Hunger Games
Bio mom is weird about food. Doesn't let kids have sweets & snacks unless she approves them, when HER step daughter is there because HER stepdaughter is overweight pretty bad. So they are snacking maniacs at our house. I have asked DH to get a handle on it. They waste a ton, aren't hungry for meals, etc. I find food hidden in their rooms too. It's ridiculous. I understand bc the extreme with the other house is effecting ours but we have to have some rules. They're throwing away stuff after one bite, that's a standard with yogurt or apple sauce, fruit cups- they'll eat 3-4 in a sitting. We serve regular meals & snacks too. But they are like panicked over it. DH isn't big on rules for shit. (Surprise!) he's coming around but it hasn't filtered into this issue. We have come along way with behavior at dinner & not going to fridge for other food when something is served. The rule is FIND something that's on the table. Eat it. Don't waste. (But we don't force feed) If they waste they just can't eat anything after dinner. But from the time they open their eyes till dinner it's snack. snack. snack.
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We put a lock on the pantry
We put a lock on the pantry because skids were sneaking food to their rooms. Maybe try that and have a set time for snacks and meals.
I agree on set meal and snack
I agree on set meal and snack times. My skids are not allowed to eat snacks too close to meal time and when they do they have to ask for. I will never deny them food but they need to learn not to over eat or eat nothing but unhealthy things. Another idea, to be included in the locked pantry idea from stupidlyoptimistic, is to have fruits on the table for anytime throughout the day. They are healthy and should be encouraged to eat plenty of them. If they waste the fruit and run out tell them "Sorry guys, you will have to wait until shopping day for more."
Yep. We do the fruit thing,
Yep. We do the fruit thing, too. They still have to ask because we don't want germy hands in the fruit, but we don't deny fruit unless dinner is almost ready. I also refuse to go back to the store for snacks, juice, etc.
I found another awesome snack
I found another awesome snack to go along with the fruit and that's nuts
My youngest, SS9, while visiting my grandmother discovered the nut cracker and the bowl of assorted nuts she keeps on the table. He had a blast cracking them and enjoyed eating them. I was thrilled. I told him he can get all he wanted. I even bought a ton of assorted nuts and 2 nut crackers when we got home just so he could have them. He has to work to get crack the nuts but their's not too much to eat plus they are healthy with lots of good protein. Score!!! No more asking for chips.
Stop buying the snacks tell
Stop buying the snacks tell them there will be no more till they learn to appreciate what they had and agree to certain terms, not being wasteful. My own son has a problem with eating all the time. I rarely buy any snack food, or individual items. Besides kids don't need snacks daily, nor dessert or soda or all the other things they think they should always have.
Do we have the same skids and
Do we have the same skids and just don't know it? God, all they do is eat all day long and then they don't want real meals. I just stopped caring after a while because not my kids, not my problem. DH gets pissed when they waste food, I just let him handle it because one day he might be pissed enough to actually DO something about it.
I have the same problem with
I have the same problem with my skids. Their mom is a vegetarian and health nut but one of the kids are over weight and the other one wants to snack all the time. I have found food hidden before from them, wrappers under stuff. When I cook meals they never wanna eat it all they want is pizza. Or they say they are not hungry and about an hour later they are int the kitchen. Or they wait till I go take a bath, or go outside and they sneak in there. I've watched them. I tell my husband and he says ask before you want something. So I don't buy the stuff or if I do I write all the kids names on it so everyone gets one. I've locked stuff up before in a freezer before and still do. I
It's pretty bad when I suggest this is what's for dinner no snacks before, and if you don't like it tooooo bad. My two kids will eat it so can yours. If I buy fruit or granola bars they won't touch it. And all they do is snack, snack, snack. So I just don't buy it or sit at the table and they won't come in lol.