Appropriate snacks for soccer 6 year olds?

[Anonymous]

WOW! Don't fight, children. Here is an idea.

The Parent of Allergic Kid (PAK) takes charge of making a list of what is appropriate. PAK divides the list in two categories - fruit/veggies and other snacks, and mentions the quantities. Everyone gets their own bottle of drinks and PAK provides a 3 gallon bottle of water (the kind with tap attached), for refills. PAK then sends email with Sign Up genius for the dates. The parents sign up, everyone gets to see who is bringing what, and there are no surprises or bad feelings. If you think your kid needs cupcakes, you are welcome to bring one for your kid for each practice.

Fruit/veggies - Apples, grapes, sliced watermelon, orange slices, bananas, carrot sticks, clementines....
Other snacks - Granola bars, string cheese, Pirate's booty, graham crackers, pretzels....

Can we now go back to SAHM vs WOHM wars or how much is your HHI?

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Anonymous wrote:Besides, I don't think you can reasonably expect a soccer group to accommodate your vegetarian/vegan/low carb diet choices.

Its unreasonable to expect parents bring reasonable snacks of fruits, veggies, crackers, and more healthy options.

Yeah, because what is on your list of "ok" foods will be on someone else's list of "not ok" foods. Your black bean chips and hummus sound delicious to me but that will not be a popular snack among 6 year old kids.

Just bring something that most of them will eat and that cleans up easily.

No one is talking that. Grapes, strawberries, carrots, oranges, celery are all basic.

My kid is allergic to strawberries and has sensory issues won't eat grapes, carrots, oranges or celery. And, sensory issues are just as 'real' as food allergies.

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Anonymous wrote:Besides, I don't think you can reasonably expect a soccer group to accommodate your vegetarian/vegan/low carb diet choices.

Its unreasonable to expect parents bring reasonable snacks of fruits, veggies, crackers, and more healthy options.

Yeah, because what is on your list of "ok" foods will be on someone else's list of "not ok" foods. Your black bean chips and hummus sound delicious to me but that will not be a popular snack among 6 year old kids.

Just bring something that most of them will eat and that cleans up easily.

No one is talking that. Grapes, strawberries, carrots, oranges, celery are all basic.

My kid is allergic to strawberries and has sensory issues won't eat grapes, carrots, oranges or celery. And, sensory issues are just as 'real' as food allergies.

I brought strawberries, and only one kid ate them. All the other kids refused. I cut them up and put them in clear plastic cups with forks, and the parents thought it was a great idea, but none of the kids did. Except that one who took a cup and ate them. My younger dd who wasn't playing was thrilled because she could eat plenty of strawberries that day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oreos, cheetos and gatorade


Yay! Dcum soccer snack season

Oreos, Cheetos, and SODA! There, fixed that for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Besides, I don't think you can reasonably expect a soccer group to accommodate your vegetarian/vegan/low carb diet choices.

Its unreasonable to expect parents bring reasonable snacks of fruits, veggies, crackers, and more healthy options.

Yeah, because what is on your list of "ok" foods will be on someone else's list of "not ok" foods. Your black bean chips and hummus sound delicious to me but that will not be a popular snack among 6 year old kids.

Just bring something that most of them will eat and that cleans up easily.

No one is talking that. Grapes, strawberries, carrots, oranges, celery are all basic.

My kid is allergic to strawberries and has sensory issues won't eat grapes, carrots, oranges or celery. And, sensory issues are just as 'real' as food allergies.

I brought strawberries, and only one kid ate them. All the other kids refused. I cut them up and put them in clear plastic cups with forks, and the parents thought it was a great idea, but none of the kids did. Except that one who took a cup and ate them. My younger dd who wasn't playing was thrilled because she could eat plenty of strawberries that day.

You should have put a nice dollup of whipped cream on them.. I'll bet more would have at least tried them.

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Anonymous wrote:Besides, I don't think you can reasonably expect a soccer group to accommodate your vegetarian/vegan/low carb diet choices.

Right. Everyone knows professional soccer players only eat cupcakes.

[Anonymous]

Pears, apples, carrots, BoomchikApop, granola bar, goldfish

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Anonymous wrote:Besides, I don't think you can reasonably expect a soccer group to accommodate your vegetarian/vegan/low carb diet choices.

Its unreasonable to expect parents bring reasonable snacks of fruits, veggies, crackers, and more healthy options.

Yeah, because what is on your list of "ok" foods will be on someone else's list of "not ok" foods. Your black bean chips and hummus sound delicious to me but that will not be a popular snack among 6 year old kids.

Just bring something that most of them will eat and that cleans up easily.

No one is talking that. Grapes, strawberries, carrots, oranges, celery are all basic.

My kid is allergic to strawberries and has sensory issues won't eat grapes, carrots, oranges or celery. And, sensory issues are just as 'real' as food allergies.

I am the one who posted what you respond to. I have the picky vegetarian with food allergies. Difference between healthy snacks that consider food allergies and major restrictions. I would expect if someone brought pizza to be considerate and get cheese and pepperoni but I would not expect someone to provide vegan cheese if we were vegan (which we are not).

