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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our kids are necessarily picky, but what they will eat ebbs and flows. We are really struggling with food waste and food expenses.

There are so many schools of thought: no dessert, clean your plate, no snacks etc. Nothing seems to land right, but we find ourselves with lots of leftovers and kids who won’t eat it.

They’re not big dinner eaters, but DH LOVES dinner. Should he make his own dinner, and the kids and I eat breakfast, lunch, and a “snack dinner”? Sometimes I’ll do blue apron for DH and I and “kid dinner” for them.

I’m honestly not sure what I’m asking. We are just overall frustrated with food waste and expenses.[/quote]

It turns out all of us like different things and want to fuel our bodies at different times. As someone who was forced into the clean plate club and has struggled with weight, I try to honor my kids' feelings of satiety. I feel like it's my job to offer healthy foods and their jobs to figure out how much to eat (and now, when).

Turns out both my husband and I prefer the bigger meal mid day and a light snack in the evening. (By snack I just mean something smaller - usually still a bit of protein and right now, fresh fruit). But I cook real dinners for the kids. I do try to cook things I am happy eating as leftovers the next day. Tonight was "make your own taco bowl" with shredded chicken and different veggies and cheese. My kids had that and I had a hard boiled egg and some fresh peaches. Husband ate smoked salmon and bread. We all eat dinner together. I put all the food on the table and we serve family style so the kids aren't really noticing completely different meals. They want nothing to do with smoked salmon. But they were happy to eat some peaches too.

I also make Thursday night "leftover" night and we just have a mix of whatever is still good. I might add a new protein like grilled chicken, depending. But that helps reduce food waste for us. 
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