Top secret report filed by Chief Commandant of the Food Nazis concerning children's party food.

[moondog]

Went to one today.

One kid did nowt but shout 'Fruit Shoot' (or rather 'foo shoo') until his mother caved in and gave him one.

Another spent the entire time having sausage rolls(!) wrestled out of his hand by his mother 'because his dad doesn't want him to eat pork' (Muslim)
She then told us proudly of all the Christian prayers he had learnt in school and looked mystified when I suggested he didn't sing them to his dad.

Third one wouldn't eat anything,although his dad tried to get him to,prefacing every offering with 'It tastes just like chicken nuggets.You love those.'



Oh,and I confiscated the party bag offerings.

[JennyLee]

lol got to do what you think is right, I take chewing gum off my ds if other kids give him a bit and hard sweets like jawbreakers or 'chocolate fags' the packet looks just like a cigarette ppacket and the ice cream van sell them. other kids think ds's mum is odd as he is not allowed just any old crap to eat

[NotQuiteCockney]

Please don't mention chckn nggets. We've just come back from 3 weeks on holiday, often eating in quite terrifying places. DS1 has decided chckn ngg*ts are his favourite food now (previously: "octopus at the airport"). Gah.

[moondog]

octopus at airport??
Eh?

My bugbear is charming Turkish shopkeepers who insist on giving ds frightening choking hazards in the form of hard round boiled sweets.
I wrestle them out of his mouth and crack them with my own teeth,much to their alarm.

[controlfreaky2]

thats not alarm, just shock at thinking you've grabbed their gifts to ds for your self!

[NotQuiteCockney]

Oh, there's a good dim sum place near us, at City Airport. They do a great octopus dish, baby octopus marinated (and not cooked? I think?) in a sesame/chilli sort of sauce. Both DSes will eat loads of this dish.

[Blu]

Have Fruit Shoots penetrated as far as Eastern Turkey?
An imperialist plot if ever there was one.

[moondog]

Blu,this is north Wales now!
(But they sell some pretty weird crap in Eastern Turkey,yes.)

[moondog]

NQC,that sounds great.
I have some squid in my freezer and was planning to whip up something similar tomorrow night.

[Ellbell]

Had a housewarming party at the weekend. Had a whole wild salmon (courtesy of my lovely MIL), potato salad, veggie lasagne, chilli with rice, broccoli and stilton quiche, homemade bread and assorted nibbles. No special drinks for kids - apple or orange juice or water. Thought I'd have complaints (from kids) but everyone seemed happy. However, I was accosted by a 6-y-o at the end demanding to know why she wasn't getting a party-bag! Was tempted to ask if she'd like a slice of broccoli and stilton quiche to take home with her, but sadly it had all been eaten

Oh, and dd2(4) seems to have developed a taste for my tiramisu', with loads of coffee and brandy in... Will have to steer her away from that next time!

[Lmccrean]

My mum was at a kids party (end of term school thing) The offerings were raw broccoli, carrots, lettuce, bell peppers, etc. All pure, raw food a lot of which had been picked by the kkids on local pyo farm on school trip(wasnt aware you could eat broccoli or peas raw!)no cake or sweets in sight and only water to drink.

Bit off topic, but their end of year present was ingredients to make playdough (measured out, and in wee tubs), crayons (melted down old classroom crayons, moulded and cooled into new ones-kids helped) and recycled paper from local place that they had gone on a school trip to, and a ticket for free admission to their local natural history museum!

The plates were cleared and the kids didnt even remark on it...Think that would happen in schools here?

[moondog]

lol at you two!

[NotQuiteCockney]

Lmccream, what country is your mom in?

I find Canada often worse than the UK for junk. At least, I've been to library events there where kids were given really really sugary party bags.

Gah, must start getting organised for DS1/DS2's next birthday party. Last year I did filo parcels, as they are low-mess, low-fuss and easy for kids and grownups to eat ...

[Gobbledigook]

Hmmm, raw vegetables and water. Was this a party, sorry, or prison?

[hyacinthb]

lol Gdg

[Blu]

Moondog - sorry to be pedantic, but shouldn't it be 'Kommandant', to make you title consistent?

[Blu]

eek, I apologise to absolutely everybody....

[moondog]

Kommandant it is form now on then Blu!

[coderoo]

oh you pompous snobs
parp parp ph "and i gaev her quiche in her party bag"
listen to youselves you twats

[hyacinthb]

Only you could get away with that, without receiving a verbal mauling in return....lol

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

There is a little smuggery going on here actually.

MD, do you sit and take notes at childrens parties?

[coderoo]

oh its so smug
what is the pint of posting that
unles its to make YOu lok good
o h effin food threads i promised to stay away

[coderoo]

yes oyu knwo how to have agreat time




kid A ate a sausage roll

[moondog]

lmao

I'll have you know my kid ate Angel delight today at childminder's.
When she told me,I laughed gaily and said 'Lovely!