To think takeaway pizza at a 4 year old’s party is an odd choice?

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Just that really. I’m not especially neurotic about what my kids eat. I’m happy for them to have the odd happy meal every couple of months or the occasional chocolate biscuit. But a pile of dominoes pizza at a party in a hall just seems a little much.?

I’m fully prepared to accept it if I’m being unreasonable because I can’t quite put my finger on why I wasn’t keen on this. Maybe it’s the salt. Anyway daughter is now asking for the same thing at her party next week and I’m really not sure.

Surely cut up veg is only for the benefit of other judgy parents? Once the children are old enough to be left, that pointless waste of time can be ditched.

This year we did happy meals instead of buffet of sandwiches. Cost us the same. No left overs no faffing getting it all ready. I have never seen a group of children pounce on their food with such delight!

In countries that routinely eat a raw vegetable starter obesity levels are much lower. It a very healthy habit. It's what I did and do with my dcs at home so why would I do it differently at a party

The point is it's a one off party, it's a couple of hours, and giving kids a choice, not sitting them all down and making them eat raw veg, is the better option. Your kids can still have a raw veg starter then eat dominoes if you feel this will prevent them being obese.,

People who can't cook or can't be bothered. Also social trends. I think places like dominoes are ridiculously expensive,
It's no bloody wonder there are so many fat kids and picky eaters.

It’s a genius idea

Queen - it’s a party, a fun snack not a check whether they have had their five a day. There are no eating rules on party days.

Oh god Magenta46, another one (eyeroll), children are fat not because of the food at one off parties, but because their REGULAR diet is unhealthy.

No at a party, I will do what is easiest for me as the host, and what the kids will like, it is a one off event after all.

Magenta - how are you going to cook food when you have 20 children to entertain and are at a party location without a kitchen?

I've studied childhood obesity, habits even habits formed only on party days are really important. My kids are well past the village hall veg sticks phase now. They both snack on raw veg. I really don't need to worry about what other parents might have thought 10 years ago. If I ever have cause to feed DN aged 3.5 I will do the same.

Or Magenta, mums who want to have fun at their children's parties instead of spending half an hour wrestling with cling film.

We live in an obesigenic environment. More adults are overweight than not. Modelling is important. Christ on a bike it's only a bloody carrot stick, I'm not suggesting some juice fast. Their 4 fgs they need guidance, putting a pile of takeout pizzas on the table with nothing to balance is a bit sloppy.

Oh god Queenisabella, seriously! It is a party for gods sake! What are you going to do when your dc grow up and make their own decisions about food, and shock horror, have a greasy kebab on the way back from clubbing, or stop off at MacDonalds on the way back from college. Your way of thinking about food, is also unhealthy. Ever heard of a little in moderation!

Both my kids have been weighed and measured by the doctor, and are of healthy weight.

Queen - children do not need guidance as to what to eat at a party. It’s a fun event, time to race around (burning off calories), being loud, over excited and eating food which isn’t a part of their normal healthy diet. No food needs restricting from a diet- just a sensible balance.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen even sung a (horrible) song about pizza parties when they were not much older than 4 back in the early 90's so you can't even say it's a new concept.

Surely cut up veg is only for the benefit of other judgy parents? Once the children are old enough to be left, that pointless waste of time can be ditched. Put out some cherry tomatoes, cucumber and carrot sticks, cheese cubes and so on, and my DS would happily eat a bowl full. Same child doesn't like crisps and is fussy about what chocolate, sweets and biscuits he will eat (he loves bourbon creams). Children are all different.

Dc are 14 &12 and lime most kids had a bit of an overkill on junk when they went to secondary s hool. However they understand the principles of a healthy diet a d wouldn't choose to subsist o junk food alone. They (particularly ds14) is developing a reasonably sophisticated palate and doesn't really like Mc Donalds or Dominos.
Their grandfather is an alcoholic and they have been taught about the effects of alcohol on the developing brain. I don't think Ds will be a big drinker. Fewer and fewer young people are

My friend posted some pictures of his slim 94 year old mother, with a huge KFC in front of her, the other week, she was nursing a massive cream cake.

What???!!! It’s a slice of pizza ffs, get a grip! 😂😂

Queenisabella you sound very obsessive about food, that is a very unhealthy attitude to have. A healthy diet can include some treat foods too, it is not all or nothing. An occasional MacDonalds or fast food is fine, as long as it does not form part of your regular diet. If I do Have a MacDonalds, I just have a small sandwich for dinner or cereal, I don't have another dinner.

I wonder whether OP's s oldest child is 4 and the party child had older siblings? Another way of saying a touch of PFB maybe? Also not sure why people think supermarket pizza is healthier than Domino's? Supermarkets have a vast range of pizza, from chilled sourdough with artichoke, olive and proscuttio etc to 'fresh pizza' counters using industrial bases, to Chicago Town pepperoni or marguerita in the freezer cabinet. Not all alike. Of the big takeaways, we all know Pizza Express is probably nicest but is expensive and Domino's probably closer to the party venue.

Overall, I think you need to relax a bit (and I say that as someone who laid on veg crudités, houmous, mini sandwiches , grapes, cherry tomatoes, lower fat crisps at every farm/leisure centre/swimming party we did.....with crusty bread, brie and olives for the adults too. If we had a pizza party at the climbing centre I took my trusty box of crudités along. Now I know I was just showing off to the other parents, it was all so competitive and judgey . So I agree in one sense, only having pizza available at 4 is not the norm but neither is it wrong...just a bit of fun or maybe the parents have had a busy week. Just give your DC something healthier for supper to compensate and stop worrying. As you say, you can lay on a nutritionally balanced model buffet at your own party.

If you can't indulge a bit at a party when can you? It's supposed to be celebration food. There's no need to try to ensure that they get their five a day at a 2-3 hour long event or meet their recommended vitamin C intake for the day. They won't keel over if they only eat pizza at the event.

For the record, my ds favourite food is jacket potato, cheese and beans, he does not eat burgers, or chips or Fast food, he isen't a fan, at a party he will go for the pizza, but he hardly goes to parties.

On the basis of what ? Suggesting pre-schoolers should have some veg offered even (gasp )at a party