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Can't address the DD who wants to lose weight (although it sounds like a bad idea, and drinking "food" is generally unhelpful). However, why is your teen who is trying to gain weight eating an egg white? He should be eating whole eggs at a minimum, and even then it's not very calorie dense. He needs things like peanut butter, cheese, avocados, granoloa with nuts and whole milk. I know because my kids have to eat these per the ped and nutritionist. And always liquids after solids--eat first, drink after.

I used to think like you, that nutrition had to be 'chewed' in order to be healthy. You're wrong. It's what's in the stuff that's important. One of my kids has SN and it took me longer than it should have to accept, even though I was working with professionals, to recognize that good nutrition didn't require chewing. My kid won't 'chew' in the morning but he absolutely will drink. He get's a high protein Boost drink every morning. The rest of us have grabbed on every now and then because it's convenient and healthy. My 100 year old grandmother has also done a lot better since she started including them.

Yes it's better for someone who would not eat at all, but chewing your food is healthier for a healthy human with no underlying issues.

What is your source for that information? Sounds like it's something your grandma told you.

Try an expert, or lacking that ability, Google.

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Can't address the DD who wants to lose weight (although it sounds like a bad idea, and drinking "food" is generally unhelpful). However, why is your teen who is trying to gain weight eating an egg white? He should be eating whole eggs at a minimum, and even then it's not very calorie dense. He needs things like peanut butter, cheese, avocados, granoloa with nuts and whole milk. I know because my kids have to eat these per the ped and nutritionist. And always liquids after solids--eat first, drink after.

I used to think like you, that nutrition had to be 'chewed' in order to be healthy. You're wrong. It's what's in the stuff that's important. One of my kids has SN and it took me longer than it should have to accept, even though I was working with professionals, to recognize that good nutrition didn't require chewing. My kid won't 'chew' in the morning but he absolutely will drink. He get's a high protein Boost drink every morning. The rest of us have grabbed on every now and then because it's convenient and healthy. My 100 year old grandmother has also done a lot better since she started including them.

Yes it's better for someone who would not eat at all, but chewing your food is healthier for a healthy human with no underlying issues.

What is your source for that information? Sounds like it's something your grandma told you.

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Anonymous wrote:My teens want Kenco instant smoothie subscriptions. Actually I think they want to share a 60 smoothie monthly box which is $137. These are plant-based powders that you put in water or a milk. They want this instead of the hot breakfast I offer around 7:30 am or whatever they can make themselves like cereal or toast. I am not sold.

1) The girl needs to lose weight. Per the pediatrician. These powders are only 80 calories, but I don’t think they will hold her through to lunch. She eats a lot of fresh fruit and I think her best bet is a fresh fruit and vegetable smoothie at a higher calorie point. Otherwise I’m afraid she follow the powdered smoothie with fresh fruit or even junk anyway. We don’t really have junky junk (except my well hidden cookies), but she can eat a bag of SkinnyPop in one sitting.
2) The boy needs to gain weight. He has eaten an extra egg white with breakfast or sometimes a hard boiled egg at 9:50 AM. I don’t know why he thinks an 80 calorie smoothie will satisfy him until lunch.

Should I let them get it once and hope they are disgusting so the kids think it was a waste? Or just nix it off the bat? I can buy them a Ninja to share or those individual smoothie blenders.

Can't address the DD who wants to lose weight (although it sounds like a bad idea, and drinking "food" is generally unhelpful). However, why is your teen who is trying to gain weight eating an egg white? He should be eating whole eggs at a minimum, and even then it's not very calorie dense. He needs things like peanut butter, cheese, avocados, granoloa with nuts and whole milk. I know because my kids have to eat these per the ped and nutritionist. And always liquids after solids--eat first, drink after.

He is eating an extra egg white, pure protein with breakfast or a hard boiled egg as a mid-morning snack. This is our pediatrician’s recommendation. He is already usually eating nutrient-rich foods like you described since I offer a daily hot breakfast.

