What do you feed kids after school on Friday?

mammale ↓

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 11:44 am

They usually want real food when they get home. It's something between a late lunch/early dinner. Substantial to tide them over until the seuda.

Any easy ideas?

care4u

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 11:47 am

I find the easiest thing is to make an extra big cholent.
I add the meat after lunch so they're only eating the beans, barley and potatoes.
I put it up very early Friday morning on high, but I know people who put it up Thursday night on low and this way it's very ready by lunch.

simcha12plus

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 11:47 am

I make extra chicken soup and kugel

Hello2u2

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 11:49 am

care4u wrote:

same, I put it up thur night on low and I feel so good after they eat this for lunch

YounginBP

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 11:50 am

I offer cereal, sometime oatmeal. Hard boiled eggs, yogurt etc.

We then eat chulent and kugel later in the afternoon. Today probably very close to the zman.

Blessing1

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 11:50 am

Kugel, cholant, farfel, pizza bagels, noodle soup, Thursday dinner leftovers

mizle10

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 11:52 am

Kugel, chulent, and shnitzel or wontons

flowerpower

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 11:55 am

First are paninis. Panini maker was a great investment. Then later is overnight kugal, ferfel, and cholent….

mathbrain

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 11:56 am

Usually give lunch around 1 when they come home.
Pasta, pizza bagels, Noodle soup, sandwiches, pizza bread in pizza maker, etc.
This way, I’m not fighting Hangry kids, and they are all calmer.

gootlfriends

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 12:00 pm

Regular lunch. Pizza, yogurt, sandwiches. Easy things that don't require much work. We try to avoid shabbos food before shabbos this time of year

ettilou

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 12:14 pm

My husband has always insisted on a fleishig lunch. So I’ll make an extra pan of chicken. They can take soup and whatever else I’m making if I made extra. My neighbor tells her kids to make frozen pizza or yogurt.

Gingy3

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 12:28 pm

simcha12plus wrote:

I make extra chicken soup and kugel

Same shabbos foods - they make their own plates, did that growing up too

menu22

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 12:51 pm

I make schnitzel for Friday and whatever is left over is for shabbos day. One kid eats some kugel too. I also make pasta salad for shabbos and sometimes my kids will eat pasta too.

tichellady

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 1:05 pm

I don’t like the idea of Shabbat food being eaten on Friday. Am I the only one? Isn’t the whole point that it’s special for Shabbat

↑ mammale

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 2:32 pm

Thanks everyone! Cholent and chicken are great ideas!

Today I ended up doing noodles and sauce, and I think they are eating crackers instead What

(as long as they don't kvetch that they are hungry it's all good Very Happy

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chocolate moose

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 3:01 pm

we used to do frozen pizza

giftedmom

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 3:06 pm

Lunch at around 12-1, cholent later

ra_mom

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 3:08 pm

mammale wrote:

They usually want real food when they get home. It's something between a late lunch/early dinner. Substantial to tide them over until the seuda.

Any easy ideas?

We do pizza. Quick from the freezer to the oven to the table.

deebeevee

Fri, Nov 08 2024, 3:17 pm

Pizza bagels
Grilled cheese
Yogurt
Rice
Extra challa rolls
Sometimes I’ll throw in a bag of French fries