We have reached the point here where it feels like we are living in a All You Can Eat Buffet but the buffet trays are always waiting for the refills. The food is here but it's going fast. One grocery trip leads almost immediately into the next one. We rarely go out to eat as a family because restaurants aren't going to fill them up. Where do they put it? My boys have become eating machines. They are almost all taller than me now. I was once the tallest in the home, those days are gone.
When they were younger, I could just buy more vegetables for us and mix the vegetables in with part of the food and they would leave it. Spaghetti night? Mom's is the one with mushrooms, and they weren't going to touch my portion. Now, they'll just move the mushrooms out of the way. It may keep my husband (allergy) from eating my portion but not the boys.
New Tricks for having some for me came to surface today.
Popcorn : I put the butter on give them theirs and then sprinkle mine with Kernels Seasoning, they don't like it, it's safe for now.
Hubbie's Trick for Wings is to keep all the bones in the box with his uneaten ones. EWW! He used to use a discard plate or napkin and throw them out, now he leaves them in his box so the boys don't eat his and theirs.
One son's trick to keep Dad out of his wings? Lick them all!! first step is to lick all the wings, or fries or pepperoni slices on his pizza. This will prevent Dad from taking "just one" off the slice or out of the box. Taking just one is annoying when some slices only have 1 piece to start. The boys are no longer a fan of just one slice of pizza or just cheese pizza.
Another son's trick to keep his brothers from eating all the school snacks before he makes his lunch box is to now put the next item in the lunch box the second he gets home with the previous days lunch. If they had their way, they would eat all the snacks in one sitting.
What are your tricks for keeping things fair or even?
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