Snacks for teenagers ...

BAGGY

What about brown pasta salad with tuna or ham? Not sure about a low cal dressing unless you did vingarette as I am a blue cheese or mayo fan . Rice would be ok as long as you watch the reheating/cooling rules.
Wrap pizzas are good too. wrap in a dry pan, tom ketchup or pasta sauce, cheese, meat and herbs. Wrap on top and dry fry each side.

heretolearn_2

I know this feeling. My son always could eat like an elephant.
He was always welcome to help himself to normal food like tins of soup, toast, fruit, sandwiches, lump of cheese, sandwiches etc (anything that wasn't for a main meal basically).

Of course, what they fancy is junk like crisps and biscuits - but it's not healthy to eat a lot of them and they don't actually fill you up at all so 15 minutes later they are back in the cupboard for another bag.

So I used to buy one multi pack of crisps (6 packs) a week and a pack of biscuits and that was that. If he ate them all in one day (which he easily could) then there wouldn't be any more until the next shopping day. Very occasionally he'd manage to ration them out over the week.

I had to endure endless 'but mum, I'm staaaaaaaarving and there's nothing to eat' comments but I used to just laugh and say it was his fault for stuffing all his snacks down too quick, so go and make a sandwich. Don't want a sandwich? You probably aren't actually hungry then are you, you just fancy a bag of crisps. So you aren't staaaaaaaaaarving.

Chakani

heretolearn wrote: »

Don't want a sandwich? You probably aren't actually hungry then are you....

Mum? Is that you??



:rotfl::rotfl:

Robin_TBW

Just start buying healthier options and zero bad options, eventually he'll have to start eating them.

VK-2008

I would suggest having a bowl of pasts in fridge different types each week so don't get bored and a big pot of home made soup
Both quick and easy to make plus not expensive and are healthier than junk food

themull1

I tell my kids to go away until the tea's ready.

Mrs_Imp

lovesabargain123 wrote: »

He doesn't like fruit :mad:

A friend of mine doesn't like any fruit at all because of the texture. That includes things like tomatoes (which she didn't realise was fruit), so she's not just being fussy. It may be the same with your son.

Offer him wholemeal toast, or maybe some muesli bars, that should last a bit longer than crisps.

Robin_TBW

Put a lock on the kitchen door.

pigpen

I wouldn't buy crisps and biscuits. I'd get fruit and healthy cereal/porridge, sandwich supplies, raw veg, salad, cheese with savoury biscuits, nuts.. if he claims there is 'nothing' to eat he will have to survive on his 'stores' won't he?

I have 4 teens.. 1 eats like 3 bears and the others like sparrows. .They will have fruit, toast or cereal or a sandwich when they come home. Sweet stuff is for treats, not a snack!!

HappyMJ

Pancakes? They are cheap to make yet quite filling....and the toppings can be anything...i.e sweet or savoury.