I need help filling their bellies

Nightingale · 06-14-2010, 03:32 PM

My kids (particularly my 5.5 year old) are going to eat me out of house and home.

I have been trying to have them eat mostly fruit/vegs for snacks but I just can't keep up.

I just can't figure out how to affordably keep their stomaches full.

They eat a good breakfast, a snack mid-morning, a good lunch, snack mid-afternoon, dinner, evening snack. That's if I can stretch them that long. Kalli can eat an enormous meal and 20 minutes later be complaining of hunger. And they are almost always eating good, nutritious food.

I just need help with ideas, please!

StumblinMama · 06-14-2010, 03:34 PM

What about keeping your fridge stocked with homemade hummus for snacks? If you make it yourself, it is super cheap. It sounds like they may need more protein.

ETA: we're having the same problem here. I think my 3 must have the highest metabolism on the face of the earth!

Nightingale · 06-14-2010, 03:40 PM

I do have hummus...they'll eat it with some stuff, I'll try that.

And yeah, I get that...I have friends who just can't believe how much they eat. My girls are skinny-mini little things and eat and eat and eat.

For lunch, Kalli had mac n cheese (ok that's not real nutritious), apricots, carrot, orange pepper, and several slices of eggplant with mozzarella cheese on top.

She finished about 12:30 and complained from then until 2 when I let them have a Popsicle and she has since also had a bowl of cherries and some raw almonds. It is 3:40 and she is still complaining she's hungry.

MarynMunchkins · 06-14-2010, 03:46 PM

Popcorn is one of my favorite snacks. It's cheap and it fills every one up.

All of my kids have growth spurts during the summer. All we do is eat.

TuneMyHeart · 06-14-2010, 03:48 PM

nut butter sandwiches? the protein plus carbs should help. cheese? yogurt? you could freeze those yogurt tubes for a cold treat.

Nightingale · 06-14-2010, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TuneMyHeart

nut butter sandwiches? the protein plus carbs should help. cheese? yogurt? you could freeze those yogurt tubes for a cold treat.

oh yeah, she had a slice of cheddar cheese too a few minutes ago.

someone else posted on facebook this morning about popsicles made from smoothies, I think I need to try that. They do like smoothies too, but the frozen fruit can get expensive.

Wonder Woman · 06-14-2010, 03:53 PM

yeah, the only thing I can think of is more protein - fruit/veg for snacks would have me crashing and starving within a half hour too. If you can do eggs, cheese, nut butter...anything protein heavy that may help.

andrea_r · 06-14-2010, 04:12 PM

+1 for popcorn, and definitely up the protein.

what about serving sizes? You didn't say how much. A slice of cheese is a nibble, really. 3 slices of cheese, 6 crackers, 3 pickles and 3 slices of pepperoni and a drink - now that's a snack.

heck, that's tea time.

cornflower · 06-14-2010, 04:25 PM

oatmeal has always been our standby filler-upper.

when my brothers were going through their teen growing, my mom would feed them oatmeal to keep them from acting like locusts.

Proverbs31 · 06-14-2010, 04:28 PM

if you can do cheese, eggs, and peanut butter, the good fats and protein in those should help a lot.

phathui5 · 06-14-2010, 04:33 PM

My kids like hardboiled egg sandwiches. Easy to make (just cook a bunch of eggs and keep them in the fridge) and filling.

I was going to recommend popcorn too.

WingsOfTheMorning · 06-14-2010, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by rdkkks

someone else posted on facebook this morning about popsicles made from smoothies, I think I need to try that. They do like smoothies too, but the frozen fruit can get expensive.

I like to make smoothies by freezing my own bannanas, adding milk (we use hemp milk, but you can use whatever works for you), and then adding fresh fruit. This way I don't have to buy the expensive frozen fruit so much, and bannanas are cheap. You could also add protein powder.

I don't know if you eat meat, but I like to keep some cubed turkey or chicken in the fridge for easy snacks too.

raining_kisses · 06-14-2010, 04:51 PM

i love refried beans. it fills me up and you can get low fat/organic ones. tortillas and beans

Peridot · 06-14-2010, 04:57 PM

tortillas with butter and fruit preserves and a hard boiled egg.

a handful of nuts and a handful of fruit and a glass of milk.

some fresh fruit and some yogurt with sprouted grain bread toast.

Apples with peanut butter and honey(or maple syrup) for dipping.

hummus w/crackers and carrots and a hard boiled egg.

corn chips and sour cream.

Three meals and three snacks isn't bad. I think if you combined some of those 'nibbles' like a pp said, you'd have a more 'sticky' snack. A snack pretty much needs either protein AND fat OR protein AND carbs to make it satisfying.

Nightingale · 06-14-2010, 05:02 PM

oh yeah...none of them drink milk anymore. They just stopped drinking it and that's fine by me...I don't drink it and kinda don't get the point. But Kalli could probably be coaxed back into drinking it...would that help fill her up more?

06-14-2010, 03:32 PM	#1
Nightingale Deactivated Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,739	I need help filling their bellies My kids (particularly my 5.5 year old) are going to eat me out of house and home. I have been trying to have them eat mostly fruit/vegs for snacks but I just can't keep up. I just can't figure out how to affordably keep their stomaches full. They eat a good breakfast, a snack mid-morning, a good lunch, snack mid-afternoon, dinner, evening snack. That's if I can stretch them that long. Kalli can eat an enormous meal and 20 minutes later be complaining of hunger. And they are almost always eating good, nutritious food. I just need help with ideas, please!

