The kids are unbelievable-- they attack and destroy food within minutes of it coming in the house.  We have four kids effectively between 10-14 years old.  When I came home with groceries on Friday they attacked.

• Bags of apples-- nearly wiped out
• Bunch of bananas-- stripped
• Granola bars-- disappearing fast
• Yogurts-- gone except for blueberry
• Iced tea or lemonade (Homemade Lemonade-- There is No Substitute)-- drained
• Gatorade-- guzzled
• OJ-- evaporated

I literally posted a note on a batch of homemade iced tea (Sunday Afternoon Homemade Iced Tea) I made on the weekend that read, "Have Water Instead!" (Just Drink Water!)  Had I not done this, we all would have had water at dinner.

When my step kids get in the car to come back from their father's house, the first thing we hear is, "I'm hungry!"  "Don't they feed you?" is our retort.

I feel compelled to sample things not long after they come into the house, if I don't-- I never will.  Thankfully, I can stretch a dollar at the grocery store, but it is ridiculous sometimes.  Here are a few posts on saving at the store:

• Grocery Shopping: Once a Month or Weekly?
• My Typical Grocery List and Strategy
• The Real Grocery Shopping Secret
• Unit Pricing, Unit Pricing, Unit Pricing . . .
• Yet Another Unit Pricing Example . . .
• It Pays to Spread Your Grocery Dollars Around . . .
• Loss Leaders: Use Them to Your Advantage

I tell my wife just wait until they are all teens if this is how it is now . . .  just wait!

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