If you have kids in the house, how much processed carbs do you have in your kitchen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't buy them snacks that I love.

I can resist cheese its, peanut butter crackers, oreos, cereal, etc.

If there is something I can't resist, I don't buy it-- bakery cookies, chocolate, triscuts, etc

That's mostly what I do too. Once I don't have kids in the house, I won't keep any junk in the house, but I have an athletic teen son and an older elementary aged boy, and they eat a ton of food. Cutting them off once meals are done is not practical, and neither is limiting them to things like fruit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have stuff like that. It goes in a snack bin and I pretend it’s not there. Kids grab what they need although DH raids it too. But tbh I really don’t snack. I have a latte in the am, eat the same 1/2 things for lunch every day and the only time I need a snack is if dinner is late and I’ll have a piece of cheese and a few crackers… . My downfall is wine, cheese chocolate truffles and ice cream, not goldfish.

Me too!

[Anonymous]

I buy stuff they like that I don't like.

[Anonymous]

How do I stay away? I remember how expensive food has gotten and that we count every penny, so leave it to the kids who need the calories. Easy to be thin when you aren't wealthy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm the dad. I hide the snacks. Just like the ICBM missile program, there are a variety of locations. Nobody in this house can be trusted.

I'm your twin, but in mom form

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And how do you keep from eating them? I am fairly good at staying away from super processed snack foods, but I know it wouldn’t be a problem if we didn’t have them in the house. It’s just that I have two teens so in addition to grab and go things like power bars, peanut butter crackers, etc. we also have a constant stream of cheez-its, bagged popcorn, etc. I would actually consider them to be on the healthier side of snacks, but now that I’m in my 40’s I have less room for foods with low nutritional value.

We have a cabinet dedicated just to those items. I hardly ever go in there because all the things i reach for on a daily basis from spices to rices are in a completely different area - so out of sight out of mind. I also remind myself that I hate the feeling of my jeans being tight, that pretty much keeps me honest.

[Anonymous]

We have chips and Kind granola bars for their lunches and when friends visit. Also buy Mac & cheese and macarons occasionally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And how do you keep from eating them? I am fairly good at staying away from super processed snack foods, but I know it wouldn’t be a problem if we didn’t have them in the house. It’s just that I have two teens so in addition to grab and go things like power bars, peanut butter crackers, etc. we also have a constant stream of cheez-its, bagged popcorn, etc. I would actually consider them to be on the healthier side of snacks, but now that I’m in my 40’s I have less room for foods with low nutritional value.

I have two teens in HS and we never have anything from your list. Why would you buy processed junk for your kids?

[Anonymous]

Ha! We have so many delicious processed carbs, all for the teens. Instead of eating theirs, I have my own secret stash of good dark chocolate, fancy cookies, gourmet nuts. When I want a snack I eat those instead--more satisfying, so I eat less of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I buy stuff they like that I don't like.

This. All of this. I have a 17 yo swimmer who burns through so many calories he can't keep his pants up. (His chest is jacked tho!) That kid NEEDS carbs. I buy him stuff that he likes but that others don't care for. Younger kid who is more of a boredom eater has some snacks but not a ton - it is better if he eats through his supply and runs out.