So I’ve got two unpredictable twenty-something twins who come and go from the household, randomly wanting or not wanting food. They are also VERY fussy. And love to ‘annoy’ mum by leaving stuff (especially stuff that will end up being thrown away). Nothing can be frozen and eaten next week, you can’t buy frozen meals (but then they wont necessarily eat the stuff you cook from scratch). It goes on. I’m tired of spending so much money on food, but more tired of the constant struggle – guessing what people want to eat, how much of it, whether they will eat the healthy stuff (or will I just be stuck with it for days), whether they will eat the pre-made junk (or will I just chuck that straight since I don’t eat it). And always complaining, never appreciating, totally spoilt. Perhaps ‘my problem’ (always being made to finish my plate as a kid) perhaps just failed parenting, perhaps totally normal. How to progress? The obvious option of giving them a budget for food comes to mind, but hubby thinks its more sense to do in bulk. AND some kids their age in similar study / part time job situation are paying their own way for food and parents don’t have to worry.