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Can't address the DD who wants to lose weight (although it sounds like a bad idea, and drinking "food" is generally unhelpful). However, why is your teen who is trying to gain weight eating an egg white? He should be eating whole eggs at a minimum, and even then it's not very calorie dense. He needs things like peanut butter, cheese, avocados, granoloa with nuts and whole milk. I know because my kids have to eat these per the ped and nutritionist. And always liquids after solids--eat first, drink after.

I used to think like you, that nutrition had to be 'chewed' in order to be healthy. You're wrong. It's what's in the stuff that's important. One of my kids has SN and it took me longer than it should have to accept, even though I was working with professionals, to recognize that good nutrition didn't require chewing. My kid won't 'chew' in the morning but he absolutely will drink. He get's a high protein Boost drink every morning. The rest of us have grabbed on every now and then because it's convenient and healthy. My 100 year old grandmother has also done a lot better since she started including them.

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Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

You do you. I think that’s spoiling your kids. I don’t just grant my kid a “request” for expensive food.

Well I don't deny my kids healthy food simply because it is more expensive.

How nice to be in an economic class where you don't have to say 'no' to your kids. I'm solid middle class but just because my kid want something 'healthy' doesn't mean I buy it. My kids prefer raspberries but I buy strawberries because they're a better value.

Are strawberries always a better value? We buy big bags of frozen berries all year as well as fresh when in season. My kids prefer blueberries and sometimes, in season, they are cheaper than strawberries.

But bananas are cheapest of all and if saving money is what matters most, you’d be saving a lot more just feeding your kids bananas and not any berries of any kind.

That said, are you really saving THAT much on strawberries vs. raspberries? Enough that it’s worth you kids looking back and saying “Mom was so cheap that she never let us have raspberries because they were 50 cents more per lb.”

Yeah that PP doesn't sound very lovable. I doubt her kids will look back fondly on their childhoods with her....

Or a teen could, I don’t know, get a job if they want expensive stuff

What jobs can teens get in this economy? We see adults bagging groceries, walking dogs, and knocking on doors to mow lawns.

Bagging groceries, walking dogs, tutoring, mowing lawns, etc. Parents make that excuse for their kids a lot. They have to call around. Grocery stores are hiring.

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Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

You do you. I think that’s spoiling your kids. I don’t just grant my kid a “request” for expensive food.

Well I don't deny my kids healthy food simply because it is more expensive.

How nice to be in an economic class where you don't have to say 'no' to your kids. I'm solid middle class but just because my kid want something 'healthy' doesn't mean I buy it. My kids prefer raspberries but I buy strawberries because they're a better value.

Are strawberries always a better value? We buy big bags of frozen berries all year as well as fresh when in season. My kids prefer blueberries and sometimes, in season, they are cheaper than strawberries.

But bananas are cheapest of all and if saving money is what matters most, you’d be saving a lot more just feeding your kids bananas and not any berries of any kind.

That said, are you really saving THAT much on strawberries vs. raspberries? Enough that it’s worth you kids looking back and saying “Mom was so cheap that she never let us have raspberries because they were 50 cents more per lb.”

Yeah that PP doesn't sound very lovable. I doubt her kids will look back fondly on their childhoods with her....

Or a teen could, I don’t know, get a job if they want expensive stuff

What jobs can teens get in this economy? We see adults bagging groceries, walking dogs, and knocking on doors to mow lawns.

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Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

You do you. I think that’s spoiling your kids. I don’t just grant my kid a “request” for expensive food.

Well I don't deny my kids healthy food simply because it is more expensive.

How nice to be in an economic class where you don't have to say 'no' to your kids. I'm solid middle class but just because my kid want something 'healthy' doesn't mean I buy it. My kids prefer raspberries but I buy strawberries because they're a better value.

Are strawberries always a better value? We buy big bags of frozen berries all year as well as fresh when in season. My kids prefer blueberries and sometimes, in season, they are cheaper than strawberries.

