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Q is repeating a demand over and over and over and over and over and over....
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 483436" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>In our house, there's my part and the teenager's part.</p><p></p><p>1) My part is to stock stuff we can afford, with some consideration for their tastes, and to make sure we have enough calories available.</p><p></p><p>2) Their part is to be moderate on the expensive stuff, and fill up on the cheap stuff. Now... mine know the difference, yours might not.</p><p></p><p>It works like this... </p><p>B'fast is a bagel - relatively expensive. That's not enough? Hot oatmeal. </p><p>Supper - meat, veggies, fruit... are expensive. Starches, for the most part, are cheap. So, they get a reasonable quantity of the first three... and then fill up on rice/potatoes/pasta/bread.</p><p>Still hungry after the after-school-snack? Clean up some left-overs.</p><p></p><p>No, they don't get to eat 4 granola bars. Or 3 pepperoni sticks.</p><p>But... if you need 2 cups of cooked oats for breakfast, just let me know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 483436, member: 11791"] In our house, there's my part and the teenager's part. 1) My part is to stock stuff we can afford, with some consideration for their tastes, and to make sure we have enough calories available. 2) Their part is to be moderate on the expensive stuff, and fill up on the cheap stuff. Now... mine know the difference, yours might not. It works like this... B'fast is a bagel - relatively expensive. That's not enough? Hot oatmeal. Supper - meat, veggies, fruit... are expensive. Starches, for the most part, are cheap. So, they get a reasonable quantity of the first three... and then fill up on rice/potatoes/pasta/bread. Still hungry after the after-school-snack? Clean up some left-overs. No, they don't get to eat 4 granola bars. Or 3 pepperoni sticks. But... if you need 2 cups of cooked oats for breakfast, just let me know. [/QUOTE]
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