Teens want instant smoothie subscription

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Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

+1. Not only is it a food, it's a healthy food. They're not asking for candy bars. They're learning about nutrition and what they like.

Powders are generally not healthy. Why not just use real, fresh fruit?

It lacks protein and yogurt is a dairy so I use non-dairy milk and to protein powder... you want fight over what is more healthy protein powder or cows milk.... really?

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Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Really? I have never heard or seen non-cooks getting so upset over someone else cooking for their kids?

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Can't address the DD who wants to lose weight (although it sounds like a bad idea, and drinking "food" is generally unhelpful). However, why is your teen who is trying to gain weight eating an egg white? He should be eating whole eggs at a minimum, and even then it's not very calorie dense. He needs things like peanut butter, cheese, avocados, granoloa with nuts and whole milk. I know because my kids have to eat these per the ped and nutritionist. And always liquids after solids--eat first, drink after.

I used to think like you, that nutrition had to be 'chewed' in order to be healthy. You're wrong. It's what's in the stuff that's important. One of my kids has SN and it took me longer than it should have to accept, even though I was working with professionals, to recognize that good nutrition didn't require chewing. My kid won't 'chew' in the morning but he absolutely will drink. He get's a high protein Boost drink every morning. The rest of us have grabbed on every now and then because it's convenient and healthy. My 100 year old grandmother has also done a lot better since she started including them.

Yes it's better for someone who would not eat at all, but chewing your food is healthier for a healthy human with no underlying issues.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it this? https://yoursuper.com/products/trial-pack?variant=25883912456¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzIyAhIGq6wIVBovICh3saQ4KEAQYAiABEgLMC_D_BwE

That's what comes up in my search for "Kenco smoothies." I may try it myself. Except for the spirulina, which is just plain nasty, it seems fine (although, not sure what "booboob" is but....) A starter pack is only $25. They'll probably not want more after the first go IMO.

https://www.kencko.com/pages/smoothies

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Anonymous wrote:I drink Kenco. They are not smoothie-like. More like a juice and they are actually very healthy. Most are a bit sweet from berries but nothing like a protein smoothie. And on that point they have no protein. It’s definitely a way to increase vitamin intake—not meal replacement. That said I love them and my skin is much better.

Is it a 1 a day thing?

You could have 1 or 2. It’s all sorts of unusual fruits and veg that I don’t eat that often. It’s freeze dried fruit and veggies so it’s kind of thick. I have one each afternoon. I eat veggies every day but only the same ones so this gives me much more variety and is was easier for me.

Again, it’s not a meal replacement. But I feel a huge difference.

Could you add protein powder and fiber? Or could you put it in overnight oats, a yogurt bowl, chia pudding, or a cold soup?

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Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

So is a request for Japanese kobe beef, or for perfect peaches flown in from the Okanagan valley. It's a luxury version of a food that you can substitute a perfectly good and much cheaper option, like making your own smoothie.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are they eating at 7:30am?

School starts at 9. Why wouldn’t students eat at 7:30?

Because they are not hungry. I would not have them, especially anybody trying to lose weight, eating before they are hungry.

My kid chooses to wake up at 7, year round, so he eats breakfast at 7:30

That doesn't make it right.

What? Please elaborate on what is “wrong” about that

You should eat when you are hungry not because you are awake.

Wait -- where did anyone said the kid wasn't hungry? Are you under the impression that nobody is ever hungry in the morning?

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Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

So is a request for Japanese kobe beef, or for perfect peaches flown in from the Okanagan valley. It's a luxury version of a food that you can substitute a perfectly good and much cheaper option, like making your own smoothie.

Obviously it's nothing like that. All the people saying they should make their own using a blender -- that's not what they want. That would just kill the request while pretending you're giving it to them. Just let them have their month of fun opening envelopes and making fake smoothies. When the first month is over, then you can tell them to start making their own with a blender. Maybe they'll enjoy that, too.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are they eating at 7:30am?

School starts at 9. Why wouldn’t students eat at 7:30?

Because they are not hungry. I would not have them, especially anybody trying to lose weight, eating before they are hungry.

My kid chooses to wake up at 7, year round, so he eats breakfast at 7:30

That doesn't make it right.

What? Please elaborate on what is “wrong” about that

You should eat when you are hungry not because you are awake.

Wait -- where did anyone said the kid wasn't hungry? Are you under the impression that nobody is ever hungry in the morning?

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The question was why are they eating at 7:30.

The answer was because school starts at 9.

They did not say "because they are hungry"... but i would wonder why somebody is hungry at 7:30... maybe they eat dinner at 5, then it would be normal.

But that is not what they said, they said... because school starts at 9, meaning they are teaching their kids to eat even if they are not hungry... because school starts at 9.

BTW if you are eating late... 7pm and your child is hungry at 7:30 I would eat less carbs and sugar and more fat and protein.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are they eating at 7:30am?

School starts at 9. Why wouldn’t students eat at 7:30?

Because they are not hungry. I would not have them, especially anybody trying to lose weight, eating before they are hungry.

My kid chooses to wake up at 7, year round, so he eats breakfast at 7:30

That doesn't make it right.

What? Please elaborate on what is “wrong” about that

You should eat when you are hungry not because you are awake.

Wait -- where did anyone said the kid wasn't hungry? Are you under the impression that nobody is ever hungry in the morning?

(NP)

The question was why are they eating at 7:30.

The answer was because school starts at 9.

They did not say "because they are hungry"... but i would wonder why somebody is hungry at 7:30... maybe they eat dinner at 5, then it would be normal.

