Snacks before bed

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Anonymous wrote:My teens make food every night. My rules are that they must eat downstairs. No food in their rooms. And they need to clean up the kitchen so it looks the way it did before their snack.

My 16 year old son makes fried rice, frozen meatballs with jarred sauce on Italian bread (like a meatball sub, I guess), sometimes a frozen pizza if he can get his sister to share some with him.

My 13 year old daughter is pickier and not as hungry. Also just more tired/chill in general. I keep strawberry Ensure around for her and she will drink one maybe 2-3 times a week. Sometimes she has an ice cream or something else easy. If her brother is cooking, she may eat some of what he makes, or she may not.

So many of my kids’ friends are Doordashing take out every night. It’s so expensive. I much rather have stuff on hand my kids like that they can make on their own.

Take out food is also extremely high in fat and salt. Processed stuff like you're feeding your kids is pretty bad too, but I think you're on the right track given their abilities.

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Anonymous wrote:I always double my dinner recipes, then my teens can come back for seconds before bed, and just microwave it. I don’t keep cookies, chips, or snacks in the house. I do keep unsalted nuts, smoothies, and dried fruit on hand for the teens. I don’t really like them cooking or dirtying kitchen late at night.

What are your dinner recipes??

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Kid who ate tacos the past few nights just fixed himself a plate of leftover pulled pork and 2 ears of corn on the cob. Just coming back to report that. I wish he threw in a few carrots with the pulled pork.

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Anonymous wrote:Kid who ate tacos the past few nights just fixed himself a plate of leftover pulled pork and 2 ears of corn on the cob. Just coming back to report that. I wish he threw in a few carrots with the pulled pork.

That would be very upsetting to a lot of posters here who would be outraged to hear your child is only allowed to eat carrots. THEY ARE GROWING FOR GODDSAKE!

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Anonymous wrote:My kids always have a s can before bed. Often an apple or rice cake and some milk.

I have no issue with promoting healthful late-night snacks. Only with saying skim milk is better than whole

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Can they brush before sleep?

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Anonymous wrote:My kids always have a s can before bed. Often an apple or rice cake and some milk.

I have no issue with promoting healthful late-night snacks. Only with saying skim milk is better than whole

Yeah, but you're only argument was that the fat in whole milk doesn't cause tooth decay... which, you know... duh?

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I haven't been able to stop laughing at the idea that people are ANGRY that someone else's kid eats carrots.

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Mine eats a whole can of Spam and half a loaf of white bread with mayo before bed. He loves it!

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Anonymous wrote:Mine eats a whole can of Spam and half a loaf of white bread with mayo before bed. He loves it!

Well, he's growing. It's sick that you don't allow him to eat two cans of spam. The fat in the spam doesn't cause tooth decay, your doctor is lying!

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Anonymous wrote:Mine eats a whole can of Spam and half a loaf of white bread with mayo before bed. He loves it!

Well, he's growing. It's sick that you don't allow him to eat two cans of spam. The fat in the spam doesn't cause tooth decay, your doctor is lying!

He can have 2 if he wants it, he’s usually full off just one though.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine eats a whole can of Spam and half a loaf of white bread with mayo before bed. He loves it!

Well, he's growing. It's sick that you don't allow him to eat two cans of spam. The fat in the spam doesn't cause tooth decay, your doctor is lying!

He can have 2 if he wants it, he’s usually full off just one though.

You shouldn't be policing him.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here- growing up I was always told to not eat right before bed because food can’t be digested. I am new to this!

I know he is hungry so that’s why I am looking for something healthy and fills him up.

Love all of these ideas! Thank you.

