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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have teenagers who are athletes (and a DH who is too).  They eat like that, with the noteable difference that I don't buy Doritos or cokes.  That's what stands out to me.  Feed them more protein, good fats, and whole grains in larger portions at meal time.  Limit snacks to healthy choices, they'll work it out.  If the option is junk food, they tend to eat again.[/quote]

OP, I posted the above, and have read most of the subsequent posts.  My kids are also hockey players who practice 3 times per week, 2 games, plus soccer practices, plus games.  So I'm not kidding that they eat A LOT.

You need to listen to some of the PPs about increasing the quantity.  But seriously consider eliminating the junk sugar.  As athletes, the concern isn't even that they won't burn the calories.  You don't put low grade fuel into a Ferrari, right?  That's what they always say.  Put the right kind of fuel into your kids, and it curbs the need and desire to eat a lot of crap constantly.  As I'm sitting here watching my youngest do homework, he has eaten a banana and two grapefruit--after having eaten his bowl of veggie chili.  I haven't put dinner on the table yet, but will in about 30 minutes.  They do eat nonstop.

I feel your pain, my grocery bills are around $800.  A week.

It's a good investment.[/quote]

Corrected myself.

To the poster wondering how people with lower incomes afford it, I think they cut out the grassfed, free range, organic blah blah.  Sub pasta for faro, quinoa, etc.  [/quote]

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