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amother
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 3:10 pm
My kids are all big eaters.
They love healthy food, they just eat a lot of it. They are big so need more food than tiny kids.
I just find that I am always cooking a ton.
Anyone else?
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amother
Slategray
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 3:22 pm
Yes!
Teenage boys are the best
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amother
Stonewash
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 3:46 pm
My kids! They are not big, they are not teens, but they ARE big eaters. Adult sized portions for ages 3 and up, pretty much.
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Hashem_Yaazor
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 4:50 pm
I made 6 lbs of meat into meatballs for chol hamoed supper and there were no leftovers.
So yeah I get it.
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amother
Floralwhite
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 5:00 pm
My poor DH suffered so much with my portion sizes after we got married. He eats big portions, as does the rest of his family... And the poor sons-in-law get hit with huge portions. My mil always stocked her freezer with grab-n-go chicken/shnitzel for night snacks.
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amother
Impatiens
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 5:21 pm
My family eats a ton. Three people eating, two of them are young kids, yet I find myself cooking like I had a family of ten. We never have leftovers of anything, no matter how much I cook.
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amother
Natural
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 5:29 pm
Hashem_Yaazor wrote: | I made 6 lbs of meat into meatballs for chol hamoed supper and there were no leftovers.
So yeah I get it. |
6 lb for how many people? I do 2 lb for 10 people. I make a lot of meat sauce to stretch it.
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amother
Camellia
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 5:33 pm
I wish! I make a full supper and my kids eat just the rice or potatoes. Maybe they’ll have a meatball or a bite of chicken. I try to get them to eat more and they won’t. Then they’re hungry soon after. 🙄
But I hear how it’s hard to cook so much also! Maybe I should be careful what I wish for 😋
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ra_mom
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 6:05 pm
Yup. My grocery bills are through the roof. I don't post dollar amounts here because people think I'm feeding an army. When shopping day arrives each week, everybody is itching and waiting, feeling like the house is bare.
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amother
Junglegreen
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 6:08 pm
amother Camellia wrote: | I wish! I make a full supper and my kids eat just the rice or potatoes. Maybe they’ll have a meatball or a bite of chicken. I try to get them to eat more and they won’t. Then they’re hungry soon after. 🙄
But I hear how it’s hard to cook so much also! Maybe I should be careful what I wish for 😋 |
Same. It would be nice if someone actually ate my food.
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BH Yom Yom
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 6:11 pm
Meatballs and tuna patties can be stretched by adding mashed potatoes into the meat/fish.
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amother
Cyclamen
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 6:19 pm
And I have the exact opposite problem! My kids eat so little. Most are super picky eaters and even when they do eat what I make (almost never🙄) they eat so little of it. For example tonight my 6 year old ate 1/2 a Hamburger and a few French fries for supper and then declared herself too full to eat more . We're a decent sized family and I often feel like I'm not making nearly enough food but I also know if I make more it will just go to waste. I can make a cup of raw rice and 5 chicken bottoms for my family of 8 and easily have 1-2 pieces of chicken plus some rice left. I guess the grass is always greener
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amother
Teal
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 6:59 pm
amother Cyclamen wrote: | And I have the exact opposite problem! My kids eat so little. Most are super picky eaters and even when they do eat what I make (almost never🙄) they eat so little of it. For example tonight my 6 year old ate 1/2 a Hamburger and a few French fries for supper and then declared herself too full to eat more . We're a decent sized family and I often feel like I'm not making nearly enough food but I also know if I make more it will just go to waste. I can make a cup of raw rice and 5 chicken bottoms for my family of 8 and easily have 1-2 pieces of chicken plus some rice left. I guess the grass is always greener |
My family is the same
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Hashem_Yaazor
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 9:14 pm
amother Natural wrote: | 6 lb for how many people? I do 2 lb for 10 people. I make a lot of meat sauce to stretch it. |
11 but maybe 1 guest ate a few left when supper was over so then 12.
It's special for chol hamoed as I can't afford that on a regular supper so it's only meat sauce otherwise.
But that was with 2 teenage boys home... I need to double whatever I would cook without them!
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Hashem_Yaazor
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 9:17 pm
amother Cyclamen wrote: | And I have the exact opposite problem! My kids eat so little. Most are super picky eaters and even when they do eat what I make (almost never🙄) they eat so little of it. For example tonight my 6 year old ate 1/2 a Hamburger and a few French fries for supper and then declared herself too full to eat more . We're a decent sized family and I often feel like I'm not making nearly enough food but I also know if I make more it will just go to waste. I can make a cup of raw rice and 5 chicken bottoms for my family of 8 and easily have 1-2 pieces of chicken plus some rice left. I guess the grass is always greener |
I have that too lol
Depends on the supper.
Today I made 1.5 lbs of cutlets (no teenage boys) and only a few scraps left but half a pot of orzo is just sitting there. Plus soup which I intentionally made to last more than one meal.
And I can't predict... I'll have nights where my baked ziti is not enough and nights when there's leftovers because my kids weren't in the mood.
I gave up on figuring this out.
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amother
Birch
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 9:20 pm
Yep, just me and hubby and I feel like I cook for a family of 4
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amother
Lightgreen
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Mon, Nov 14 2022, 9:23 pm
amother Birch wrote: | Yep, just me and hubby and I feel like I cook for a family of 4 |
So true. Sometimes I get overambitious and give myself a large portion knowing my husband will happily finish whatever I don't want.
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essie14
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Tue, Nov 15 2022, 2:26 pm
Yeeeesssss!!!!!
I have 4 teens/young adults. They eat A TON!!
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amother
Cadetblue
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Tue, Nov 15 2022, 2:29 pm
Yup. We are the same. And it gets hard sometimes. I try to cook e everything in the oven. I don't know what I dislike more, cooking or washing pots.
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Reality
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Tue, Nov 15 2022, 2:36 pm
Same. Just today the friendly cashier asked me how many kids I have. I smiled but inside I was a little embarrassed. I'm sure he thought I have a much larger family than I do based on my weekly shopping!
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