But bananas are cheapest of all and if saving money is what matters most, you’d be saving a lot more just feeding your kids bananas and not any berries of any kind.

That said, are you really saving THAT much on strawberries vs. raspberries? Enough that it’s worth you kids looking back and saying “Mom was so cheap that she never let us have raspberries because they were 50 cents more per lb.”

Yeah that PP doesn't sound very lovable. I doubt her kids will look back fondly on their childhoods with her....

Or a teen could, I don’t know, get a job if they want expensive stuff

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Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

You do you. I think that’s spoiling your kids. I don’t just grant my kid a “request” for expensive food.

Well I don't deny my kids healthy food simply because it is more expensive.

How nice to be in an economic class where you don't have to say 'no' to your kids. I'm solid middle class but just because my kid want something 'healthy' doesn't mean I buy it. My kids prefer raspberries but I buy strawberries because they're a better value.

Are strawberries always a better value? We buy big bags of frozen berries all year as well as fresh when in season. My kids prefer blueberries and sometimes, in season, they are cheaper than strawberries.

But bananas are cheapest of all and if saving money is what matters most, you’d be saving a lot more just feeding your kids bananas and not any berries of any kind.

That said, are you really saving THAT much on strawberries vs. raspberries? Enough that it’s worth you kids looking back and saying “Mom was so cheap that she never let us have raspberries because they were 50 cents more per lb.”

Yeah that PP doesn't sound very lovable. I doubt her kids will look back fondly on their childhoods with her....

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Anonymous wrote:Why are they eating at 7:30am?

School starts at 9. Why wouldn’t students eat at 7:30?

Because they are not hungry. I would not have them, especially anybody trying to lose weight, eating before they are hungry.

My kid chooses to wake up at 7, year round, so he eats breakfast at 7:30

That doesn't make it right.

What? Please elaborate on what is “wrong” about that

You should eat when you are hungry not because you are awake.

Wait -- where did anyone said the kid wasn't hungry? Are you under the impression that nobody is ever hungry in the morning?

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The question was why are they eating at 7:30.

The answer was because school starts at 9.

They did not say "because they are hungry"... but i would wonder why somebody is hungry at 7:30... maybe they eat dinner at 5, then it would be normal.

But that is not what they said, they said... because school starts at 9, meaning they are teaching their kids to eat even if they are not hungry... because school starts at 9.

BTW if you are eating late... 7pm and your child is hungry at 7:30 I would eat less carbs and sugar and more fat and protein.

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Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

You do you. I think that’s spoiling your kids. I don’t just grant my kid a “request” for expensive food.

Well I don't deny my kids healthy food simply because it is more expensive.

How nice to be in an economic class where you don't have to say 'no' to your kids. I'm solid middle class but just because my kid want something 'healthy' doesn't mean I buy it. My kids prefer raspberries but I buy strawberries because they're a better value.

Are strawberries always a better value? We buy big bags of frozen berries all year as well as fresh when in season. My kids prefer blueberries and sometimes, in season, they are cheaper than strawberries.

But bananas are cheapest of all and if saving money is what matters most, you’d be saving a lot more just feeding your kids bananas and not any berries of any kind.

That said, are you really saving THAT much on strawberries vs. raspberries? Enough that it’s worth you kids looking back and saying “Mom was so cheap that she never let us have raspberries because they were 50 cents more per lb.”

Yeah that PP doesn't sound very lovable. I doubt her kids will look back fondly on their childhoods with her....

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Anonymous wrote:I drink Kenco. They are not smoothie-like. More like a juice and they are actually very healthy. Most are a bit sweet from berries but nothing like a protein smoothie. And on that point they have no protein. It’s definitely a way to increase vitamin intake—not meal replacement. That said I love them and my skin is much better.

Is it a 1 a day thing?

