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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Two individuals, one a full grown man and one a presumably male teen athlete who needs big meals and you make a single grocery store roasted chicken last for two dinners plus leftovers?  Buy a second chicken and double the amount you're making.  [/b]

We are moving into colder weather so focus on soups and filling pastas or healthy-ish casseroles. I make a very hearty beef barley soup that my family will eat for days.  The barley soaks up the remaining broth while it's in the fridge so it ends up being more pasta than soup for lunches the next few days but no one cares since it's warm and filling.  Big batches of taco meat are a good call, and you can use turkey instead of beef if you don't want as much red meat.  Chili with beans and ground meat is another option.

I also keep on hand deli turkey, cheese, crackers and plenty of cut vegetables with hummus.  My teen athlete can put together a filling lunch or snack.[/quote]

This stood out to me too. They need more protein, especially a teen athlete. One grocery chicken (they're usually on the smaller 2ish lb side) is not enough for 2 dinners and a lunch. [/quote]

OP sounds like chicken leg lady who made 10 chicken legs for her family of six and was surprised that they were hungry an hour later.[/quote]

NP. I thought of her too! She’s back![/quote]

I loved that thread! She came back and updated and I was so proud of her.[/quote]

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