How much do teenage boys really eat?

victory

Oh yes mumto5 I forgot about the milk:rotfl: we were thinking of buying acow to milk ourselves and a chicken for the amount of eggs he eats and a baked bean factory and a bread factory:rotfl:

pigpen

I'd ask him what he likes once he arrives and go from there. Mine have cereal (4 Weetabix) for breakfast.. that said my 2 y/o and 19 month old have 3 each!

Keeping a routine is important and as the one constant in his life it is advisable to continue with that. Day 1 cater for another adult male.

I'd be more concerned about my own child not eating anything at lunch than how much another child would cost to feed... you just find the food and find ways of stretching what you have with extra veg etc.

LEJC

pigpen wrote: »

I'd be more concerned about my own child not eating anything at lunch than how much another child would cost to feed..

But then if the OPs daughter is eating a cooked breakfast before she goes to school...then it may be that she's actually not hungry when its the allotted lunch hour therefore bringing her lunch home.

BLUEBIE

Pigpen my daughter is 14 and fills her lunch time with clubs etc, she would eat if she wanted too, I cook her a cooked breakfast and on the whole this keeps her going. It was a slight exageration about the 2 crackers, I was just trying to get the point across that I know nothing about the eating habits of boys :-)

BLUEBIE

Thanks the milk thing is really useful as my dd doesn't tend to drink it, and we are lucky to go through 1/4 pint a week.

marisco_2

What kind of interests does the kid have? Is he highly active and into sports etc or more of a relaxed, laid back type? That may effect his apetite levels.

OrkneyStar

BLUEBIE wrote: »

Is cereal and toast acceptable to offer for breakfast then? I cook a cooked breakfast at the moment for my dd, but there is just her. I was thinking that this would have to change when the boy comes as I wouldn't have time in the morning as they will go to different schools. But felt a bit mean.

Yes I will get the oppertunity to chat to the people he lives with now was just trying to mentally prepare myself and my budget!!

Scrambled eggs on toast or eggs in some form is quite a good start to as they fill you up for a bit too. Maybe offer cereal or porridge and ask if he would like scrambled egg on toast/in a roll or bap after that? Scrambled egg not that hard to make. If your DD enjoyed that then that would be a healthy start for her too. Of course this comes from me who struggles to eat brekkie but knows the value of it :cool:.

BLUEBIE

Highly active and into sports. I know its one of those how long is a piece of string type of questions. But its good to hear from others with teenage boys so I can mentally prepare myself.

Pollycat

BLUEBIE wrote: »

Yes I will get the oppertunity to chat to the people he lives with now was just trying to mentally prepare myself and my budget!!

I think this is a good idea.
Don't just limit youself to questions about what he likes but also ask if there is anything he can't eat.

BLUEBIE

I had thought of scrambled eggs, as you say they are quite quick to make, thanks