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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here- growing up I was always told to not eat right before bed because food can’t be digested. I am new to this!

I know he is hungry so that’s why I am looking for something healthy and fills him up.

Love all of these ideas! Thank you.[/quote]

PP with the carrots... one of my strategies with veggies and fruit (and I know this is not unique) is basically to have a bottomless veggie and fruit option. So, I may say, well, you can have two girl scout cookies, OR as many carrots as you can carry to your room (so long as you don't leave them in there for weeks). And being a dumb (but beloved) boy, he always goes for the bottomless carrots. Now he loves carrots. With my daughter it's cherries. She whines for candy and as she starts to get very upset, I say, "Well, don't tell mom, but you can have as many cherries as you want, but just today." Both kids have sweet tooths but both eat insane amounts of fruits and vegetables. [/quote]

This sounds like one big eating disorder waiting to happen. [/quote]

Only on DCUM would children loving to eat fruits and vegetables be considered an eating disorder. [/quote]

Giving a growing teen boy nothing but freaking carrots when he is hungry is absolutely insane.  [/quote]

I love that everyone in this thread is like, "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU STILL CHOOSE FOOD FOR A TEENAGER, WHY AREN'T THEY MAKING THEIR OWN SNACKS!" and I let my tween choose his own snacks and everyone is very mad that he chooses carrots.[/quote]
You’re giving the choice of 2 small cookies or unlimited carrots[/quote]

No you misrepresent her.  Unlimited *fruit or vegetables* or cookies, and he then *chooses* carrots.  Because just giving her growing teen cherries is SO much better  :roll:

My teen likes carrots, too.  Alongside food with actual substantial caloric content.  So he eats stuff like pasta, steak, fried rice, etc. before bed.  And some fruit and veggies.[/quote]

I FEED HIM DINNER! I'm not restricting his diet in any way!

He has pasta, steak, chicken, salmon, rice, servings of vegetables, milk for dinner—more than one serving if he wants it. Then he has dessert. Then he's welcome to choose something for a bed time snack—if it's something like cookies, I tell him to respect the serving size. If it's a fruit or vegetable he can have as much as he wants. He's also welcome to get himself some leftovers or anything he didn't finish, but he usually likes to save it for his lunch the next day. He is very happy with the arrangement, very tall, strong and his doctor is extremely pleased with his development and his overall health. He enjoys going up to bed with a book, a large bowl of carrots and a glass of frosty skim milk! It's a good situation!

My only real restrictions are about food being left in his room. If he does choose to have more from dinner, I want him to sit at the table not go eat it with his hands on his couch in his room, which is what he'll do.[/quote]

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