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Anonymous wrote:There seems to be two themes to this thread.
1) What to feed 4 college boys who eat somewhat decent and healthy food
2) Hatred for hosting anybody...

I am only addressing #1

Here are the various meals I would prepare. I try not to buy too much processed foods, but at the same time, I do semi-prep foods and freeze it.

Meal 1
- Chicken curry (curry base made ahead and frozen)
- Peas pilaf
- Yogurt cucumber raita
- Store bought rotis or paranthas
- Soaked mung bean salad (Kosambri) with shredded coconut, shredded cabbage and shredded carrots. Give a nice oil tempering (tadka) with curry leaves and some spices.

Meal 2
- Carrots and cucumber idlis with peanut-tomato sauce
- Quinoa pilaf with loads of veggies and nuts, with sweet and sour eggplant in tamarind sauce.

Meal 3
- Cooked ground meat
- Tortillas, guacamole, spanish rice, beans, jarred salsa, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, and lots of sauteed veggies - onions, zucchini, green peppers, mushrooms

Meal 4
- Lasagna with lots of cooked meat and veggie, and a homemade sauce
- Salad

Meal 5
- Pork Penang curry
- Rice
- Mixed mushroom salad
- Tom Yum soup

Meal 6
- Chili
- Corn Bread
- Veggi salad
- Baked stuffed mushrooms

Meal 7
- Pulled pork
- Corn salad
- Buns

Your first 2 meals are absolutely diabolical and way too specific to certain tastes. No way I would serve that to 18/19 year old boys.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There seems to be two themes to this thread.
1) What to feed 4 college boys who eat somewhat decent and healthy food
2) Hatred for hosting anybody...

I am only addressing #1

Here are the various meals I would prepare. I try not to buy too much processed foods, but at the same time, I do semi-prep foods and freeze it.

Meal 1
- Chicken curry (curry base made ahead and frozen)
- Peas pilaf
- Yogurt cucumber raita
- Store bought rotis or paranthas
- Soaked mung bean salad (Kosambri) with shredded coconut, shredded cabbage and shredded carrots. Give a nice oil tempering (tadka) with curry leaves and some spices.

Meal 2
- Carrots and cucumber idlis with peanut-tomato sauce
- Quinoa pilaf with loads of veggies and nuts, with sweet and sour eggplant in tamarind sauce.

Meal 3
- Cooked ground meat
- Tortillas, guacamole, spanish rice, beans, jarred salsa, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, and lots of sauteed veggies - onions, zucchini, green peppers, mushrooms

Meal 4
- Lasagna with lots of cooked meat and veggie, and a homemade sauce
- Salad

Meal 5
- Pork Penang curry
- Rice
- Mixed mushroom salad
- Tom Yum soup

Meal 6
- Chili
- Corn Bread
- Veggi salad
- Baked stuffed mushrooms

Meal 7
- Pulled pork
- Corn salad
- Buns

Your first 2 meals are absolutely diabolical and way too specific to certain tastes. No way I would serve that to 18/19 year old boys.

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Anonymous wrote:Roast chicken. Grilled chicken thighs. Steak with a baked potato bar. Taco bar. Slowcooker a pork but and make bbq pulled pork sandwiches. Basically make a protein centered dish.

I’d also stock up on eggs. My college student sons eat a ton of eggs for breakfast.

Yes I have eggs. I'm just upset because this is very last minute and one of them might stay for days. I hate having guests so much and especially because I now have to rush and do a bunch of things and still work all day. Would you all feel this way or be thrilled? I am a reluctant hostess, it's a nightmare for me.

Your son is in college. Have him go to the grocery store and get what he wants to eat. They can grill or you can cook for them but this shouldn't be a stress for you, he's an adult so he can be the host here.

He's not home now because he went to get the friends. He has not prepared the room, and he's not grocery shopped. Of course he said it's no big deal, whatever, they just need a place to crash...But ultimately that is not how I am comfortable hosting and I know i'd be judged if I did nothing at all.

You think a bunch of college boys are going to judge you on your hostessing? And if they did, you’d actually care?

I think you could do with some therapy or maybe an edible or ten.

I don't like hosting or people in my space. It is SO stressful for me and my family.does.not.get.it. They also pretend to be helpful while not being helpful so I end up feeling (I hate how overused that term is but it fits) gaslit which makes me more anxious.

So say no. period. Your son’s friend can’t stay. I’m sure he can find a hotel or airbnb if he doesn’t want to go back to school. I’m sure he has parents that can send him the money to pay for it. You said he is from out of the country. His parents are paying for him to go to an American college. I’m sure they can also pay for him to stay somewhere for a week. Also, if I knew someone was hosting my child for more than like one night I would be offering to pay for all the meals for the entire time my kid was there (not just my kid’s but for the whole family). I swear some people are just takers and have no shame at all about it.

This is a bizarrely aggressive conjecture. Thus far this kid hasn’t actually asked OP for a d@mn thing. Her SON asked if this kid could stay at her house. That’s it. That’s all we know.

Honestly some of you are just miserable people who will nevertheless act shocked when your adult kids don’t come around or call very often.

expecting to stay at one of your college friends’ house for more than a night or maybe two when you haven’t even met the parents is…something. And OP said her son gave info about why one of the kids needs to stay, and that specifically was what I was referring to. I’m sorry but this is a big ask.

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Anonymous wrote:Baked ziti, salad and garlic bread!

I thought of something like that but I know my ds at least (and I think the others as everyone works out) is not a big carb person in that way (more like sweet potatoes and such) so worried they won't like it. I sort of hate this!!!

What!?

He does not eat pasta, pizza...

Anonymous wrote:There seems to be two themes to this thread.
1) What to feed 4 college boys who eat somewhat decent and healthy food
2) Hatred for hosting anybody...

I am only addressing #1

Here are the various meals I would prepare. I try not to buy too much processed foods, but at the same time, I do semi-prep foods and freeze it.

Meal 1
- Chicken curry (curry base made ahead and frozen)
- Peas pilaf
- Yogurt cucumber raita
- Store bought rotis or paranthas
- Soaked mung bean salad (Kosambri) with shredded coconut, shredded cabbage and shredded carrots. Give a nice oil tempering (tadka) with curry leaves and some spices.

Meal 2
- Carrots and cucumber idlis with peanut-tomato sauce
- Quinoa pilaf with loads of veggies and nuts, with sweet and sour eggplant in tamarind sauce.

Meal 3
- Cooked ground meat
- Tortillas, guacamole, spanish rice, beans, jarred salsa, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, and lots of sauteed veggies - onions, zucchini, green peppers, mushrooms

Meal 4
- Lasagna with lots of cooked meat and veggie, and a homemade sauce
- Salad

Meal 5
- Pork Penang curry
- Rice
- Mixed mushroom salad
- Tom Yum soup

Meal 6
- Chili
- Corn Bread
- Veggi salad
- Baked stuffed mushrooms

Meal 7
- Pulled pork
- Corn salad
- Buns