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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you European? Because I've yet to see Americans putting butter on toast. I actually had teen girls at school make fun of exchange student from Europe who did that, which I told them to stop and that it is never ok to make fun is normal in many parts of Europe... But, as the budget, I found Aldi to be great for feeding my two athletic teens. They are not as huge of eaters as many others, but it is like a bipolar disorder with mine, one day they are not hungry, next day three steaks. It was a good thing they liked Aldi selection, but I cook a lot so it wasn't premade mostly. If you can afford it, supplement with Chipotle or what they like, I know it is not as healthy, but you can't be cooking day and night, or want to? Don't know what turkey sticks are either. Everything sounds really healthy, but add fat to it. Bacon in the morning, mine will come and say that they want real meat, roasted chicken, pork cops, steaks, not tacos or pasta with ground beef, that fills them up, but it gets expensive, hence Aldi.[/quote]

Thanks! No, not European. I've never seen an American NOT put butter on toast, lol...unless they're doing something else like avocado/pb/etc.

Ok, so I'm hearing a lot of "needs more fat"...any suggestions for foods? [/quote]

Same pp quoted, I will correct this... I've seen Americans put butter on bread at the Texas Roadhouse and a few restaurants, but not at home and at school. I think I went with a too strong of a phrase... Sorry, I meant at the school I work at, it was pointed out how this girl was so "weird" for doing it, by other teen girls, and as I am from Europe, I guess I assumed it was rare here and DH's family in Colorado doesn't do this.  I shouldn't make assumptions, you would think I know better than a few teen girls?  So, I stand corrected and accept my ignorance.

As for fat, yes, how to get teens in a society obsessed with fat is bad to eat more fat? I suggest hamburgers as well, will they eat curries? I find that Chinese food never makes my kids full, but Indian food does. I make a lot of Chicken Tikka Masala, curries, naan bread with butter. As for the budget issues, I found that my kids actually prefer dark chicken meat, and it is cheaper, I buy boneless, skinless tighs and make those curries with that, it is softer and doesn't get so chewy like the breast meat. I add chick peas to it and sometimes regular peas, just to add volume. u I also make ribs, buy at Costco or Aldi, and not one rack, two to three. It was so funny watching my DS, who before ate tiny amounts and just the breast, lean, come home, see a whole roasted chicken I just made, and go "yes, I need meat!" He ripped into that chicken and all of a sudden even the wings were his best friends! If your boys are not underweight, I would not do what nutritionist recommended for my DS, which was adding oil to stews, soups, more butter on everything. Nuttela was recommended for DS 4 years ago, but now there is some controversy about it. 
Dinner has become not just dinner at our place any more. Home from school and sports, and then immediately eating, most likely DS would have bought a smoothie or noodles dish anyway(he drives now) before coming home, and still act like he is famished. So dinner around 5, 6pm, and then by 9 dinner is forgotten and it is the time for the second dinner, often soups, toast, more meat, tacos left overs. They are like Hobbits, first dinner, second dinner(breakfast!) Often, I will fry them up some potatoes and sausages in the evening as a second dinner, or make a batch of pancakes with maple syrup. My kids don't really like snack foods, and I am an ok cook. I hope you like to cook? I am sorry about the long post, DS has weight issues and I had to work on his nutrition a lot, so I guess I am still too much into it.[/quote]

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