filler uppers

sweetilemon

Not read the other suggestions yet so sorry if i am repeating but popcorn can be bought cheaply (health sections - un-popped!) is a 'fun' snack and healthy ish.

jinny

Hi Would they eat a soup course before main meal?
Used to make a huge pan of blended vegetable soup. I still do this for my grown up hollow legs sons.
They prefered savoury to sweet food and still do.
my grannie raised 7 boys in the 1920s and they had to eat a bowl of broth before the main meal.
my Dad used to make vats up of the soup and freeze blocks of it for me to fill my boys up. They loved his soup, they like mine, but I cant get it the same as Dads.
They have hm fruit and yoghurt for afters if still hungry.
I find that ends the meal until next time.
Its different now adays but when I was growing up in the 50s we rarely snacked. You were expected to fillup at mealtimes
and that was it until the next meal. We often just had jam n
bread for pudding! We had four meals in our house all sitting down tho Breakfast, Dinner (im fom oop north we didnt say lunch) Tea then Supper ovaltine or cocoa You could have
drippin n bread as well from the Sunday roast. God I sound ancient!

gayle1

do u not think soup dinner and a pudding is too much for an 8yrs old? they might though they could eat a chinese like no tomorrow

jinny

gayle1 wrote: »

do u not think soup dinner and a pudding is too much for an 8yrs old? they might though they could eat a chinese like no tomorrow

Well mine were always big eaters even at that age they done lots of sports though
both mine were 6footers at teenage years clothes were a big expense thankfully they wernt into designer stuff
one of mine is 6ft5"now in his twenties
and im only 5ft
but really most boys are stomaches on legs
the portions dont have to be that big a main meal with a healthy pudding
to finish about the size of the school meals as a guage
the soup if wanted about a small cupful.
I try not to snack between meals now it makes me more hungry
its a habit we all do now hard to break I know
a glass of water isnt the same but helps somewhat

my boys were always thirsty especially after school

gayle1

laughs there daddy is 6ft 2 and a skinny minni so ryan 8 might take that side and hubby can eat 2 got a few soup homemade ones to try out xhavent been to shops as yet ryan managed to sprain his foot in his bed lastnight i dismissed him silly mum and sent him back to bed result a and e this morn couldnt put weight on it kris at school though

jinny

gayle1 wrote: »

laughs there daddy is 6ft 2 and a skinny minni so ryan 8 might take that side and hubby can eat 2 got a few soup homemade ones to try out xhavent been to shops as yet ryan managed to sprain his foot in his bed lastnight i dismissed him silly mum and sent him back to bed result a and e this morn couldnt put weight on it kris at school though

Ha ha that brough back memories
at the start of the summer hols I used to stock up my first aid kit- lots of sticky plasters, a magic sponge, ice lollies for bust lips ect and the magic cream (sudacream)
with at least one trip to A and E:D

gayle1

it was salad and crusty bread for tea x ryans legs fine painkillers have kicked in back to school tomorrow/wed at least give me a decent chance to get other stuff in ive stuck a wee tenner by in the purse for later money burns holes deposited 40 away need new cooker x