06-14-2010, 03:34 PM	#2
StumblinMama Deactivated Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. Ps 13:12 NLT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Where the magnolias are blooming Posts: 14,483	Re: I need help filling their bellies What about keeping your fridge stocked with homemade hummus for snacks? If you make it yourself, it is super cheap. It sounds like they may need more protein. ETA: we're having the same problem here. I think my 3 must have the highest metabolism on the face of the earth!

06-14-2010, 03:40 PM	#3
Nightingale Deactivated Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,739	Re: I need help filling their bellies I do have hummus...they'll eat it with some stuff, I'll try that. And yeah, I get that...I have friends who just can't believe how much they eat. My girls are skinny-mini little things and eat and eat and eat. For lunch, Kalli had mac n cheese (ok that's not real nutritious), apricots, carrot, orange pepper, and several slices of eggplant with mozzarella cheese on top. She finished about 12:30 and complained from then until 2 when I let them have a Popsicle and she has since also had a bowl of cherries and some raw almonds. It is 3:40 and she is still complaining she's hungry.

06-14-2010, 03:46 PM	#4
MarynMunchkins Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 38,127	Re: I need help filling their bellies Popcorn is one of my favorite snacks. It's cheap and it fills every one up. All of my kids have growth spurts during the summer. All we do is eat.

06-14-2010, 03:48 PM	#5
TuneMyHeart Rose Garden Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it. Seal it for Thy courts above. Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 22,331	Re: I need help filling their bellies nut butter sandwiches? the protein plus carbs should help. cheese? yogurt? you could freeze those yogurt tubes for a cold treat.

06-14-2010, 03:53 PM	#7
Wonder Woman Deactivated Yep. I'm a 3. Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 19,140	Re: I need help filling their bellies yeah, the only thing I can think of is more protein - fruit/veg for snacks would have me crashing and starving within a half hour too. If you can do eggs, cheese, nut butter...anything protein heavy that may help.

06-14-2010, 04:12 PM	#8
andrea_r Rose Bouquet User has Attention Defici... ooo squirrel! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canuckistan Posts: 666	Re: I need help filling their bellies +1 for popcorn, and definitely up the protein. what about serving sizes? You didn't say how much. A slice of cheese is a nibble, really. 3 slices of cheese, 6 crackers, 3 pickles and 3 slices of pepperoni and a drink - now that's a snack. heck, that's tea time. __________________ NEW! Quilt blog! http://quilti.com My personal blog: http://atypicalife.net/blog/ My Flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/andrea_r/ I mostly hang out on twitter tho. I'm a mom of 4: A (1987) married to K, S (1990), M (1992), E (2000). And a grandma of one itty bitty Isabella (04/14/10)

06-14-2010, 04:25 PM	#9
cornflower Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,693	Re: I need help filling their bellies oatmeal has always been our standby filler-upper. when my brothers were going through their teen growing, my mom would feed them oatmeal to keep them from acting like locusts. __________________ Cornflower Mom to two DDs - Arlen (13yrs) and Wren (11yrs) and Little Man (3.5yrs)

06-14-2010, 04:28 PM	#10
Proverbs31 Rose Garden Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 13,464	Re: I need help filling their bellies if you can do cheese, eggs, and peanut butter, the good fats and protein in those should help a lot. __________________ Wife to engineer dh Mama to dd / (10) and ds (6) Longing to adopt #3+

06-14-2010, 04:33 PM	#11
phathui5 Rose Bouquet Midwife, Mom of Five Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lebanon, OR Posts: 979	Re: I need help filling their bellies My kids like hardboiled egg sandwiches. Easy to make (just cook a bunch of eggs and keep them in the fridge) and filling. I was going to recommend popcorn too. __________________ Midwife & Homeschooling Mom with: 14yods, 11yodd, 9yods, 7yods, 3yo ds & twin (!) fds http://www.birthwithliz.com/

06-14-2010, 04:51 PM	#13
raining_kisses Deactivated ..a little child, born yesterday, A thing on mother's milk and kisses fed... ~"Hymn to Mercury" Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: where the stars at night are big and bright Posts: 9,038	Re: I need help filling their bellies i love refried beans. it fills me up and you can get low fat/organic ones. tortillas and beans

06-14-2010, 04:57 PM	#14
Peridot Rose Garden I stand before you, DeFrocked!! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Qontinuum Posts: 11,537	Re: I need help filling their bellies tortillas with butter and fruit preserves and a hard boiled egg. a handful of nuts and a handful of fruit and a glass of milk. some fresh fruit and some yogurt with sprouted grain bread toast. Apples with peanut butter and honey(or maple syrup) for dipping. hummus w/crackers and carrots and a hard boiled egg. corn chips and sour cream. Three meals and three snacks isn't bad. I think if you combined some of those 'nibbles' like a pp said, you'd have a more 'sticky' snack. A snack pretty much needs either protein AND fat OR protein AND carbs to make it satisfying. __________________ This is me- and them- ds 'Maximus'- 7.5 yrs, and ds 'Minimus'- 5 yrs. "A normal, imperfect, LUMPEN human being!!" Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. and yet, one day Love himself barged into the Temple with a bullwhip and declared enough was enough. I will testify to Love.

06-14-2010, 05:02 PM	#15
Nightingale Deactivated Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,739	Re: I need help filling their bellies oh yeah...none of them drink milk anymore. They just stopped drinking it and that's fine by me...I don't drink it and kinda don't get the point. But Kalli could probably be coaxed back into drinking it...would that help fill her up more?

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