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[quote=Anonymous]I have posted about this before but I am just so frustrated I am trying again.  Would appreciate any advice. My teenaged sons have the worst eating habits on the planet.  They almost never eat breakfast, even when I offer something like sweet rolls.  A healthy breakfast is out of the question.  They are happy to go to school with no breakfast, and when I go to the trouble of making eggs or oatmeal or french toast, they refuse to eat it.  One supposedly gets the school lunch, not sure what he eats.  The other has decided he is a vegetarian, so he refuses to eat the school lunch and refuses to take anything from home because he "does not have time" to eat it.  Not even a snack such as a granola bar.  They get out of school and want ice cream or cookies or cake and sugary drinks, which I break down and buy them more than I'd like to admit because I can't stand to see them starving themselves.   They eat very little of the dinners I make (which are usually vegetarian because of the one son and because that is my preference) but will snarf pizza if I buy that.  I know people will say they will eat well if that's the only option.  But they just won't.  They'd rather go hungry.  They will not touch fruit, sandwiches, nuts.  I end up throwing away most of what I buy/make, and I barely cook anymore because I can't stand to spend the time and have it wasted.  DH travels a lot, so it's usually just me and the boys.  My kids go to a tough school and already feel a lot of pressure; we don't need conflict, and banning junk food would lead to WWIII.  I'm tired of fighting about food.  Suggestions? [/quote]

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