PP with the carrots... one of my strategies with veggies and fruit (and I know this is not unique) is basically to have a bottomless veggie and fruit option. So, I may say, well, you can have two girl scout cookies, OR as many carrots as you can carry to your room (so long as you don't leave them in there for weeks). And being a dumb (but beloved) boy, he always goes for the bottomless carrots. Now he loves carrots. With my daughter it's cherries. She whines for candy and as she starts to get very upset, I say, "Well, don't tell mom, but you can have as many cherries as you want, but just today." Both kids have sweet tooths but both eat insane amounts of fruits and vegetables.

You want your almost teenage son to eat nothing but carrots when he is hungry after dinner? That’s cool for a 5yo who is stalling bedtime, but it’s bot nearly enough calories for a teenager who is about to shoot up in height! How about carrots and pita and hummus or something?

I don't want my teenage son to eat anything! He helps himself to it!

And it's not his only meal of the day! With his sports schedule, he'll typically have a hearty snack, go to practice, come home, shower, have dinner, watch some TV, eat a dessert, chug some glasses of milk, and then fix himself his bedtime snack and head upstairs to read.

I tell him he can't have candy, cookies or cake, but he can have anything fruit, vegetable or nuts (so long as he pays attention to the serving size) he wants. He sometimes will create a fruit bowl or maybe celery and peanut butter. But carrots are his favorite. We buy baby carrots in bulk. If I buy whole carrots, he'll eat them, skin on, before I can clean them up for him. He wouldn't eat hummus if you held a gun to his head.

My biggest concern is nothing that leaves crumbs everywhere in his room and I don't love the peanut butter because he finds a way to smear it everywhere.

Okay. OP, firstly, just make a rule that there's no food allowed in kids bedrooms, ever. They can have water overnight and that's it. The produce or nuts he's eating after dessert is not going to fill him up. He needs heartier food than that. Or, try giving him a heartier dessert- chocolate ice cream, but add peanut butter, banana and nuts to it. See if that helps.

No, everything is going great. He’s happy, we’re happy and his doctor is very happy and encouraged us. Doesn’t love all the milk but it’s skim.

Am I in cuckoo land? Whole milk is bad for a growing boy?

It’s very bad for your teeth; according to our dentist.

Doctor prefers he drinks water, but if he’s going to drink milk, recommends skim because of the fat content. DS drinks skim anyway because both my wife and I grew up on it and it’s what has always been in the fridge.

He drinks at least half a gallon a day, so at that rate I don’t think the doctor is wrong.

Actually your dr is wrong. And your son would benefit from whole milk, especially if he isn’t feeling full at night. Whole milk is far more satiating that skim, the vitamins in the milk absorb much better, and the impact on tooth decay is no different that skim. They both have the same amount of natural sugars, it’s the fat content that differs. Fat does not contribute to tooth decay.

Well, I could listen to a doctor who endorses the current system which makes my son super happy and healthy... or I could listen to a person on the internet. Hmm.

He likes skim milk. That's what he chooses to drink. Like a lot of people accustomed to drinking skim or 2 percent he finds whole milk to have a funny aftertaste. The dentist is the one with the issue about the milk because of the sugar. I don't anyone thinks that fat in milk causes tooth decay, but I'm glad you clarified.

Skim milk and whole milk contain the same “sugar” dummy. No way a doctor told you any of this nonsense. Your doctor probably just said skim is fine because you mention that is what you are buying and what your preference is, so he said, yeah, that fine- that isn’t an endorsement. Which it is fine, but it is in no way better for your teeth or health unless you have a weight or cholesterol problem, even then, you may still benefit from whole milk over skim depending on your own specifics.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine eats a whole can of Spam and half a loaf of white bread with mayo before bed. He loves it!

Well, he's growing. It's sick that you don't allow him to eat two cans of spam. The fat in the spam doesn't cause tooth decay, your doctor is lying!

He can have 2 if he wants it, he’s usually full off just one though.

You shouldn't be policing him.

Good point. Maybe he needs more to eat. Do you think a weekly pig roast would be enough or should I do 2 whole pigs per week?

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Anonymous wrote:Op here- growing up I was always told to not eat right before bed because food can’t be digested. I am new to this!

