Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have inexpensive food available at your rental place - cereal, hot dogs/buns, spaghetti/sauce, chicken drumsticks, mac & cheese, eggs, lunch meat, bread, English muffins.
I'd be inclined to model healthful eating. Lots of vegetables filling each meal plate at dinner. Fruit with lunch. Omelets for breakfast with English muffin for kids but not cereal, which isn't going to be enough and too carby.
Ugh. Please do not expect a teenage boy to eat like a peri menopausal middle aged woman. You can serve fruit and scrambled egg whites if you want to, but have bagels and breakfast burritos available, too. And do not "model healthy eating" on vacation.
What you want to teach is - "There are 7 people and there are 7 breakfast burritos. Please take one. If you are still hungry after that, you are welcome to make yourself a PB&J sandwich or have a bowl of cereal."
Yes, this is way more logical.
He needs to fill up on protein and veggies -- not another bowl of cereal. He's "very overweight." He's not burning the carbs. Try an omelette with cheese, veggies, and meat and he'll probably feel full for longer.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have inexpensive food available at your rental place - cereal, hot dogs/buns, spaghetti/sauce, chicken drumsticks, mac & cheese, eggs, lunch meat, bread, English muffins.
I'd be inclined to model healthful eating. Lots of vegetables filling each meal plate at dinner. Fruit with lunch. Omelets for breakfast with English muffin for kids but not cereal, which isn't going to be enough and too carby.
Ugh. Please do not expect a teenage boy to eat like a peri menopausal middle aged woman. You can serve fruit and scrambled egg whites if you want to, but have bagels and breakfast burritos available, too. And do not "model healthy eating" on vacation.
What you want to teach is - "There are 7 people and there are 7 breakfast burritos. Please take one. If you are still hungry after that, you are welcome to make yourself a PB&J sandwich or have a bowl of cereal."
Yes, this is way more logical.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have inexpensive food available at your rental place - cereal, hot dogs/buns, spaghetti/sauce, chicken drumsticks, mac & cheese, eggs, lunch meat, bread, English muffins.
I'd be inclined to model healthful eating. Lots of vegetables filling each meal plate at dinner. Fruit with lunch. Omelets for breakfast with English muffin for kids but not cereal, which isn't going to be enough and too carby.
Ugh. Please do not expect a teenage boy to eat like a peri menopausal middle aged woman. You can serve fruit and scrambled egg whites if you want to, but have bagels and breakfast burritos available, too. And do not "model healthy eating" on vacation.
What you want to teach is - "There are 7 people and there are 7 breakfast burritos. Please take one. If you are still hungry after that, you are welcome to make yourself a PB&J sandwich or have a bowl of cereal."
Anonymous wrote:Who on earth would begrudge their son’s friend for using sunscreen and eating cookies? Only a cheap a$$ control freak.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP you're being way too nice. If I noticed him eating all the snacks, I'd remind him that they are for everyone and that he needs to slow down or replace them. If we went out to eat, I'd expect him to pay for his meal at 19. And if he showed himself to be reasonable, I'd probably offer to pay at the end of the meal once or twice. Once I was in college, I paid for my meals out even if I was home with my family, unless my dad offered.
I wouldn't hold it against him. Some people received no home training, and at 19 he's learning. But I would definitely let him know what is unacceptable around me.
Yeah, he is ruining your vacation, why not try to ruin his!![]()
Good Lord people... OP allowed her son to invite him. Don't be so petty.
EXACTLY, MORE PEOPLE MORE SNACKS. YOU ACT LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE KIDS OP: THEY EAT A LOTTTT
Paying for meals out: presumably there was some agreement before he was invited along. I would not expect my kid's friends to contribute if we went to a restaurant. Even at 18 (my kid isn't quite 19, but I am paying for pizza for a bunch of them this evening...)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have inexpensive food available at your rental place - cereal, hot dogs/buns, spaghetti/sauce, chicken drumsticks, mac & cheese, eggs, lunch meat, bread, English muffins.
I'd be inclined to model healthful eating. Lots of vegetables filling each meal plate at dinner. Fruit with lunch. Omelets for breakfast with English muffin for kids but not cereal, which isn't going to be enough and too carby.
Anonymous wrote:I'm baffled by the idea that a 19yo didn't bring his own sunscreen, but instead waited for his friend's mommy to provide it.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP you're being way too nice. If I noticed him eating all the snacks, I'd remind him that they are for everyone and that he needs to slow down or replace them. If we went out to eat, I'd expect him to pay for his meal at 19. And if he showed himself to be reasonable, I'd probably offer to pay at the end of the meal once or twice. Once I was in college, I paid for my meals out even if I was home with my family, unless my dad offered.
I wouldn't hold it against him. Some people received no home training, and at 19 he's learning. But I would definitely let him know what is unacceptable around me.
Yeah, he is ruining your vacation, why not try to ruin his!![]()
Good Lord people... OP allowed her son to invite him. Don't be so petty.
EXACTLY, MORE PEOPLE MORE SNACKS. YOU ACT LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE KIDS OP: THEY EAT A LOTTTT