My wife would do that too - pretty sure nobody went hungry though! And they NEVER got to buy any treats at the store. Although there might have been a treat waiting at home if things went well.
My mom liked bed without dinner as a punishment. She also liked to tell me when that punishment was laid out that dinner would have been fish sticks and mac & cheese (my favorite) if only I hadn’t been such a pain. Marines know how to punish people.