YOUR comment made me laugh!:lol:
Getting him to do those things is nearly impossible! He SO doesnt like to do work.
Maybe one of my New Year Resolutions would be to get his little butt in gear!
Boogity-
Well, I will not flame you! I agree with MOST of what you say. He is only 10, so I wont will be selling his services to horse stables or cattle farms.
I agree hard work will build a killer appetite. And, he is NOT one to work very hard. That Im sure is my fault, he is the youngest and...
Raiquee-
Yeah, there is NO WAY Im going to feed him McDonalds to gain weight! I see that type of behavior enough in this day and age! Im glad you survived your Dad's meal plan! LOL
Im just doing kind of a mixture of what everyone said on here.
Tonight he had venison/vegetable soup, leftover...
I really try not to too. My DH bought some bananas from Guatamala the other day. I just let the family know how far they traveled to get here.
I do find myself actually LOOKING at where they come from though. We buy our ice cream now from a dairy in Owen, WI.
I think the book will help me...
Well, I thank all of you for your ideas. I will find out which nuts have the highest calories and pack them for his snack.
I will continue to give him his shakes for breakfast and at home snacks.
I will try to give him more protien at breakfast. Nix the breakfast cereal and pancakes and opt...
Thank you all so much for your suggestions!
He is a VERY slow eater, which isnt a bad thing. However, I do worry about that with the school lunch time. He probably doesnt have enough time to finish his lunch.
I do make my own yogurt and he likes it. He mixes in some peach preserves or some...
Wife:
Maybe we can substitute the pancakes with homemade whole wheat bread french toast and soak up a whole egg with one slice of bread.
What would you suggest for a snack for school? Maybe nuts?
Well, in the mornings for breakfast he usually has one of these three things:
Milk and cereal (I could use raw milk) (I buy whole milk now)
Pancakes with Grandpa's maple syrup and a glass of milk (again, raw milk)
Breakfast burrito made with pork sausage and eggs and hot sauce
Snack at school...