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Anonymous wrote:What does being a growing boy have to do with meat and potatoes? Sounds more like picky eater.

Fwiw, my teen boy is vegetarian and ran cross country through his growth spurts and is now 6’ tall and at a healthy weight.

+100 way to start a lifetime of unhealthy diet

OP here. Please, take your orthorexia elsewhere. FWIW, figuring out the healthy, delicious meals my kid likes has been tremendously positive for his eating habits. When he knows he’ll like it, he’s relaxed, and much more likely to try the side dishes with different flavors and textures, especially veggies.

But sure, tell me all about your 10 year old who eats tofu and quinoa every night.

PS: meat and potatoes are healthy.

+1 million

Team OP! You can’t beat the nutritional profile of meat, especially as it relates to growing teenagers. The twig and seed-eaters can shovel as much of that stuff in as they want. The rest of us will enjoy our steaks.

Sure, and enjoy your obesity! Red meat and processed meat recommended on this thread is one of the main causes of it.

I’m sorry you’ve got such disordered views on food. People don’t get fat on reasonable portions of meat. It’s the giant buttered rolls, loaded baked potatoes, mac and cheese, etc. on the side. Not to mention the sodas and snacks eaten throughout the day. Plenty of us embrace our omnivorous appetites in a healthy manner. Meanwhile I’ve seen plenty of overweight vegetarians because all they eat are carbs. Balance is a good thing.

100%

Anonymous wrote:I like to make a huge pot of chicken thighs (in the instpot or slow cooker), season, shred and then divide into two shredded chicken's one with BBQ, the other with Franks Red Hot Sauce. The boys eat pulled chicken sandwiches throughout the week as needed while I'm at work, or after I go to bed. Easy and filling for lunch or snacks.

Oooh, this is such a good idea. So it's a batch of buffalo chicken? My teen boy loves a buffalo chicken panini ... I'll try this and he can make them himself!

Anonymous wrote:Yay for heart disease

Shouldn’t you be eating a Snackwells or something?

Yay for heart disease

My teens love make your own burrito bowls (aka dupes of chipolte) - chicken or beef cooked in taco seasoning, cilantro rice, black beans, corn, salsa, guac, sour cream, shredded cheese.

Anonymous wrote:Gross. My children grew up eating far better meals than the ones described above.

Not OP. Here’s a cookie for you! I feel bad that your only sense of validation comes from an anonymous board. I hope you can make some friends that love you and validate you soon.

You need to try Milk Street’s chicken and potato traybake. I have experimented with different variations of chicken and potatoes and this one is by far the best. Roasting whole garlic cloves in the center of the pan so the chicken fat prevents them from burning is genius.

Why not try to expand his limited palate?

Gross. My children grew up eating far better meals than the ones described above.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does being a growing boy have to do with meat and potatoes? Sounds more like picky eater.

Fwiw, my teen boy is vegetarian and ran cross country through his growth spurts and is now 6’ tall and at a healthy weight.

+100 way to start a lifetime of unhealthy diet

OP here. Please, take your orthorexia elsewhere. FWIW, figuring out the healthy, delicious meals my kid likes has been tremendously positive for his eating habits. When he knows he’ll like it, he’s relaxed, and much more likely to try the side dishes with different flavors and textures, especially veggies.

But sure, tell me all about your 10 year old who eats tofu and quinoa every night.

PS: meat and potatoes are healthy.

+1 million

Team OP! You can’t beat the nutritional profile of meat, especially as it relates to growing teenagers. The twig and seed-eaters can shovel as much of that stuff in as they want. The rest of us will enjoy our steaks.

+ infinity

Meat is the most nutritious food anyone, especially a growing teenager, can eat. Don’t listen to the middle-aged women who feel the need to eat like small rodents. For some reason, “meat is terrible” is basically the new “fat is bad,” or “eggs are bad for cholesterol” of this generation. We will look back in several decades at how silly we were thinking seeds and leaves were better for us than a great piece of fish or a grilled piece of grass-fed steak.

Chicken actually has a lot more protein than beef.

Barbecue chicken is really easy in the instant pot. I even use chicken breasts, they’re fine, just cooked with salt, pepper , barbecue sauce of your choice until you can shred it. Scoop it out, add more barbecue sauce.

Or barbecue chicken on the grill.

Add bacon to everything.

anybody know of a good cook book for a meat and potatoes single guy

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you for all the ideas. The ones that I’m going to try are:

Bulgogi rice bowl. If I can find a good brand of marinated bulgogi, sounds really fast. Plus I can add a lot of veggies for me and I like bulgogi!

Taco pasta. Looks disgusting but I think he’ll like it

Baked ziti with ricotta and sausage (NY Times recipe)

Shepherd’s pie. I’m skeptical but he loves mashed potatoes and it was mentioned several times, so we’ll give it a try!

The marinated bulgogi sold by lotte mart is pretty good.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does being a growing boy have to do with meat and potatoes? Sounds more like picky eater.

Fwiw, my teen boy is vegetarian and ran cross country through his growth spurts and is now 6’ tall and at a healthy weight.

+100 way to start a lifetime of unhealthy diet

OP here. Please, take your orthorexia elsewhere. FWIW, figuring out the healthy, delicious meals my kid likes has been tremendously positive for his eating habits. When he knows he’ll like it, he’s relaxed, and much more likely to try the side dishes with different flavors and textures, especially veggies.

But sure, tell me all about your 10 year old who eats tofu and quinoa every night.

PS: meat and potatoes are healthy.

+1 million

Team OP! You can’t beat the nutritional profile of meat, especially as it relates to growing teenagers. The twig and seed-eaters can shovel as much of that stuff in as they want. The rest of us will enjoy our steaks.

Sure, and enjoy your obesity! Red meat and processed meat recommended on this thread is one of the main causes of it.

I’m sorry you’ve got such disordered views on food. People don’t get fat on reasonable portions of meat. It’s the giant buttered rolls, loaded baked potatoes, mac and cheese, etc. on the side. Not to mention the sodas and snacks eaten throughout the day. Plenty of us embrace our omnivorous appetites in a healthy manner. Meanwhile I’ve seen plenty of overweight vegetarians because all they eat are carbs. Balance is a good thing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does being a growing boy have to do with meat and potatoes? Sounds more like picky eater.

Fwiw, my teen boy is vegetarian and ran cross country through his growth spurts and is now 6’ tall and at a healthy weight.

+100 way to start a lifetime of unhealthy diet

OP here. Please, take your orthorexia elsewhere. FWIW, figuring out the healthy, delicious meals my kid likes has been tremendously positive for his eating habits. When he knows he’ll like it, he’s relaxed, and much more likely to try the side dishes with different flavors and textures, especially veggies.

But sure, tell me all about your 10 year old who eats tofu and quinoa every night.

PS: meat and potatoes are healthy.

+1 million

Team OP! You can’t beat the nutritional profile of meat, especially as it relates to growing teenagers. The twig and seed-eaters can shovel as much of that stuff in as they want. The rest of us will enjoy our steaks.

Sure, and enjoy your obesity! Red meat and processed meat recommended on this thread is one of the main causes of it.