Anonymous wrote:Anyone else notice the snack coordinator mom is always "THAT" mom?

Stop the insanity. The kids barely break a sweat and if they do, all the better. They don't need to eat 200 calories of food/drink afterwards. They need to drink water and stick to their basic meals.

We are raising kids that emotionally eat.

I'm the PP "snack mom". I'm not sure what "THAT" mom means. If you mean a mom who continues to agree to volunteer to do things that support kids, coaches and teachers, then I guess I'm "that" mom.

The coach asked if someone would step up and organize this, and I said I would. I would never say that these kids "need" a snack, but I don't think it's such a bad thing either.

Anyone else notice the snack coordinator mom is always "THAT" mom?

Stop the insanity. The kids barely break a sweat and if they do, all the better. They don't need to eat 200 calories of food/drink afterwards. They need to drink water and stick to their basic meals.

We are raising kids that emotionally eat.

Why do 10 year old need a snack after a soccer game? They cannot hang out after with the coach giving them a pep talk but need a snack to do so? We have not had snack after games since they were 6 or 7 unless there is a tournament.

Really popular at our games is chips, brownies, popsicles. Plus lemonade or gatorade.

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Anonymous wrote:We just joined the team and I got the request to bring snack this weekend. This is all new to me. Can someone give me some ideas of what to bring? Team is about 15 girls, plus I need to cover a few siblings.

You just joined the team and the first thing they send is bring the snack? Find a new team. Most teams of kids this age do not have to supply snacks to 15 kids and multiple siblings. What a waste of time, effort and money. I avoid the snacky teams.

snack parent again here. Our coach thinks it gives the kids a reason to hang out for a bit after the game - he thinks it's a bit of team bonding. Plus the kids look forward to it. It's usually just one game that parents are asked to cover. You might spend $20.

I hear what you're saying, but I don't think this is nearly as bad as giving everyone a participation trophy

OP here. We are new to the team but not new to the group of kids. The snack coordinator is the mother of a good friend of my kid. She had the originally assigned mom drop out for Saturday and I assume she knew if she kicked it to me, it would get done. I am not upset at all about it, I just need to know what to bring. She said "carb" and I am just not sure what that means.

Thanks to all who replied!

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Anonymous wrote:We just joined the team and I got the request to bring snack this weekend. This is all new to me. Can someone give me some ideas of what to bring? Team is about 15 girls, plus I need to cover a few siblings.

You just joined the team and the first thing they send is bring the snack? Find a new team. Most teams of kids this age do not have to supply snacks to 15 kids and multiple siblings. What a waste of time, effort and money. I avoid the snacky teams.

snack parent again here. Our coach thinks it gives the kids a reason to hang out for a bit after the game - he thinks it's a bit of team bonding. Plus the kids look forward to it. It's usually just one game that parents are asked to cover. You might spend $20.

I hear what you're saying, but I don't think this is nearly as bad as giving everyone a participation trophy

My dd's team of 13yo girls all love Skinny Pop and frozen grapes. Put the grapes in small snack size zipper bags then freeze them. They are a huge hit.

When does this nonsense end?
10 year olds?

Doritoes and KookAid. Or Cheetos. Always gobbled up quickly!

Anything really. I'm the snack coordinator for my son's team (which just means I get people to sign up). People bring everything from bags of chips/pretzels, or cookies to granola bars. When the kids were very little, we used to have a halftime snack, and that was usually fruit. I wouldn't bring fruit for an end of the game snack personally It's healthy and a lovely gesture, but 10 year olds just want the good stuff. We usually also bring a drink (sports drink or drink pouch. We've had people bring donuts and juice (like a PP suggested), but usually if it's that kids' birthday. Same thing with cupcakes and cookies. We've had parents bring popsicles to hot games -- I have no idea how they keep them frozen, but the kids really like that! Just think about little bags of stuff you put in your kids' lunches - same thing.

Fruit. Bananas are good post-exercise food. Also try clementines.

Anonymous wrote:We just joined the team and I got the request to bring snack this weekend. This is all new to me. Can someone give me some ideas of what to bring? Team is about 15 girls, plus I need to cover a few siblings.

You just joined the team and the first thing they send is bring the snack? Find a new team. Most teams of kids this age do not have to supply snacks to 15 kids and multiple siblings. What a waste of time, effort and money. I avoid the snacky teams.

Doughnuts.

Granola bars, orange slices, grapes, bag of apples. (I usually give them a choice of two.)

You might check with the person who told you to bring the snacks if there are any food allergies you need to work around.

We just joined the team and I got the request to bring snack this weekend. This is all new to me. Can someone give me some ideas of what to bring? Team is about 15 girls, plus I need to cover a few siblings.