Kids and food!

YYYYAAAAYYYY its back to school time and do you know what that means??? well yes it means getting my but into gear in the mornings and getting out...but it also means i get some peace and quiet from "muuuummmm, im bored" or "Mummmmmyyyy can i have a biscuit" ohhhh and there is plenty more continuous and annoying throught the day!!! My son is possibly one of the most well behaved children i know, hes helpful and polite....but it doesnt mean that he is not annoying! He is absolutely obsessed with food, he is not big in any way he is growing and only upwards but it is getting to the stage when he is eating more than me at dinner time, definately more snacking throught the day and it drives me mad!! people say "its ok hes growing" but do they not understand that its me who has to buy him adult meals and constantly listen to the fact that he wants more more more...surely its just greed over hunger?? I give him the old "starving kids from Africa" bit when he claims he is "STARRVVVVIIINNN" but it doesnt work...hes like "yeah but im not in Africa and we have food in the cupboards". It does make me look at the bigger picture i mean we do have it good really, we don't need to scrimp on food and we can afford to feed our children fruit and vegetables and i know some people who do not have that luxury...after all junk food is cheaper!!

Is that right?? I mean you have the likes of Tesco/Sainsburys/Asda etc yeah they do try to make fruit and veg cheaper by doing deals on it etc but...you only have to look at the sweet aisle and see that you can get loads of sweets and cakes for the price of a pack of fruit! Now we are lucky the majority of us that can afford both and have fruit everyday and sweets as a treat but there are defianetly those of us struggling parents that weigh it up and think....the sweet stuff will last longer and my kids enjoy it more therefore if i have to choose it has to be that.