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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here

Thank you all. It just seems like there is a ton of food in the grocery cart each week. In fact the cart is full. Outlawing junk is not gonna go over well with my kids.they are able to self regulate and not each too much.[/quote]

OP you are crazy.  The problem isn't outlawing junk, it's getting more wholesome food so they won't need the junk.  Stop starving them and get a second cart.  Fill it with good things.  If you actually fed your family, they wouldn't be eating pizza, doritos and soda.

Geez.
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Um yeah...

I did 4 carts once a week with 7 kids between 2 and 14, and the two eldest were sedentary girls, not teen athlete boys.  No junk, but we filled one refrigerator totally with vegetables, the other half way with fruit and the rest was dairy and meat for 2 days.  The freezers were meat and frozen fruits and vegetables, and there were multiple 5-10 pound bags of fruit on the counter.  I did a crock pot full of corned beef, expecting that it would be 1/3 or less of the meal; a crock pot FULL of beans could be split between immediate need and the next 2 weeks.

Kids are moving and growing.  They need to eat healthy food in whatever quantity their body needs.

If you want to cut down on costs, get dry beans instead of canned.  Get quantities of cheap cuts of meat and cook them with a lot of moisture on lower heat for longer.  Get a subscription to the produce company that ships the produce that looks less attractive and costs less.  Get a subscription for 2-3 boxes per week to a coop.[/quote]

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