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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do they need "snacks"? Can't the kids eat at home? I don't want my child to go over and be offered junk foods that we don't normally eat at home. Oh well maybe I will teach them that. But still, these "snack" motive must be part of american culture and sounds weird to me. They are not coming for the party so I would not worry about "snacks".[/quote]

You must be a real pill at parties  When you go to someone's house they never offer you food or drink?  Where are you from that you don't eat?  And why is "snacks" in quotes.  What would you envision instead?  A three course meal?

YIKES[/quote]

Seriously. Teens, especially those involved in sports, need a lot more calories than you. My brother would demolish an entire loaf of bread of Pb and j sandwiches or an entire pound of pasta as a snack before dinner. He was in year round sports and was very thin. Our house always had tons of water/milk, popcorn, pasta, bananas, oranges, ingredients to make bread or cookies,  whole grain bread, lettuce, tomatoes, peanut butter, and sandwich meat and cheese always available. Mom was not going to spend a fortune feeding everyone ideal foods, but she tried to balance cheap with nutritious for the whole gang. She also taught us what was “off limits” for friends stopping by.

Guessing you are also the mom that requires your kid to ask before friends come over and that they must leave by a certain time. This is about being the hang out house. Kids hang out where they know they can grab something to eat if they get hungry. You have the house they leave. [/quote]

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