But that is not what they said, they said... because school starts at 9, meaning they are teaching their kids to eat even if they are not hungry... because school starts at 9.

BTW if you are eating late... 7pm and your child is hungry at 7:30 I would eat less carbs and sugar and more fat and protein.

I’m OP. We do eat early dinner. They are hungry very soon after waking, but sometimes end up doing other things like exercising or studying rather than coming right out to eat. I am fine with that, but I have to work myself so once I set the dishwasher up, they need to fix their own breakfast. It work well since last spring. They are just fixated on these smoothies suddenly. I ordered the ninja and there’s always fresh fruit, greens, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

So is a request for Japanese kobe beef, or for perfect peaches flown in from the Okanagan valley. It's a luxury version of a food that you can substitute a perfectly good and much cheaper option, like making your own smoothie.

Obviously it's nothing like that. All the people saying they should make their own using a blender -- that's not what they want. That would just kill the request while pretending you're giving it to them. Just let them have their month of fun opening envelopes and making fake smoothies. When the first month is over, then you can tell them to start making their own with a blender. Maybe they'll enjoy that, too.

$137 for a month of smoothies just because the kid wants it is asinine IMO

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

So is a request for Japanese kobe beef, or for perfect peaches flown in from the Okanagan valley. It's a luxury version of a food that you can substitute a perfectly good and much cheaper option, like making your own smoothie.

Obviously it's nothing like that. All the people saying they should make their own using a blender -- that's not what they want. That would just kill the request while pretending you're giving it to them. Just let them have their month of fun opening envelopes and making fake smoothies. When the first month is over, then you can tell them to start making their own with a blender. Maybe they'll enjoy that, too.

Well, no. It's obviously on the spectrum of healthy food items at a luxury price point.

You can't rightly say that "I don't consider food a luxury item" when obviously you do, just at a different price point. It comes off as sanctimonious if you do. You can truthfully say that you are willing to pay for this particular item, but don't judge others for not making the same choices on the ground that "I don't consider food a luxury item."

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Anonymous wrote:Why are they eating at 7:30am?

School starts at 9. Why wouldn’t students eat at 7:30?

Because they are not hungry. I would not have them, especially anybody trying to lose weight, eating before they are hungry.

My kid chooses to wake up at 7, year round, so he eats breakfast at 7:30

That doesn't make it right.

What? Please elaborate on what is “wrong” about that

You should eat when you are hungry not because you are awake.

Wait -- where did anyone said the kid wasn't hungry? Are you under the impression that nobody is ever hungry in the morning?

(NP)

The question was why are they eating at 7:30.

The answer was because school starts at 9.

They did not say "because they are hungry"... but i would wonder why somebody is hungry at 7:30... maybe they eat dinner at 5, then it would be normal.

But that is not what they said, they said... because school starts at 9, meaning they are teaching their kids to eat even if they are not hungry... because school starts at 9.

BTW if you are eating late... 7pm and your child is hungry at 7:30 I would eat less carbs and sugar and more fat and protein.

I am not the initial poster, but I am the one you are currently responding to. I don't think your opinions of how bodies work is really how everyone else need to run their lives. I also doubt that a casual post here is an exhaustive listing of everything that happened.

I always eat some protein and fat with every meal or snack, and I have few no simple carbs each day. I go running at night, and I am hungry when I wake up at 5 every morning.

It's probably best to ask people for more details, rather than be dogmatic about your assumptions and recommendations.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

So is a request for Japanese kobe beef, or for perfect peaches flown in from the Okanagan valley. It's a luxury version of a food that you can substitute a perfectly good and much cheaper option, like making your own smoothie.

Obviously it's nothing like that. All the people saying they should make their own using a blender -- that's not what they want. That would just kill the request while pretending you're giving it to them. Just let them have their month of fun opening envelopes and making fake smoothies. When the first month is over, then you can tell them to start making their own with a blender. Maybe they'll enjoy that, too.

$137 for a month of smoothies just because the kid wants it is asinine IMO

I’m OP and would not mind the money (under $3 a serving) if they were a solid nutritional choice and kept them sated. We encourage them to try new foods even if a little pricey. They died for quail eggs earlier this summer, ate them once, and moved on curiosity satisfied. However, from another poster’s description, they are really just powdered juice. That’s a lot for dehydrated juice that will not sustain them through morning classes. I think some of the exotic flavors like baobob intrigued them. I’m pretty sure we can find some powders to add to more filling ingredients.

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Can't address the DD who wants to lose weight (although it sounds like a bad idea, and drinking "food" is generally unhelpful). However, why is your teen who is trying to gain weight eating an egg white? He should be eating whole eggs at a minimum, and even then it's not very calorie dense. He needs things like peanut butter, cheese, avocados, granoloa with nuts and whole milk. I know because my kids have to eat these per the ped and nutritionist. And always liquids after solids--eat first, drink after.

I used to think like you, that nutrition had to be 'chewed' in order to be healthy. You're wrong. It's what's in the stuff that's important. One of my kids has SN and it took me longer than it should have to accept, even though I was working with professionals, to recognize that good nutrition didn't require chewing. My kid won't 'chew' in the morning but he absolutely will drink. He get's a high protein Boost drink every morning. The rest of us have grabbed on every now and then because it's convenient and healthy. My 100 year old grandmother has also done a lot better since she started including them.

Yes it's better for someone who would not eat at all, but chewing your food is healthier for a healthy human with no underlying issues.

What is your source for that information? Sounds like it's something your grandma told you.