"Dad, we need way more X!" "Are you sure? That seems like a lot..." "Yes-- we ate all of it in 2 days last week." "Well, OK." ... A week later, 90% of X is

"Dad, we need way more X!" "Are you sure? That seems like a lot..." "Yes-- we ate all of it in 2 days last week." "Well, OK." ... A week later, 90% of X is still sitting there. I try not to get too upset, because I remember doing the same thing when I was a kid. I'm better at predicting what I will actually eat these days.