You could have 1 or 2. It’s all sorts of unusual fruits and veg that I don’t eat that often. It’s freeze dried fruit and veggies so it’s kind of thick. I have one each afternoon. I eat veggies every day but only the same ones so this gives me much more variety and is was easier for me.

Again, it’s not a meal replacement. But I feel a huge difference.

Could you add protein powder and fiber? Or could you put it in overnight oats, a yogurt bowl, chia pudding, or a cold soup?

This is the quoted PP. Literally drinking one now. You could absolutely add one to a smoothie or add one of the savory ones to a soup. Last week their newsletter had a recipe for mixing one to make overnight oats b I haven’t tried it. Not sure about yogurt. Again it’s not exactly like a powder. You mix with water and shake for two minutes and the fruit/veg slightly reconstitutes/thickens. So I don’t know if the yogurt would have enough water for it to absorb. But maybe. You could certainly blend with a water and yogurt.

Have you tried all the flavors? What is up with baobob?

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Anonymous wrote:I drink Kenco. They are not smoothie-like. More like a juice and they are actually very healthy. Most are a bit sweet from berries but nothing like a protein smoothie. And on that point they have no protein. It’s definitely a way to increase vitamin intake—not meal replacement. That said I love them and my skin is much better.

Is it a 1 a day thing?

You could have 1 or 2. It’s all sorts of unusual fruits and veg that I don’t eat that often. It’s freeze dried fruit and veggies so it’s kind of thick. I have one each afternoon. I eat veggies every day but only the same ones so this gives me much more variety and is was easier for me.

Again, it’s not a meal replacement. But I feel a huge difference.

Could you add protein powder and fiber? Or could you put it in overnight oats, a yogurt bowl, chia pudding, or a cold soup?

This is the quoted PP. Literally drinking one now. You could absolutely add one to a smoothie or add one of the savory ones to a soup. Last week their newsletter had a recipe for mixing one to make overnight oats b I haven’t tried it. Not sure about yogurt. Again it’s not exactly like a powder. You mix with water and shake for two minutes and the fruit/veg slightly reconstitutes/thickens. So I don’t know if the yogurt would have enough water for it to absorb. But maybe. You could certainly blend with a water and yogurt.

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Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

You do you. I think that’s spoiling your kids. I don’t just grant my kid a “request” for expensive food.

Well I don't deny my kids healthy food simply because it is more expensive.

How nice to be in an economic class where you don't have to say 'no' to your kids. I'm solid middle class but just because my kid want something 'healthy' doesn't mean I buy it. My kids prefer raspberries but I buy strawberries because they're a better value.

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Anonymous wrote:I drink Kenco. They are not smoothie-like. More like a juice and they are actually very healthy. Most are a bit sweet from berries but nothing like a protein smoothie. And on that point they have no protein. It’s definitely a way to increase vitamin intake—not meal replacement. That said I love them and my skin is much better.

Is it a 1 a day thing?

You could have 1 or 2. It’s all sorts of unusual fruits and veg that I don’t eat that often. It’s freeze dried fruit and veggies so it’s kind of thick. I have one each afternoon. I eat veggies every day but only the same ones so this gives me much more variety and is was easier for me.

Again, it’s not a meal replacement. But I feel a huge difference.

Could you add protein powder and fiber? Or could you put it in overnight oats, a yogurt bowl, chia pudding, or a cold soup?

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Anonymous wrote:Non-cooks get so upset when people who love to cook actually cook for their kids... it's like cooking for your kids offends them or questions the way they raise their kids so they have to act like it's an act of terrible parenting.

And the people who want their kids to pay or pay 1/2 like WTF.

Crazy, that a parent would expect a kid to pay or pay half for an unnecessary, luxury item. The horror! Do you seriously just buy your kids whatever they want without question??

I don't consider food a luxury item. It's a request for a particular type of food.

You do you. I think that’s spoiling your kids. I don’t just grant my kid a “request” for expensive food.

Well I don't deny my kids healthy food simply because it is more expensive.