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DS has friends coming for tea - sandwiches OK?

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Northerner · 27/03/2006 12:54

My ds is a very faddy eater. He has 3 friends comin g for tea today and since I am sick of meal times battles, I am starting to feed him what he eats to alleviate any negative vibes at meal times. I especially want him to enjoy his play date with it being at his house. So this morning I asked him what I should serve and he has requested sandwiches.

Would you be a bit miffed though if your child went to a play date and got fed sandwiches?

I'll do chicken sandwiches on wholemeal bread and also serve some cut up carrot, cucumber and cheese cubes.

What do you reckon?

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LadySherlockofLGJ · 27/03/2006 12:54

Sounds fine to me.

SoupDragon · 27/03/2006 12:55

Depends if the children had a school dinner or not. If my child had only eaten sandwiches at lunchtime I'd be a little miffed but not overly so.

RTKangaMummy · 27/03/2006 12:55

Will they have had a cooked school lunch or just sandwiches?

How old are they?

SoupDragon · 27/03/2006 12:55

(I tend to write off the mealtime of a playdate anyway!)

Ledodgy · 27/03/2006 12:57

I agree with Supdragon if they have a proper meal in the day then fine,if not I would feel it wasn't very substantial but ok I suppose for a one off.

desperateSCOUSEwife · 27/03/2006 12:57

sounds okayish but i would do a small buffet type thing
with pizza slices
sausage rolls
pots of yoghurt
and butties
so they can pick what they like

Ledodgy · 27/03/2006 12:57

*soupdragon

Hulababy · 27/03/2006 12:57

Sounds fine by me. Has meat, carbs and veggies, and is healthy and if they eat it all it is filling too.

alexsmum · 27/03/2006 12:57

got to say i would usually provide a proper meal because by the time they get home it'll probably be too late for them to then have a meal.
could you maybe do chicken on pitta with healthy chips or something.still got the sandwich elelment but a bit more substantial?

Original poster
Northerner · 27/03/2006 12:57

One is at school so will have had a hot meal, one is 4 and at nursery so may have had a packed lunch. The other is nearly 3.

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RTKangaMummy · 27/03/2006 12:58

Won't the peer pressure get him to eat different stuff anyway?????

LadyTophamHatt · 27/03/2006 12:58

I would find it a bit odd but wouldn't be miffed.

The usual pladate food is fish fingers/sausages or something so it's better than that.

Senoracod · 27/03/2006 12:58

yes giev em fish fingers

MamaG · 27/03/2006 12:59

I think it sounds ok. DesparateScouseWife's idea is good, nobody could moan that at - and perhaps if your DS sees his friends tucking into other food, he might join in?

I always like my DD to have a "proper" dinner as she has packed lunch at school, but I don't mind butties for dinner occasionally, esp if she has friends round.

Original poster
Northerner · 27/03/2006 13:00

You think fish fingers will be better? He'll eat those.

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Hulababy · 27/03/2006 13:00

LadyTophamHatt - what I was going to add too :) Better than nuggets and chips type which is often often instead.

I am starting to realise more that a meal doesn't always have to be hot to be healthy and substatial :)

You could add some home mad epotato wedges if you wanted.

Or add fruit and yogurt for a dessert. Or a bit of chocolate Grin

Hulababy · 27/03/2006 13:01

I persoanlly think the chicken and vbread is a healthier option to fishfingrs, and as substantial. DD eats both though, so would be fine either way.

Senoracod · 27/03/2006 13:05

i dont htink northerneer is tryiong to change a nations eating habits
btu you ddont want to let other parents thoink thatt heir kdis dont egta proepr meal there.

zippitippitoes · 27/03/2006 13:07

sandwiches are a "proper" meal though aren't they?

My grandma wouldn't have thought so, but if she was still alive she would be 104.

grumpyfrumpy · 27/03/2006 13:09

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Hulababy · 27/03/2006 13:11

I agree. Don't see why a proper meal has to mean hot.

I served a cold chicken and salad with bread yesterday for the main meal, with family round. It was very substantial!

dinosaure · 27/03/2006 13:11

To be perfectly honest I would think it a bit odd if DSs weren't offered a hot meal, but I can't claim any particularly rational basis for my view!

I think desperateScousewife's idea is good.

Ledodgy · 27/03/2006 13:13

Why not serve chicken with salad and potato wedges with bread on the side as this gives the illusion of a meal so they don't just go home and say they've had sandwiches iyswim.

hunkermunker · 27/03/2006 13:16

Fishfingers aren't evil though.

Not like chicken nuggets or squash Wink

Hulababy · 27/03/2006 13:19

I agree fishfingers aren't that bad. However chicken is better!

When DD has friend's round we often do a rainbow platter (so named after Katz's household :) ). We have q big serving platter and include loads of different things such as meat, cheese cubes, peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, sweetcorn, celery, and dsome slices of bread or pitta. Children then help themseves.