Offended by friend’s comments about party food

We are supposed to eat fruit and veg! They are very healthy and go to the toilet a completely normal amount. I would imagine though that if you don't eat fruit and veg you are constipated and only expect to poo every few days?

Out of interest how old is this youngest child? Mine wouldn’t have a clue at what’s fresh and what’s frozen 😂

She sounds like a snob. What child can differentiate the between M&S and Iceland?! Then to top it all off she thinks McDonald’s is any better… strange behaviour

Next time, buy Iceland again but get rid of all of the packages and I bet she'd be none the wiser.

It's all about clever advertising.

Several of them use same suppliers and staff.. ingredients/recipes may differ

What an utter snob!

I have turned up to countless parties/BBQs where food like this is being served and just got on with it best I could. With some friends I might turn up with dips and crudites as I know they won't of thought about them but would call it a contribution along with a bottle of something.
But I would never in a million years makes comments about food "like that", it's rude and not cool at all.
Also I think your friend is bonkers for making a fuss, going to mcdonald's and then suggesting you bought M&S party food. We had M&S picky bits for my sons birthday last night as M&S is easier to get to in my work lunch break and it's not exactly fat free or healthy.

This woman is clearly an arsehole and a hypocrite if she’s taking her kids to get McDonald’s afterwards. The next time she buys M&S party food she should probably look at the ingredients in it and where it’s come from

I agree - M&S party food is not worth the money and I generally like most M&S things.
I suspect most m&S foods have been pre frozen so she may be being pretty naive thinking it is more fresh than Iceland.

Nope. My friends, my responsibility to host them. Luckily all they want is cans of beer.

Exactly, I feel the same. If someone else is shopping, cooking and washing up it feels like a treat whatever it is and I’d be very happy (though I actually also think OP’s offering was fine for the occasion, and sounds nice, I wouldn’t care about the veg count for one meal). I have only been in hospital for the odd day or two since my DC were born but it was absolute bliss as a single mum, lying there while someone brings you school-dinner-style food, tea and toast then takes the plates away, amazing!

The Op wasn't asking for a critique of the food, she was asking if the woman was rude.
Which she was.

Some of you seem to think its ok to be rude in XYZ circumstances.

Ok, just asking!

I do think with some people it's psychological though, M&S = superior quality. Iceland= cheap rubbish. Even though it's the same produce.

If the dad and one child filled their boots, then I would say that your hosting was a success.
The mum and the complaining child were ill-mannered and yes I agree it’s offensive to let you know so clearly that they felt it wasn’t good enough for them to eat. It was the mum’s job to encourage the child to eat something by eating it herself, and to be thankful for the spread you provided.

Maybe it’s really difficult for that mum with a child who turns his nose up at food other than McDonald’s.
When you see her later today you could maybe broach the subject from that angle and see if she opens up. ‘I’m sorry your child felt hungry yesterday, it must be so difficult to accommodate everybody’s food tastes when they all like different things….did you manage to get him a McDonald’s on the way home?’ Hopefully she will give you a bit of insight to the problem and you can empathise.

What a rude mare!
Even her this morning telling you that you should have gone to M&S!
I wouldn’t invite her again but if you do, just chuck a carrot at her and her equally rude daughter!

All these people so anxious to use this thread as an opportunity to boast about how they wouldn't eat Iceland party food. What do you want, a medal? I bet if you didn't see the packaging, the vast majority of you wouldn't even bloody know where it came from.

@AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta yes. Crap is crap regardless of the bloody shop it’s from

Shine as a hostess....it was a football match!😂😂

@Cherrytree86 but why would you want to eat that? What if you don’t eat meat? I do agree that McDonald’s is also crap

Genuine question, would you feel the same if it were from M&S?

Yeah, I mean what's the difference? She was super rude. Whether she liked it or not is not the point.

@Dita73

so? It one meal? They want McDonald’s which is also full of ‘crap’

Nothing's wrong with sandwiches, but somebody has to make them, or else they have to be bought ready-made. The OP either didn't have time or didn't want to make the buffet herself, so bought ready-made food she could get ready for absolute minimum effort in a very short time after bringing the kids back from football. Perfectly sensible approach. The rest of the weekend is probably accounted for by all the things working parents have to cram in then, like washing, cleaning, tidying up, supermarket shop, paying bills, supervising homework, etc etc, plus (shock horror) having a bit of a break herself if she can fit it in.

@Cherrytree86 nothing to do with it being frozen. It’s the fact it’s made from crap

How in holy hell is a McDonalds the healthier option?? Your friend is nuts as well as Rude as Fuck!

Your food options were perfectly fine for a picnic tea whilst watching the footy. 🤷🏻‍♀️