Appropriate snacks for soccer 6 year olds?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I buy what my super picky child wants. He typically doesn't eat any of the snack options provided by other parents ( I pack our on snacks for after games), but he is excited to share his choice (usually cookies) on our turn to bring snack. So hate me if you want, but I am making my child happy, and I am sure your child will survive one junk food snack.

So, you expect others to eat your crap, but you cannot eat theirs? Makes sense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you don't want your kid to eat a snack that someone has donated, just say no thank you. The kid will not melt, even if he has allergies.

Maybe. But cupcakes are hard to replicate at a soccer game. It's one thing to have to avoid the temptation at a birthday party. But at an athletic event that occurs weekly?

That's your issue to deal with, not the person donating the snack.

Not really. There's a social contract involved in being part of a group. Otherwise it's a race to the bottom. I'd also be pissed if she passed out switchblades or cigarettes.

Looks like many people aren't recognizing this 'social contract'. Can't have a 'contract' if the other party doesn't agree.

What's up with puttying cupcakes in the same category as switchblades and cigarettes? Seriously? Have you ever really listened to yourself?

BTW - my DD is planning the decorations for the cupcakes we're bringing on Saturday. Looks like neon food coloring may be one of her choices! But, I always leave at least 2 cupcakes unfrosted. Not because parents don't approve of neon but because some kids don't like frosting. I'm just considerate that way.

That is what you consider considerate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about pudding or jello cups? You could hand out those with some fruit.

Yum...but hard to eat in cars driving home. Do they make finger jellow cups?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about pudding or jello cups? You could hand out those with some fruit.

Yum...but hard to eat in cars driving home. Do they make finger jellow cups?

Or better yet, jello shots for the parents who don't flip out over snacks.

[Anonymous]

Someone brought frozen tube yogurt and animal crackers as a snack to our soccer game yesterday.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about pudding or jello cups? You could hand out those with some fruit.

Yum...but hard to eat in cars driving home. Do they make finger jellow cups?

Or better yet, jello shots for the parents who don't flip out over snacks.

Someone please bring some! I will high five you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A butt load of clementines and some water.

Although I still don't understand why small children need a snack break because they are running around for 45 minutes. They are 6 yera olds. They could run around for hours happily without being fed. Pretty sure it's just a way to make helicopter moms feel important. And the rest of us feel annoyed.

+1 I vote for just water. There is no need for snacks at every activity.

I agree 100% I played outside all day and maybe had one sandwich from 9am to 6pm. Why the need for snacks after 30-45min?

Plus, you weed out the kids that are only there for socialization and food. Then you get a team with kids that actually want to play the sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone brought frozen tube yogurt and animal crackers as a snack to our soccer game yesterday.

So they maybe burned 100 calories running around and then ate about 200+ calories of snack afterwards. And we wonder why kids emotionally eat and there is an obesity problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A butt load of clementines and some water.

Although I still don't understand why small children need a snack break because they are running around for 45 minutes. They are 6 yera olds. They could run around for hours happily without being fed. Pretty sure it's just a way to make helicopter moms feel important. And the rest of us feel annoyed.

+1

Eating, everything is about eating.

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they say the snacks are to build comraderie, but I find it detracts from it. The kids cluster around the snacks, grab at things, then split.
It'd be more natural for the parents just to hang around a little after the game, then the kids would too, and they'd start kicking the ball around or talking

We have been so lucky to not be on teams that do snacks. So grateful for normal parents instead of those over the top ones. Does anyone remember the Everybody Loves Raymond episode on soccer snacks. It was hilarious and showed how stupid our generation has become with the coddling.

[Anonymous]

I grab some capri suns and one of those big bags of chip-type snacks, and clementines. Y'all can let your kids eat some/all of them or not according to your parenting beliefs. BTW folks on this area can be crazy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A butt load of clementines and some water.

Although I still don't understand why small children need a snack break because they are running around for 45 minutes. They are 6 yera olds. They could run around for hours happily without being fed. Pretty sure it's just a way to make helicopter moms feel important. And the rest of us feel annoyed.

+1 I vote for just water. There is no need for snacks at every activity.

Same.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Someone brought frozen tube yogurt and animal crackers as a snack to our soccer game yesterday.

So they maybe burned 100 calories running around and then ate about 200+ calories of snack afterwards. And we wonder why kids emotionally eat and there is an obesity problem.

Is tube yogurt less healthy than regular yogurt? does it depend on the kind of yogurt?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Someone brought frozen tube yogurt and animal crackers as a snack to our soccer game yesterday.

So they maybe burned 100 calories running around and then ate about 200+ calories of snack afterwards. And we wonder why kids emotionally eat and there is an obesity problem.

Is tube yogurt less healthy than regular yogurt? does it depend on the kind of yogurt?

It depends on what brand - some are ok, some are heavily flavored and a lot of dyes.

[Anonymous]

Capri sun, bite sized Rice Krispy treats (Halloween size), and clementines. Healthy if you want it, plus a small bite of sweet that makes them feel like they really got a treat. Clementines just back in the grocery store this week (that I noticed) and they were a hit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone brought frozen tube yogurt and animal crackers as a snack to our soccer game yesterday.

So is that good or bad? Hard to tell on this board. Cupcake objectors team would have all kinds of problems with that - dairy, wheat, food dye, possibly fruit, and who knows what else lurks in those yogurt tubes (besides the sugar of course).

I think this weekend should be declared soccer cupcake weekend. Cupcakes all around.