Is beans on toast an ok tea for school age children?

I don't see why not, what do their parents think?

My GC who I pick up from school aged 5 - 9 would have spaghetti or cheese on toast as a snack straight away to get them through to dinner at around 6ish.

Nothing wrong with beans/cheese on toast followed by fruit. Jacket potato would also be simple and quick. Maybe make extra of what you eat the day before and just warm that up.

Sounds ok - I suppose it would depend on whether they are eating a decent lunch at school, and also if their parents give them something when they get home?

Also, every child is different, some a lot hungrier than others!

Fine. It's filling and beans are a high protein source. And it's simple!

Thanks all!

Parents are fine about it, I just needed a bit of reassurance.

If the children are having a cooked lunch at school, beans on toast for tea is fine. Jacket potato (done in the microwave or air fryer) with beans and/or cheese is good, too.

That's exactly what my little Grandson had today as we were looking after him, just added couple of fish fingers. He loved it.

Protein, carbs, fibre and vitamins/minerals - sounds good to me! Do you have them every day Kandinsky? If so, I'd be pretty tired too! I have one of my GC twice a week after school and another one all day on a couple of Fridays per month when they're not at nursery, and that's enough for me.

For my after-school GC I quite often make some pasta with a sauce and grated cheese followed by a yoghurt or something like rice pudding (from a tin - he loves it!) Occasionally if we've had something the night before that he likes, for example chicken and roast veg or shepherd's pie, I'll save a portion and re-heat it, but that is the exception rather than the rule. I always try to do something hot as he has a packed lunch at school.

If his parents are happy and your GC have good appetites with a varied diet at home then they'll be getting all they need to be healthy.

My grandson would eat baked beans on toast or with fish fingers or pasta with cheese every day if he got the chance. Nothing wrong with beans/spaghetti on toast when they come home from school

It depends very much what they had for breakfast and lunch. If it is their main meal, I don't think it is right on a regular basis, ok from time to time of course.

Sounds perfect, you could also do eggs, cheese I’d suggest they are also nutritious, simple and acceptable to young ones.

That’s exactly what we’re had 60 odd years ago with a poached egg on top, we all had school meals, fish fingers, Welsh rarebit and spaghetti rings were also on the menu. We didn’t get to choose we ate what was on offer.

Well, we have just had beans on toast for supper, followed by fresh fruit. We had our main meal at lunch time.

However, what on earth are you doing collecting your DGC from school, if by the time you do it you are so tired. In that case you should tell your AC that you can no longer manage it.

It is in my house.
Cut up a lovely tomato to go with it, and there's one of the five-a-day, too.

Beans on toast is fine for kids after school. Mine used to have a yoghurt and fruit after. Even now, DH and I have beans on toast if we’ve had a busy day. In fact so do a lot of my friends.

Definitely if you think like this! 😁

I love beans on toast. 🤗

Me too MissA!

Ooh yes, lots of black pepper, salt, plenty of butter, and well done (almost burnt) toast.
Lovely!!!

FriedGreenTomatoes2 😂

Thanks again everyone, appreciate all your replies.

Not clear from OP whether the children have another meal later. If so, what happened to good old-fashioned tea? Decent bread butter and jam plus dark ecentcake. Or buns? Easy to get ready when children are Hungry.
If their last meal, isn’t 4.30 a bit early.
I’d call baked beans on toast a meal not a snack.

I love beans on toast: fibre, protein- what's not to love?
My children wouldn't touch it ( sigh)