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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But She isn’t dividing it by 4. She’s dividing it by 5 since she said her son is taking the leftovers for school the next day.

It’s borderline. Not enough to label irresponsible, but the kids are likely eating more whenever they can. And, like me, they may end up growing considerably more in college once they are away from mom.[/quote]

No, it's perfectly fine for a dinner.  A preteen only needs about 45 g of protein and that can be spread across all meals and snacks.

I didn't even add in the calories from any oil (usually people saute the onions etc in some oil) and of course probably they put butter on the bread -- 1 t butter is another 100 calories.   She probably has her kids drinking a cup of milk -- 1% is another 100 calories per cup (plus more protein).

Say 1 hearty serving chicken-root vegetable soup,  two slices of baguette, plus 2 t butter, plus 1 c 1% milk =  575 + 200 + 100 = 875 calories.  A cup of cherries is another 75 calories so 950 calories for dinner.

If her kids are active in sports etc they might still need more for dessert or also some hearty snacks.  But it isn't irresponsible to feed a family a stew based on sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and some chicken.[/quote]

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