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strawthatbrokethecamelsback · 22/06/2023 14:52

Seriously I thought it was the easy option! Currently on holiday in Menorca, lovely hotel, food is generally good but my 4 year old twins hate it.

this is our first time abroad, we usually get a cottage in the uk so of course I do all the cooking. The breakfast cereal is not the same - we have shreddies, bran flakes or weetabix. Wouldn’t entertain cornflakes or the “sugarpuffs” either. That then led into not eating anything and sitting and crying.

lunch no better, bit of bread & butter eaten, cheese not the same colour as ours - you get the picture.

and then having to run around the food hall 16 times to get their food, then your food so no one is actually eating together.

massive stress

someone tell me it’s gets better as they get older

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LidlOrAldi · 22/06/2023 15:16

Do you let them pick what they want from the buffet?

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strawthatbrokethecamelsback · 22/06/2023 15:14

Passwordsarestressful · 22/06/2023 15:07

That sounds awful. Are you there with another adult? Go together and get the kids stuff, presumably once you've been there a day or two you'll get a routine of what they will eat, then take turns choosing your own.

We tried that, they were both crying when we got back as they didn’t like being left alone 🤦‍♀️

this is only our 2nd day so hopefully it will improve

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LidlOrAldi · 22/06/2023 15:14

I have a DS with autism and before going away I used to prepare him that the food would be a bit different.........special Spanish cheese, cereal etc. We would taste it to compare with our food at home and sort of made a game out of it. We tend to go self-catering in Spain now and he loves going to the supermarket to look for Spanish versions of food! (especially crisps)

JenniferBarkley · 22/06/2023 15:12

Hopefully it'll improve. We're just back from our first AI holiday with young kids. They lived on ice cream and pizza, but oh well.

They're probably just a bit unsettled at the strangeness of it all, it probably feels very foreign when you're 4! Hopefully they'll settle soon.

I regret to say that you will likely continue to find the buffet a horrendous experience for the week though - treat yourselves to a few dinners at other restaurants.

Crikeyalmighty · 22/06/2023 15:11

I'm not an AI fan if I'm honest -however I do understand why many with children are.

I found with young kids that villasand apartments or even Eurocamp tended to work better - with a meal out every night and no running round buffets etc

You can't usually go wrong with fruit and toast and chips! How about getting a box of their usual cereal in the supermarket and taking it down to breakfast with you??

Passwordsarestressful · 22/06/2023 15:07

That sounds awful. Are you there with another adult? Go together and get the kids stuff, presumably once you've been there a day or two you'll get a routine of what they will eat, then take turns choosing your own.

Lamelie · 22/06/2023 15:05

When did you get there? If you’ve just arrived I suspect they’ll settle into the new food soon.
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SleeplessinScarbourough · 22/06/2023 15:04

Sorry but if they’re hungry they will find something “agreeable”. Set some meal boundaries and don’t spoil your sitting by bargaining with them all the way through

Wanttobemorechilliheeler · 22/06/2023 15:04

It will get better during your holiday. Think how new and exciting it is for them. It's overwhelming and they're trying to make new decisions on foods etc. Our daughter didn't eat much the first few days, just go with it and they'll find their rhythm 😀

nowayhomer · 22/06/2023 15:02

There's always lots of fruit options ! Toast in the morning with jam etc

For lunch/evening meal yes it does get the same but they're on holiday, let them have chips, pizza, nuggets and then head to the dessert area 🥳

Sigmama · 22/06/2023 14:59

Pancakes are a good option for fussy eaters

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