I know he is hungry so that’s why I am looking for something healthy and fills him up.

Love all of these ideas! Thank you.

PP with the carrots... one of my strategies with veggies and fruit (and I know this is not unique) is basically to have a bottomless veggie and fruit option. So, I may say, well, you can have two girl scout cookies, OR as many carrots as you can carry to your room (so long as you don't leave them in there for weeks). And being a dumb (but beloved) boy, he always goes for the bottomless carrots. Now he loves carrots. With my daughter it's cherries. She whines for candy and as she starts to get very upset, I say, "Well, don't tell mom, but you can have as many cherries as you want, but just today." Both kids have sweet tooths but both eat insane amounts of fruits and vegetables.

You want your almost teenage son to eat nothing but carrots when he is hungry after dinner? That’s cool for a 5yo who is stalling bedtime, but it’s bot nearly enough calories for a teenager who is about to shoot up in height! How about carrots and pita and hummus or something?

I don't want my teenage son to eat anything! He helps himself to it!

And it's not his only meal of the day! With his sports schedule, he'll typically have a hearty snack, go to practice, come home, shower, have dinner, watch some TV, eat a dessert, chug some glasses of milk, and then fix himself his bedtime snack and head upstairs to read.

I tell him he can't have candy, cookies or cake, but he can have anything fruit, vegetable or nuts (so long as he pays attention to the serving size) he wants. He sometimes will create a fruit bowl or maybe celery and peanut butter. But carrots are his favorite. We buy baby carrots in bulk. If I buy whole carrots, he'll eat them, skin on, before I can clean them up for him. He wouldn't eat hummus if you held a gun to his head.

My biggest concern is nothing that leaves crumbs everywhere in his room and I don't love the peanut butter because he finds a way to smear it everywhere.

Okay. OP, firstly, just make a rule that there's no food allowed in kids bedrooms, ever. They can have water overnight and that's it. The produce or nuts he's eating after dessert is not going to fill him up. He needs heartier food than that. Or, try giving him a heartier dessert- chocolate ice cream, but add peanut butter, banana and nuts to it. See if that helps.

No, everything is going great. He’s happy, we’re happy and his doctor is very happy and encouraged us. Doesn’t love all the milk but it’s skim.

Am I in cuckoo land? Whole milk is bad for a growing boy?

It’s very bad for your teeth; according to our dentist.

Doctor prefers he drinks water, but if he’s going to drink milk, recommends skim because of the fat content. DS drinks skim anyway because both my wife and I grew up on it and it’s what has always been in the fridge.

He drinks at least half a gallon a day, so at that rate I don’t think the doctor is wrong.

Actually your dr is wrong. And your son would benefit from whole milk, especially if he isn’t feeling full at night. Whole milk is far more satiating that skim, the vitamins in the milk absorb much better, and the impact on tooth decay is no different that skim. They both have the same amount of natural sugars, it’s the fat content that differs. Fat does not contribute to tooth decay.

Well, I could listen to a doctor who endorses the current system which makes my son super happy and healthy... or I could listen to a person on the internet. Hmm.

He likes skim milk. That's what he chooses to drink. Like a lot of people accustomed to drinking skim or 2 percent he finds whole milk to have a funny aftertaste. The dentist is the one with the issue about the milk because of the sugar. I don't anyone thinks that fat in milk causes tooth decay, but I'm glad you clarified.

Skim milk and whole milk contain the same “sugar” dummy. No way a doctor told you any of this nonsense. Your doctor probably just said skim is fine because you mention that is what you are buying and what your preference is, so he said, yeah, that fine- that isn’t an endorsement. Which it is fine, but it is in no way better for your teeth or health unless you have a weight or cholesterol problem, even then, you may still benefit from whole milk over skim depending on your own specifics.

Our doctor never said anything about the sugar content of skim milk. Did yours? I'm confused why you're talking about that?