We have the same problem here in our house. DS10 was begging us to buy some honey for his toast DH caved and purcased a 1kg container of natural honey (the hard stuff) knowing we had some in the house a few days later I offered to make my kids some tea and honey and they said yes went to get the honey and half of the 1kg container was gone in less then half a week!
This was about the same time my Dh's coffee sugar bowl was getting funky we thought there was something wrong with the bowl dh would find there was moisture in his sugar he cleaned out the bowl dryied it good and the next day it was the same. We threw out that bowl pulled out the crystal bowl and that day we discovered that DS10 had gone through half a 1 kg container of honey in less then week and the truth came out.
He was going nuts on the honey and both he and dd10 were sticking their grubbly lil paws it DH's sugar bowl and more then double dipping it! DH nearly took a toilet plunger to his face to discover that he was drinking tainted dirty sugar in his coffee lol!
We told the kids that the lick in stick was gross and they can't do that its a quick way to spread germs. DH was mad that he chucked out our old sugar bowl for nothing lol!
We asked DS10 to slow down on the honey. 2 days later we ckecked and the honey was gone all gone in less then a week he ate 1 kg of honey!
we have not bought any since.
We named this incident "sugar gate" and asked the kids why they had to eat so much sugar. We discovered they were mad that we sent healthy lunches to school and their friends made "fun of them" (Healthy lunch equals homemade multigrain bun with meat cheese lettuce, baby carrots or cucumbers, yougurt, and a piece of fruit and occasional a granola bar or pudding cup for a treat) We told them we don't care what their friends have for lunch we care our kids are getting the right foods to grow. Then they complained they don't get "good cereal" at breakfast (we buy cheerios, raisin bran, and life) so I went out and bought them really "good" cereal - bran flakes, plain red river, plain cream of wheat and plain oatmeal for 2 months they were very happy to go back to the old brands and learned that adding fruit to it makes it more fun.
We too have the "I'm still hungry problem" offer fruit and hear the "im not that hungry"

This was about the same time my Dh's coffee sugar bowl was getting funky we thought there was something wrong with the bowl dh would find there was moisture in his sugar he cleaned out the bowl dryied it good and the next day it was the same. We threw out that bowl pulled out the crystal bowl and that day we discovered that DS10 had gone through half a 1 kg container of honey in less then week and the truth came out.
He was going nuts on the honey and both he and dd10 were sticking their grubbly lil paws it DH's sugar bowl and more then double dipping it! DH nearly took a toilet plunger to his face to discover that he was drinking tainted dirty sugar in his coffee lol!
We told the kids that the lick in stick was gross and they can't do that its a quick way to spread germs. DH was mad that he chucked out our old sugar bowl for nothing lol!
We asked DS10 to slow down on the honey. 2 days later we ckecked and the honey was gone all gone in less then a week he ate 1 kg of honey!
we have not bought any since.We named this incident "sugar gate" and asked the kids why they had to eat so much sugar. We discovered they were mad that we sent healthy lunches to school and their friends made "fun of them" (Healthy lunch equals homemade multigrain bun with meat cheese lettuce, baby carrots or cucumbers, yougurt, and a piece of fruit and occasional a granola bar or pudding cup for a treat) We told them we don't care what their friends have for lunch we care our kids are getting the right foods to grow. Then they complained they don't get "good cereal" at breakfast (we buy cheerios, raisin bran, and life) so I went out and bought them really "good" cereal - bran flakes, plain red river, plain cream of wheat and plain oatmeal for 2 months they were very happy to go back to the old brands and learned that adding fruit to it makes it more fun.

We too have the "I'm still hungry problem" offer fruit and hear the "im not that hungry"





). I still pack them a good sized snack (because half the time DS--who also can barely keep weight on) will not eat the lunches--sigh. DS is also not fond of meat (he'l eat some chicken). Will your DD take a hard boiled egg or some nuts to school as another source of protein to break up the peanut butter and soy? Those work well for DS.
Lunch together as a class, served family style is a part of the philosophy. Even on their short days (DS gets out early twice a week and DD once) they have lunch together before dismissal. They may not bring their own food for lunch (but can bring snacks for mid morning break). I think it is a bargain at 32 Euro a month for organic veggie food and it is encouraging my picky eater to try more
The first time I had Sweet Tea (thinking it was more like Iced Tea here in Canada) - I thought I was CHEWING IT! LOL... No offense meant by that - but I had no idea one drink could literally suspend that much sugar in it. Now I just get the unsweet when we visit.
). DH loves the stuff, but it is generally too sweet for me as well. I get your comment about chewing it
