Buying sweet & savoury foods on the pretence that they’re for the kids. Nibbling their leftovers which I know is naughty, but nice. Opening biscuits ‘in case they want something sweet after their tea’ they rarely do unlike me :-(
I think like everyone eating chocolate or sweets in secret haha. I love eating the yogurt raisins and kinder chocolate that's for children. I'm really bad at eating leftovers from them but that's not really a secret.
We have three kids very close in age, we have a whole arsenal of healthy snacks for after school hunger and always do hearty, healthy dinners but the second kids finally go to sleep, the snacks come out as me and my husband binge on Netflix
My 'shh don't tell anyone" eating habit I have picked up since having my son is definitely eating his leftovers! This usually means i'll eat my own meal then a good portion of his leftovers (very fussy eater, has a favourite food one day then hates it the next). I'll also admit to having smiley faces, chicken dippers and veg along with him occasionally to save on the washing up.
Oh I’ve definitely picked up some bad habits since my daughter was born. Depending on what I cook ( I’m usually ok if I cook for all of us at the same time) but if I make her dippers / simple oven food, I usually put an extra dipper or fish in too so I can eat it 😳 if she leaves any food I’m picking at it... I’d probably say I consume an extra 200 cals a day now, when she snacks in the day, I snack with her, it’s absolutely terrible! I’m definitely over a stone heavier than I used to be.... send help! Lol
Hide treats in our wall cupboards where little ones can’t reach. Anything they leave on their plates my fingers automatically pick up and pop it in my mouth without even thinking. I try to open sweet wrappers so quietly but usually even if they’re in the other room their ears hear and they run it to ask for one of MY TREATS!
I fins myself scoffing the fruit snacks (Yoyos especially) and thinking they don't count as they're for kids. Of course I'm always finishing up the bits of meals they don't eat and scoff far too much junk food because I'm always after that quick sugar boost to keep me going!
When im making the kids dinner i always throw in a few extra chips or chicken nuggets so i have something to munch on while they're eating theirs. On top of this i finish off their leftovers 😣
I have a terrible habit of eating straight from the fridge with the fridge door open so the kids cant see me, partly so they dont ask for what i am having and partly because im always in such a rush i dont have time to sit and eat. Its is a terrible habit.
Oh dear this is gonna sound bad, my kids dont like my 'skinny' (low fat, no salt) crisps, so when I want a tastier crisp I empty the 'skinny' crisps out and fill the pack with my favorite smokey bacon, and then munch away in front of them. They dont even ask for them lol
I only eat food that can be easy picked up by a fork without spilling so no spaghetti or beans for me! Nothing sloppy whilst I'm feeding the 5 month old. I also am known to eat tea with the kids then get a takeaway later on and tell the kids the takeaway boxes were from ages ago haha
My sh-don’t-tell-anyone guilty eating habit is eating buttered toast late at night when everyone else in the family is asleep in bed. I know it's really bad because it'll just pile on the pounds but somehow if no-one sees me eating, the calories are not counted either! Completely illogical but temptingly delicious.
I am very guilty of eating my sons leftovers and my waistline is showing the evidence. I really need to get it under control but find it so hard to find any willpower.
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