{"id":6205,"date":"2022-11-09T00:05:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T00:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/parenting-tweets-kids-snack-obsession\/"},"modified":"2022-11-09T00:05:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T00:05:28","slug":"parenting-tweets-kids-snack-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/parenting-tweets-kids-snack-obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"17 parents who can\u2019t keep up with their kids\u2019 never-ending snack requests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Name a more iconic duo than kids and snacks. We&rsquo;ll wait. Whether they just ate, are sitting down to a meal or are being strapped into their carseat for a five-minute trip, kids want all the snacks, all the time. Don&rsquo;t get us wrong, we love a salty, packaged cracker just as much as the next person, but sheesh, kids! Take a break!<\/p><p>From the amount of snacks parents need to pack when leaving the house to kids who bravely request snacks for breakfast, here are 17 spot-on tweets about kids&rsquo; obsession with snacks.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-what-is-it-about-the-car\">1. What is it about the car?&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Science says humans can go weeks without food and yet my kids can't get buckled up in the car before asking for snacks.<\/p>&mdash; Toni Hammer (@toniistalking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toniistalking\/status\/886701226242461696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-it-s-never-enough\">2. It&rsquo;s never enough.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hint: Leaving the house with kids?<br><br>Pack as many snacks as you think you&rsquo;ll need.<br><br>Double it.<br><br>Double it again.<br><br>Throw your entire refrigerator in the trunk of you car.<br><br>Now you&rsquo;re ready to go.<\/p>&mdash; Mommy Owl (@Mommy__Owl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mommy__Owl\/status\/1279587879929311233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Now that you&rsquo;re soaking wet &hellip; <\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What to we want? <br>&ldquo;SNACKS!&rdquo;<br><br>When do we want &lsquo;em?<br>&ldquo;WHEN SHE&rsquo;S IN THE SHOWER!&rdquo;<br><br>&ndash; kids.<\/p>&mdash; MomTransparenting (@momtransparent1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/momtransparent1\/status\/1195408667279003649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-will-this-work\">4. Will this work?<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/MotherOctopusKJ\/status\/958091631273668610<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-it-s-the-knockout-punch-folks\">5. It&rsquo;s the knockout punch, folks. <\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Having kids feels like you're fighting for your life and someone asks you for a snack<\/p>&mdash; Marcy G (@BunAndLeggings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BunAndLeggings\/status\/1551242119574040577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-when-you-re-in-the-middle-of-a-eulogy\">6. When you&rsquo;re in the middle of a eulogy&hellip;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">*giving eulogy*<br><br>Me: Jim was a great man. He brought the best out of peop-<br><br>*church door slams open*<br><br>Daughter: DAD CAN I HAVE A SNACK!?<\/p>&mdash; bottlerocket (@bottlerocket) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bottlerocket\/status\/891806402146185218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-the-only-way-to-truly-entertain-kids\">7. The only way to truly entertain kids.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">By far my favorite part of cooking dinner for my kids is all the snacks I have to prepare and feed them to keep them occupied so that I can cook dinner.<\/p>&mdash; Molly England (@bluebonetbabies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bluebonetbabies\/status\/938543514954227713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-when-snacks-lead-to-more-snacks\">8. When snacks lead to more snacks.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">6-year-old: Can I have a snack?<br><br>Me: You just had one.<br><br>6: I know. Eating makes me hungry.<br><br>Me: *gives her another snack*<\/p>&mdash; James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XplodingUnicorn\/status\/1028705699730259974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9-nice-try-honey\">9. Nice try, honey.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope to someday be as confident as my 3 year old who thinks she&rsquo;s having fruit snacks for breakfast.<\/p>&mdash; That Mom Tho (@mom_tho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mom_tho\/status\/1172127501700804609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-do-you-not-see-the-food-right-in-front-of-you\">10. Do you not see the food right in front of you?<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\"I want a snack.\"<br><br>&ndash; my kids, while eating breakfast<\/p>&mdash; the Mom TruthBomb (@momTruthBomb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/momTruthBomb\/status\/997836259564322816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-11-reverses-time-skips-meal-planning-saves-years-of-life\">11. Reverses time, skips meal planning, saves years of life &hellip;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me: I am literally in the middle of making dinner, please do not get out anymore snacks<br><br>My kids:  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bxMyAGd9WM\">pic.twitter.com\/bxMyAGd9WM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ash (an female) &#9898;&#65039; (@adult_mom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adult_mom\/status\/1176635914057080832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-12-a-child-s-final-words-to-their-parent\">12. A child&rsquo;s final words to their parent.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">me [on my deathbed]<br>son: Can you make me a snack?<\/p>&mdash; Josh (@iwearaonesie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iwearaonesie\/status\/931910128999297025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-13-when-you-figure-out-what-they-really-mean\">13. When you figure out what they really mean.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My baby's first four words were momma, dada, ball and dog. But what he was trying to say every time was \"snack!\"<\/p>&mdash; The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ParentNormal\/status\/833320870579937280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-14-and-ever-and-ever-and-ever\">14. And ever and ever and ever.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My kid before dinner: I'm starving, I need a snack.<br>My kid during dinner: I'm full, I can't eat. <br>My kid after dinner: I'm starving, I need a snack.<br>Repeat forever.<\/p>&mdash; Scary Mommy (@ScaryMommy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScaryMommy\/status\/1279553463433732096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-15-get-out-of-the-pantry-kids\">15. Get out of the pantry, kids.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My kids be like &ldquo;I know a spot&rdquo; &amp; take me to the pantry to grab the 50th snack of the day<\/p>&mdash; Lexx &#127807; (@Lexxx_____) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lexxx_____\/status\/1277773060028772352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-16-it-s-an-apple-with-nacho-cheese-sprinkles-al-a-mode\">16. It&rsquo;s an apple &hellip; with nacho cheese sprinkles al a mode.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first thing every kid does when they&rsquo;re allowed to stay home alone for the first time is make the weirdest snack you&rsquo;ve ever seen.<\/p>&mdash; Kristen Mulrooney (@missmulrooney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/missmulrooney\/status\/1581682158837846016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-17-oh-no-you-don-t-little-one\">17. Oh, no you don&rsquo;t, little one.&nbsp;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When your kid refuses to eat dinner, then you hear her whisper to your spouse,<br>\"Can I have a snack?\" <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3RF3RCtAYF\">pic.twitter.com\/3RF3RCtAYF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Six_Pack_Mom\/status\/886203155914137600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the sheer volume of snacks you need when leaving the house to kids who bravely request one during dinner, parents reveal kids\u2019 unstoppable obsession with snacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1273,"featured_media":89288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"","last_update":"2022-11-09","view_count":1687,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"member-type":[3],"vertical":[6,17],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-6205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","member-type-seeker","vertical-children","vertical-child-care-advice","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":"2020-07-08","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6205"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89306,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6205\/revisions\/89306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6205"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=6205"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=6205"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=6205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}