I cant keep up with their food intake..LOL

[cookie1]

Hally I'm sure didn't go to waste so what the heck. I imagine EB loves your food and can't get enough of it. He probably tells everyone about the things you give him to eat. You are special for him.

[dede]

Lol Hally, now that's a huge list. Surely my lot don't eat that much (although I don't write it down) don't think I would like to write it down either, it would scare me.
I do know I cook lots on a Sunday just for school/work lunches and it's gone before Friday (and I usually don't eat any of it)
You done a great job keeping up with them.

[Halex]

No nothing went to waste, just surprised at how much was consumed. They were very active, tennis early morning, mini golf & swimming all day.

Gosh when they are both teenagers will have to re-mortgage the house.

Thanks all.

We enjoy having him too.

H

[faffa_70]

All normal and yep only gets worse 

[Halex]

Faffa, thats a lot of food.

Just as well i buy my meat in bulk!!!

H

[hools003]

That's completely normal for boys, Hally! I have 3 that eat huge amounts and often!!! Lucky you only have the one full time!

[faffa_70]

Hally you wait ... it goes something like this

have main meal, leave table, 20 minutes later, open fridge, open pantry, open fridge again (something may have magically appeared since they last looked) open pantry again (ditto for fridge) ... MUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMM what can I have to eat, I"M STARVING!!!!!!!

Then repeat all over again the next hour ... and even the middle of the night. It never ends 

[Halex]

Godness Hools & Faffa,

I really thought I was well ahead at the weekend and woud be bringing a lot of meat home, but nooo. 
I diont mind, very happy it was all eaten, just amazed at how much could  be consumed!!LOL

If it was going in the bin through greed that woukd be different.

I think eb will be with us for 7-10 days april school holidays.

Mmm better start planning freezer food now!!LOL

H

[hools003]

Haha Kathryn that is soooo true here too. I send the kids to mums for a night or two and just laugh when she brings them home, saying, they don't ever stop eating do they? Ummm, no they don't. I'm just thankful that we didn't go for number 4 cos I know it would have been another BOY!

[Halex]

Hools, no.4, you woukd be broke!!!

Faffa, Hools, Dede What are your fav meals  to fill them up? Would love to  make a few for the freezer.

H

[dede]

For me I reckon the best meal that always leaves us very full is a good old fashion roast with roast veggies and gravy. Then maybe followed with a hot dessert and Icecream.
It's an easy meal and everyone loves a roast meal.
Other than that most of our meals are meat and lots of veggies.
Weekends quiet often are more simple meals like pizza (I usually make 4) or just toasted sandwiches, or a BBQ and salad etc etc.
The hardest part I find is the snack food the kids eat, they seem always hungry day and night. Dosnt take them long to Demolish what ever I make.

[faffa_70]

Haha Kathryn that is soooo true here too. I send the kids to mums for a night or two and just laugh when she brings them home, saying, they don't ever stop eating do they? Ummm, no they don't. I'm just thankful that we didn't go for number 4 cos I know it would have been another BOY!

Oh Hools 4 boys and then my little princess is number 5 here  On a good day she can eat as much as her brothers!!

Hally meat and lots of veges, pasta, rice and chick peas in this house  We don't really have favourites as I am always making something new and if it doesn't fill them up as much as I think, then I make dessert.

I always have yoghurt in the fridge that they can have with stewed or tinned fruit, rice pudding (fills them up nicely!!) and of course the obligatory baking that I do each week like Dede.

[CreamPuff63]

as I am always making something new and if it doesn't fill them up as much as I think, then I make dessert.

I always have yoghurt in the fridge that they can have with stewed or tinned fruit, rice pudding (fills them up nicely!!)

faffa have you made the Strawberry Yoghurt Sorbet from QFITTM yet? Very nice!

[mcmich]

It doesn't get better quickly. My DS 22yrs drops by with his mates and they can
put away a lot of food. CP will have to try the strawberry yoghurt sorbet - sounds very nice.

[Halex]

Thanks everyone, very much appreciated.

I am getting organised next week for his visit after Easter. We leave for our cruise in 2 weeks, then we are home 1 or 2 days and he is here again. So want to have some food in the freezer to go.  We still have 4 roasts left, 2 lamb & 2 beef, so will use 2 of them. Plus will have lasagna, alyces pasta from QFITT goes a long way, beef & ale pie from FFS. I am hoping we have left overs from dinner for lunch. I found some osso bucco cuts in the freezer. Slow cooking will be easy too. Buy a chicken & make fried rice. I also remember seeing on here a version of 2 minute noodles. If I can  have soe mains ready to go, I can make desert every other day. Also cookies, cakes etc in the freezer.

Ebs fav meat is lamb, so might order another one as I only have 2 roasts left.

One reason I have to be prepared, eb  likes swimming so I have to spend  a fair bit of time out by the pool when I could be cooking.

H

Oh ds wasnt hungry at all yesterday i think he overfed himself keeping up with eb.