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Where do they put it??

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BoadiceaJones Mon 14-Jan-19 21:38:29

We've just had (single dad) son and 5 grandchildren to stay for a week - so lovely and such fun! But oh my word! Where do they put all that food? We live very remotely, and so do a shop rarely - I filled the pantry/fridge/freezer before they arrived. Glancing at the supermarket receipts, I see that they consumed the following: 16 loaves of bread, 5 dozen eggs, 8 litres of milk, 2 kilos of cheese, 1 kg yogurt, 5 kilos of sausages and a heap of homemade burgers on the barbeque, with a dozen burger buns, 5 kilos of chicken legs, 6 freshly-caught snapper straight out of the sea, 1 kg prime mince, 1 kg butter, a large fruit cake, a dozen banana muffins and 40 wholemeal choc chip biscuits (all homemade), 4 lettuce, 6 broccoli heads, 2 cauliflowers, a cabbage, a huge bag of homegrown potatoes and at least 8 kilos of tomatoes from the garden, 3 kg oranges, 1 kg fresh apricots, 1 kg sweet potatoes, 4 red peppers, 6 avocados, spring onions and carrots in salad every day, a litre of cream, 2 litres of icecream, 4 litres orange juice, a tub of drinking chocolate, plus "treats" (the usual...)
They are very active and energetic, and permanently hungry! No wonder my son is perpetually broke! Is this normal?? smile

Minerva Tue 15-Jan-19 15:33:54

I had 4 grandchildren here for a month over Christmas together with two parents. I just couldn’t believe how often I had to do supermarket shopping even though they ate out when on trips. I can’t bear to go through the receipts?

Jalima1108 Tue 15-Jan-19 15:47:40

Where do they put it

We say that they have 'hollow legs' in this family!

Hm999 Tue 15-Jan-19 16:45:06

As one of 3 daughters, my sister and I could not believe how much our firstborn - both boys - ate as babies, small lads and then the real amazement, adolescents.

TrazzerMc Tue 15-Jan-19 19:53:21

When I was widowed my brothers marriage ended and he cane to live with me for a couple of years, his boys would visit and stay regularly, they ate everything in sight! My brother paid for most of it by the way! One day they said they could eat no more! Haha I’ve broken you I declared ???

Tamayra Wed 16-Jan-19 00:15:27

I believe it’s called Hollow Leg Syndrome ‘ All my 4 kids & 5 stepkids had it too !!!!