To give visiting child hotdogs for tea?

[EssieTregowan]

With baked beans, so that counts as healthy, right?

Just an idle ponder really as I know this particular 4yo's mum doesn't mind at all. But when ds2 starts widening his friendship group are the other mums going to judge if the fare on offer is quick stuff like pasta pesto, or nuggets, or plastic sausages?

Tuesdays are really the only day we can have his friends round, but it's also the day the shopping comes and it doesn't come until 4.30 so dinner is very often the quickest option .

Would you judge? Or would it not even cross your mind?

My kids are old teens now so it's a long time since we had any of these issues, but I would just say - PLEASE teach your kids how to be polite about food they don't like at other people's houses. I've been shocked by some of the kids I've met, and the stories my kids have told me, over the years (and yes, I'm sorry, but it does tend to make me judge the parents!)
These included:

• the boy who took a mouthful of tomato pasta then spat it out and sprayed it across the table and bowls of food saying it was 'disgusting'
• the child who pretended to eat, but actually dropped food on the floor under the table
• the girl who asked one of my friends (a FT working mum) if they'd be having a 'ready meal' for tea as her mum had told her that X's mum 'doesn't have time to cook proper food, like I do'

my kids wouldn't eat them
honestly anything but them, frozen pizza, pasta pesto, beans on toast all fine.
plastic hideous hot dog sausages, just no.

Goodness me I couldn't get worked up about someone kindly making my children dinner. I would simply be grateful!

I probably would cook fish fingers, chips and peas/sweetcorn or beans if I was hosting mainly because I know most kids would eat at least some of that.

I love a hot dog though, both high and poor quality ones!

In my world (the real world ) this is normal and no one would bat an eye. If my child got fed, had a good time and no one was in tears by the end of it I was happy. What they eat at a friends house doesn't matter in the slightest. I was just grateful my child had friends, a good time and a hit meal!

Said child is now 15 and will happily cook us a homemade pasta and veggie dish. He will just as happily 'snack' on a £1 microwaveable hamburger from the spar

Beware judgers - before you know it your organically reared, veg loving four year old will be a hulking teen eating greggs sausage rolls on the way to school. It happens!!

Ah see I'd have issue with the two minute noodles but then again that's my issue not the DCs. I can't cook them at mine the smell makes me balk and it looks like worms. To me anyway. They get that treat when they stay at their Dads.

Yes houmous and cucumber are basic foods most kids like imo.

Actually I don't think my children are fussy at all, but neither would eat most above. Neither like breaded chicken/fish, chips, hotdogs or pizza. We just don't eat them at home, so I suppose they are used to other stuff. Not sure why those foods = child's food. But does mean most parties offer so they eat little at those.

My DCs favourite is Japanese curry Worra

How many of the Hertz-hotdog-horrified wouldn't baulk at giving their child chorizo, which contains pork salivary glands and lymph nodes?!

It's fine. Hotdogs as an occasional quick meal isn't going to kill anyone.

It would be one meal I honestly couldn't find The energy to be bothered by it

If someone has specific dietary requirements then fine, otherwise they get what they're given or eat before they come.

NavyandWhite the op has confirmed which she is using all I am saying is that the name alone is not enough to judge on and automatically turning noses up at hotdogs is wrong.

This is my dd's favourite recipe www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1296/hot-diggedy-dogs

Mine Iove jellyfish spaghetti (hotdogs with quick cook spaghetti threaded through) for an occasional lazy dinner!

I want a hotdog now

SaucyJack

My ds2 eats plates of salad as snacks (his choice he loves it) as well as with main meals but hummus? Nope sorry not all kids like it (nor adults!)

I am a child minder and I have not had a child in 3 years that would eat cucumber or any other type of salad/veg! The amount of stuff I have thrown away is unbelieveable. So much for providing health food!

Ds loves katsu curry

The sauce tastes very much excatly the same as home pride tinned curry sauce that is delicious he loves that as well (i do add chicken organic of course )

100 messages. Of mainly: only invite Tarquin if you are going to offer organic humous with cucumber crudités and kale on the side.
Not at all, and actually quite the opposite! If you're going to be scathing about other peoples comments, it's always wise to get your facts right first.

NavyandWhite I have never yet met a parent who asked for actual ingredients or if I was cooking from scratch so all they ever have to go on is a name and that means very little .

Worra
DD does love sushi but I wouldn't serve it at a play date.

My ds2 loves sushi!

He wants to go to a sushi bar for his birthday treat

It's not about disliking hotdogs for your kids. It's about having a problem with them having it ONE TIME when another parent has been kind enough to have them over!