FOOD SHOPPING FOR A FAMILY - ISH

16011996

thanks. think will give that a go for next year.

Spendless

Little boy is coming home from school at 3.30 saying he's hungry. He is eating his school lunch as i know his dinner lady
Our family meal is at 6pm when hubby gets home so we can all eat together. Don't want to change to 2 different meal times but can people give me ideas for a snack between these times.
Thanks

Sarahsaver

In France it is the norm to have a snack at that time, its seen as a separate meal in itself, 'le gouter', and then for kids to have tea with the adults unless they are really little.
We have snack time when the kids get home, about 3.30. It doesnt have to be expensive, just toast or crumpets, a piece of fruit, or a small cake (especially if its homemade banana or fruit cake :P yum)
Sometimes the kids help prepare food in which case they pick at stuff as they are cooking - carrots, olives, breadsticks are good with soft cheese.

16011996

my kids are always hungry when they get in from school. they have a glass of milk, or juice (in the winter we usually make a pot of tea) either a piece of fruit, some carrot sticks, or cake (they dont get a choice, i do it on a rota, or else we'd be on cake every afternoon).

we have tea about 5:30-6pm depending on where they are going that night. and then they have hot drink and a boiscuit before bed.

3 yr old never wants afternoon snack really, (unless its cake ::)) but the others have always been hungry coming in from school. i think its more use of energy.

hope this helps,

160.

Bogof_Babe

Hehe, I was wondering why "carrot sticks" sounded odd - just realised, isn't it supposed to be one or the other method to keep them under control, i.e. either the carrot or the stick approach? ::)

Humour me, having one of those days........

16011996

Hehe, I was wondering why "carrot sticks" sounded odd - just realised, isn't it supposed to be one or the other method to keep them under control, i.e. either the carrot or the stick approach?  ::)

Humour me, having one of those days........  ;)

its a valid point. sometimes a stick sounds a good idea when they are all fighting. and made me lol.

ashmit

bumped for snow_queen

16011996

nice to see it reappear, hope it helps you snow queen.

Spendless

On Saturday night i went in our co-op at 9.55pm - 5 mins b4 they shut

i got
2 x cheese and onion quiche
1 x sauages
2 x frubes

all for 10p each

they all went out of date that day so just took them home and put in freezer

16011996

thats good spendless, best time of day to shop. ;D

i went on sun to sainsbury as they were closing and got 2 frnch sticks cheap, but the kids had a fight with them. ;D