I became an expert at buying and squirreling away snacks, even when the kids were with me, I've been known to shut myself in the bathroom with a snack or two when desperate for some chocolate. In fact I'm so good at hiding things I can't even find them myself sometimes. I'm now a gran to 10 gorgeous grandchildren but old habits still come in to play when it's sleepover night 😁
Hiding behind the kitchen door to snaffle a quick cake or chocolate treat! My children have a sixth sense about these things though and normally catch me in the act!
Any treats that come in noisy packages ie, sweets and crisps, I empty in a bowl whilst I’m cooking so the noise doesn’t stand out. Then when everyone is busy, I sneak of with the bowl and devour the lot ! Nobody hears a thing !
I sneak out to my fridge and snacks on small chocolate bars which only I know where they are so no one else can find them. I eat small ones to make myself feel better! Terrible I know. 😩
Oh my goodness I once poured washing up liquid onto my girls left overs to stop me eating them then found a spare couple of nuggets I had missed and decided to eat them..
My daughter is at University now, but when she was younger eating her leftovers was my downfall! Also, when she was a baby, Farley’s rusks mashed up with milk were my favourite night time snack.
My youngest daughter has never liked vegetables but is crazy about spaghetti bolognaise so to get the vegetables into her i mince up a load of vegetables with the meat and cook up together. Shes never known and is now in her teens
I definitely put extra food on “just in case” and nibble as I cook. Although my worst “don’t tell anyone” moments are probably when I eat sugary treats (eg chocolate brownies or cookies) that I do t really want the kids snacking on and when they ask for some I tell them, “These are for grown ups only. Just like daddy’s bad juice (beer)!” Shameful!
For me it is definitely eating what the kids have left as a lot of the time I eat later than the kids as my husband works shifts and so I am hungry when I am cooking the kids tea so end up picking and eating leftovers. definitely not great for the diet x
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