a period of 14 years it has never occurred even to the oldest one (this is three girls, one boy) that maybe we aren't going to give in on this one and no you can't have sugar snacks or snack-size bags for eating at home. Well, MAYBE the high schooler might have given in... last year. We didn't have these as kids so we are less empathetic than with other things. I hear you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I think we can all relate to that, Dawn! :D The individual serving sizes are more convenient so everyone grabs them. The one good thing about them is the portion control. Give me a big bag of Doritos while I'm watching TV and the next thing you know, half the bag will be gone. If I have one of the snack size bags, I'll probably quit after eating the one little bag. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 My mom had four kids and none of us, NONE of us, would ever touch the 'lunch food'. I can't even imagine it. She kept it separate, not hidden, but not in an easy to access place. She didn't make it easy to just grab. And, again this is my mom, I can't even imagine what she would do to us if she saw us get into the lunch food. Have you considered going nuclear on this one? I make lunch things for my older boy to take to school, lasagna, calzones, muffins etc, and I keep them in the freezer. I pack them the night before frozen and they are fine by the time he eats them at school. Would that help you? In the freezer they aren't quite so 'easy access'. If we ate the lunch food my mom would just not buy any more for a really long time...after she chewed us out for several hours..and she would prob make us pay her back for it. And maybe ground us. And send us to our room for the afternoon. And chew us out again. And remind us every single day that we were not to do that, and maybe get mad about it all over again. And bring it up 20 years later. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Not touching the lunch food is SUPPOSED to be the rule. But then DH comes in and breaks it in front of the kids! So then they follow suit. ARGH!!!!!!!!! And as far as the muffins and loaf thing......it is all gone as of right now, 2 hours after baking, so that isn't an issue any more! hahahaha! Last month I did start just putting some chips in a zip lock so I think as soon as the ind. sizes are gone, I will just do that, it is cheaper. I used to not get the ind. sizes often, unless there was a campout or a trip coming up, but now that I have one kid in school, I do buy some. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 My mom had four kids and none of us, NONE of us, would ever touch the 'lunch food'. I can't even imagine it. She kept it separate, not hidden, but not in an easy to access place. She didn't make it easy to just grab. And, again this is my mom, I can't even imagine what she would do to us if she saw us get into the lunch food. Have you considered going nuclear on this one? I make lunch things for my older boy to take to school, lasagna, calzones, muffins etc, and I keep them in the freezer. I pack them the night before frozen and they are fine by the time he eats them at school. Would that help you? In the freezer they aren't quite so 'easy access'. If we ate the lunch food my mom would just not buy any more for a really long time...after she chewed us out for several hours..and she would prob make us pay her back for it. And maybe ground us. And send us to our room for the afternoon. And chew us out again. And remind us every single day that we were not to do that, and maybe get mad about it all over again. And bring it up 20 years later. Ok, I will not do that. I promise. I took a nap this afternoon. Now I feel a bit better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Speaking as a wife who hid the Nutrigrain bars from her OWN HUSBAND so dd could take them for lunch, I completely understand. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndigoGlitter Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I feel the pain. I wonder at times.... was I that ravenously hungry when growing up? I have taken to strict management of the snacks. I shop at Aldi and get a slew of snacks (good ones too!) for cheap. I have a drawer and a cupboard that I can control at all times. It's called my desk and I put everything in there. They have to ask to get into it :sneaky2: and then I control how much they get. I started this after I found a garbage stash from the kids. It is amazing how long the snacks last now! The hubs is bad for it too. He snacks almost as much as the kids. On a side note, how do they all stay so skinny while eating so much. I don't eat the snacks. I buy the ones I don't really care for.... oh well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyacinth Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Not touching the lunch food is SUPPOSED to be the rule. But then DH comes in and breaks it in front of the kids! So then they follow suit. ARGH!!!!!!!!! . I so get this frustration! For a while we had this bedtime routine where the boys would be all showered and jammied and settled down for a half-hour or so of family TV time before bed. And then my husband would announce that he's hungry and break open the chips. My boys were like cats to the can opener. Ugh. (He waits till they're in bed now, thankyouverymuch.) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 I feel the pain. I wonder at times.... was I that ravenously hungry when growing up? I have taken to strict management of the snacks. I shop at Aldi and get a slew of snacks (good ones too!) for cheap. I have a drawer and a cupboard that I can control at all times. It's called my desk and I put everything in there. They have to ask to get into it :sneaky2: and then I control how much they get. I started this after I found a garbage stash from the kids. It is amazing how long the snacks last now! The hubs is bad for it too. He snacks almost as much as the kids. On a side note, how do they all stay so skinny while eating so much. I don't eat the snacks. I buy the ones I don't really care for.... oh well. Mine actually don't stay skinny. I have two who could stand to lose some weight. They are just bigger built and struggle more. DH and one son are thin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 When I was a kid, I learned: You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't spit into the wind. You don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger, and you don't mess around with the stuff Mom bought for Dad's lunches to take to the field! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I feel your pain. We buy cases of water bottles during our "busy" season just so that we don't have to keep up with finding & washing reusable water bottles every week. I found out one of my kids was drinking them at home... Seriously? It's ONLY for co-op!!! My kids know this. Use a cup!! Lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I feel your pain. We buy cases of water bottles during our "busy" season just so that we don't have to keep up with finding & washing reusable water bottles every week. I found out one of my kids was drinking them at home... Seriously? It's ONLY for co-op!!! My kids know this. Use a cup!! Lol We drink the bottled water all the time, and I'm fine with it. What I am less fine with is finding empty water bottles all over the house instead of in the recycling bin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Not touching the lunch food is SUPPOSED to be the rule. But then DH comes in and breaks it in front of the kids! So then they follow suit. ARGH!!!!!!!!! And as far as the muffins and loaf thing......it is all gone as of right now, 2 hours after baking, so that isn't an issue any more! hahahaha! Last month I did start just putting some chips in a zip lock so I think as soon as the ind. sizes are gone, I will just do that, it is cheaper. I used to not get the ind. sizes often, unless there was a campout or a trip coming up, but now that I have one kid in school, I do buy some. I buy the big 50 packs of assorted kinds of chips at BJs, but I also buy potato chips in smaller packs at the regular supermarket because BJs doesn't carry the brand I like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Speaking as a wife who hid the Nutrigrain bars from her OWN HUSBAND so dd could take them for lunch, I completely understand. I have done this! We all know, if we don't want Dad to eat something, put it in the crisper. He never looks in there! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Lunch size is such a rip off, it's usually way more expensive than the bigger bags. We use small Ziploc bags and just pack some from the bigger bags. I have them bring back the Ziploc bag, I wash them and reuse them for the longest time. Would that work for you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 A suggestion- For Christmas- buy each kid a selection of their favorite chips in snack size. You could win mom of the year in your house :lol: . 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Next time I would hide the muffins. Probably in the freezer in freezer baggies. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Next time I would hide the muffins. Probably in the freezer in freezer baggies. They had't even cooled down enough to take them out of the pan! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Lunch size is such a rip off, it's usually way more expensive than the bigger bags. We use small Ziploc bags and just pack some from the bigger bags. I have them bring back the Ziploc bag, I wash them and reuse them for the longest time. Would that work for you? Yes, as I mentioned, that is what I have started doing. I also have those little Pringle plastic containers that are reusable. I don't wash plastic bags though. It is just really a vent...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 As soon as ds and dh come home from weekly shopping, dd and I empty the bags, putting things away. If there's anything specific she's requested for school lunches, she squirrels it away up in her room! lol I usually remind her to put it there, or ds will munch after she's in bed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 When I was a kid, I learned: You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't spit into the wind. You don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger, and you don't mess around with It's been a long time since I've heard Jim Croce quoted! :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 My rants usually devolve into a forced math lesson. I don't have the specific snack food issue you are dealing with, but I got so sick of throwing away abandoned, almost full glasses of milk that all my dc had to sit down and do the math to determine what a glass of milk costs. Now I can announce, "Here goes another quarter down the drain! It's like a buffet, people! take a bit and if you finish it, go back, free refills!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroe1 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Why is it their choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 :smash: I know, I know why. Waving my hand madly! :smash: They are doing it for the same reason you are...It's easier, prep, no clean up a true time saver. Purchase the big bags and have them bag them in the serving sizes; it could save your sanity. I made a cake/bread in a pan and I made the rest into muffins. They want the muffins. They each want 2-3 muffins. I need enough for lunches this week for my son to put in his lunch box. I buy a bag of doritos. I buy the lunch size for taking with us. They want to eat the snack size, at home, and sometimes more than one snack size. I buy snack size cheese to go in lunches. I also buy the same cheese in a block or larger slices. They want to eat the snack size. And again, not just one, but a couple. It is the SAME STUFF people! Driving me nuts. Just my rant for the day. And yes, I do tell them to knock it off, but it seems to be a battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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