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teenagers meals

(55 Posts)
Elegran Sun 05-Mar-17 11:06:03

Boys of 14 have hollow legs.

Riverwalk Sun 05-Mar-17 10:55:43

How can it be excessive if he's a beanpole?

jenn Sun 05-Mar-17 10:51:10

No,sounds normal teenager.

pensionpat Sun 05-Mar-17 10:50:29

I have 14 year old also fussy and skinny. I also feed him once a week, and use it as an opportunity to give him more traditional meal, within his preferences- I want him to enjoy it. But I sneak a little something new now and again. This week he ate the same amount of dinner as I did, gammon joint slices, his favourite mash and baked beans. Then a pancake, and a little later, a Magnum. He also asked if I had a crime egg. I failed on that one. He also drank a lot if Schloer. If there is no weight problem I will let him have anything I've got.

Outtawork Sun 05-Mar-17 10:43:22

l usually have my 14 year old grandson stay over on a friday night, he is a beanpole& a bit fussy with food. not sure about amounts of food he should be eating, for breakfast he ate a whole box 375g of chocolate pillows for breakfast. dinner the night before was a tin of chicken curry & a whole bag of pilar rice done in the microwave. plus waffles & a banana later.is this excessive?