Given your restrictions you bring your own food. (My kid was diagnosed with sensory issues and I think its a bunch of OT bunk to bill parents for OT's justifying payment for non-sense therapy like having kids play with play dough and shaving cream). If your kid has that many feeding issues (and mine did) you bring your own food, supplement with formula or pedisure and make it work. Or, go to a feeding clinic. At one point, my kid would only eat 1-2 foods. So, do I claim sensory and say you can only bring that? The point is asking for healthy snacks if they are provided taking into account life threatening food allergies (my kid just gets a rash so we stay away but never ask for it to be banned or not brought). To say someone cannot bring strawberries, grapes, carrots, oranges or celery which are all very appropriate snacks is even extreme for me. Maybe you'd do better with the neon cup cakes.

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Anonymous wrote:Besides, I don't think you can reasonably expect a soccer group to accommodate your vegetarian/vegan/low carb diet choices.

Right. Everyone knows professional soccer players only eat cupcakes.

Actually, as a parent, be decent - bring nice cupcakes for the parent eat while we are forced to watch the game and then bring healthy snacks for the kids afterward. They should be busy enough playing not to notice (we hide the crap food and it comes out after bed).

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Anonymous wrote:Besides, I don't think you can reasonably expect a soccer group to accommodate your vegetarian/vegan/low carb diet choices.

Right. Everyone knows professional soccer players only eat cupcakes.

Actually, as a parent, be decent - bring nice cupcakes for the parent eat while we are forced to watch the game and then bring healthy snacks for the kids afterward. They should be busy enough playing not to notice (we hide the crap food and it comes out after bed).

You are sneaky!

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Anonymous wrote:Besides, I don't think you can reasonably expect a soccer group to accommodate your vegetarian/vegan/low carb diet choices.

Its unreasonable to expect parents bring reasonable snacks of fruits, veggies, crackers, and more healthy options.

Yeah, because what is on your list of "ok" foods will be on someone else's list of "not ok" foods. Your black bean chips and hummus sound delicious to me but that will not be a popular snack among 6 year old kids.

Just bring something that most of them will eat and that cleans up easily.

No one is talking that. Grapes, strawberries, carrots, oranges, celery are all basic.

My kid is allergic to strawberries and has sensory issues won't eat grapes, carrots, oranges or celery. And, sensory issues are just as 'real' as food allergies.

I brought strawberries, and only one kid ate them. All the other kids refused. I cut them up and put them in clear plastic cups with forks, and the parents thought it was a great idea, but none of the kids did. Except that one who took a cup and ate them. My younger dd who wasn't playing was thrilled because she could eat plenty of strawberries that day.

Mine would have eaten it but would have preferred they be whole (not sure why as I like them cut).

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Anonymous wrote:Besides, I don't think you can reasonably expect a soccer group to accommodate your vegetarian/vegan/low carb diet choices.

Right. Everyone knows professional soccer players only eat cupcakes.

Actually, as a parent, be decent - bring nice cupcakes for the parent eat while we are forced to watch the game and then bring healthy snacks for the kids afterward. They should be busy enough playing not to notice (we hide the crap food and it comes out after bed).

You are sneaky!

Just because I feed my kid healthy and teach him well doesn't mean I always have to.

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Anonymous wrote:Op, I'm not a snack nazi, but I ask that you think about the time of day. An 11 o'clock game followed by cookies undermines lunch and pretty much ruins the day for kids with small appetites. Those same cookies at 2 don't matter much.

Orange slices and water was always my favorite. If you bring sugary snacks (fruit chewy things, or rice crispy treats) I would be nice to your face, but hate you.

Wow.

Yup. You ruin my day and my kids day with something completely unrelated to athletics, and there you are. Managing my kid's blood sugar and teaching him balance was hard enough. It is sports. Sports.

If something as minor as this ruins your entire day, you've got a rough road ahead of of you.

Actually, the blood sugar issues were quite rough. Now they are not as rough because he is more mature, but still not so easy... It isn't the idea of the snack that ruined the day when he was six, but the actual eating of the snack throwing off the mood and meals for hours. At six, not all kids are good at saying "no thank you" and we parents whose kids have a special situation just don't need the crap at every event. Serve what you want at a party, but saturdays got a whole lot easier when our team decided to forgo snacks. We each brought a water bottle for our own kid, and I carried what I needed to keep my son functional.

a 45 minute game doesn't need the "reward" of a sugary snack.

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Anonymous wrote:Why can't vegetarians eat rice crispy treats?

They are made with melted butter.

i thought it was because of the gelatin (or maybe gelatin, I can't remember) in the marshmallows.

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Anonymous wrote:Why can't vegetarians eat rice crispy treats?

They are made with melted butter.

i thought it was because of the gelatin (or maybe gelatin, I can't remember) in the marshmallows.

It is the gelatin. Butter is fine for a vegetarian.