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Feeding Boys

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Feeding growing boys three meals a day (plus snacks!) can be a challenge. We have five children, and two of them are boys. And one of them towers over his parents and siblings at 6 foot 2. And that boy is always hungry!
 
I will regularly come into the kitchen to see my boys standing there, looking into the pantry or the refrigerator, searching for something to eat. And one of the complaints I sometimes hear is about how we’re “an ingredient household.”
 
Since I like to cook from scratch, we keep a lot of pantry staples on hand to make our own from-scratch meals and healthy snacks.
 

Here’s a list of the pantry staples I like to keep on hand. With these simple staples, we can always whip up something, but it does take more effort than buying pre-packaged foods.

Ideas for Feeding Boys

These are some of my favorite ideas for feeding men and boys.

1. Hearty Breakfast Ideas

2. Lunch Ideas

  • Chicken Salad Sandwiches
  • Egg Salad Sandwiches
  • Tuna Salad Sandwiches
  • Leftovers like this Roasted Chicken (use to make chicken salad or other recipes requiring cooked chicken)
  • Homemade Pigs in a Blanket

3. Side Dishes

I’ve found that it’s always a good idea to have two side dishes with the main dish of a meal, to help stretch the food further. It makes the meal feel more filling. Here are some side dish ideas:

4. Dinner Ideas

Serve one of these dinner ideas with one of the side dishes above, for a hearty meal.

5. Healthy Snack Ideas

It seems like my boys are always snacking! Here are some healthy snack ideas we love:

I hope this gives you some ideas of how to feed growing boys!

 

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  1. Thank you for writing this! Whenever people say they are having two boys back to back or two girls back to back they talk about how perfect it is that they will be able to play together. I have noticed though, that this is not the end all!!! My 3 boys are 5 years and then 3 years apart, making the oldest and youngest boy 8 years apart and they ALL have such sweet, loving, wrestling, Lego building moments together! What joy it rings my heart seen little brother lean against trusted big brother or big brother taking care of little brother! God crafts each family so perfectly! Thanks again for talking about the "other side"

  2. Thanks for that review! I have 9 and 4 year old boys and will definitely be checking out this book soon.

  3. Thank you so much for the encouragement, Joy! Loved reading your review and your guys are so cute Don't tell them I said so, nine year old boys don't like being called cute! Melanie young

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