I WOUDL BE GRATEFUL IS PEOPLE WOULD STOP OFFERING SHITTY FOOD AT BIRTHDAY PARTIES.! Thank u kindly!

[MintyandTink]

Having been to a few birthday parties since my little one was born I am quite shocked at the shit quality of the food being served at bday parties.

Shitty cocktail sausages- yuk, rancid carrot sticks, hard cheese just to provide some examples.

The thing that gets me is not the kind of food but the bloody quality... CRAPITTY CRAPITTY CRAP!

Rant over.

LOL @ FMV

Chillax girls, i' ve never complaint to the their faces. We always say thank you very much for the lovely party.

louii - you are feeling my pain!

Pretty bird- Looovely! A bit of bubbly for the parents! Not just OJ!

My paint was about sausages - in particular bad sausages. I never mentioned raisis, cucumber sticks and lentils.

You miserable old mare. Pity your poor dc

I agree with not using processed meat products, well, in theory......my children have some, but not much beyond sausages in all honesty.

chicken nuggets are normaly free-from ones, because of allergies, (and I do not like the taste of the value ones), but burgers, birds eye one's especially, are 100% meat......no fillers at all.....and they are very very tasty.

as for value products being mainly milk free, like I say, completely bizarre....but, they are also (a lot of the time), actually healthier anyway....no additives etc. maybe the additives are the pricy part!

FMV.

I'll just rub my halo about the fact that at ds' parties it might be "shitty" - buut at least it is home made!

I have never ordered from the children's menu either for dd except v. occasionally in France if smaller portions of adult food are available on it.

But what's that got to do with attending one of your dc's friends b/day party???

I've finally got round to uploading a picure: the Dalek cake I made fro ds' 6th birthday. I'd got very good at making Thomas (and friends) cakes - so the Dalek was a wee bit of a challenge. Last year's one (his 7th birthday) was a bit better - and it looks like it'll be a Dalek again this year, judhing by the season finale for Docotr Who!

It's part of the idea (in society generally) that children should eat rubbish, I think. I guess some of the differences in opinion here is that some people enjoy eating the party junk and think that it's part of having a good time, whereas others think that junk is horrible, and therefore children (and accompanying parents) shouldn't be expected to eat it.

Then there is of course the subplot about shitty sausages...

I WOUDL BE GRATEFUL IS PEOPLEMintyandTink WOULD STOP using txt spk .! Thank u kindly !

I order from the children's menu in Carluccio's and Pizza Express. I think its OK though because they are middle class restaurants.

Do you think Jamie and Hugh could be persuaded to start a campaign called "Houmous Watch"?

I'd like restaurants to give you the option to have half portions for children because ds always wants things on the adult menu (to be fair he does have a hearty appetite). I do find the idea that children only eat processed food troubling. The Pizza Express one is great though (we usually end up with two adult and two children's ones and ds eats half of my big pizza) dd loves the babinochino

roffle at humous watch

There is no such thing as 'Junk Food' you know, only a junk diet.

nooka I've spent all of this year trying to get restaurants around here to do exactly that, only to be met by opposition and reluctance the whole way. It's very infuriating.

The term junk food is an oxymoron, in fact.

Oooh OverMyDeadBody

How do you know that about Jam? Do you know more important facts about the strange world of Own Brand? I will pay money..

I think that from time to time people will have to accept that their DCs eat food that they wouldn't choose to give them. Up until the age of 2yrs it isn't much of a problem and after 3yrs it gradually becomes more difficult unless you socially isolate them.
I think it is much better to eat a balanced healthy diet as a family and not worry about the occasional party or chocolate bar. They are not going to do any harm if they are not part of the everyday diet. Making a fuss about them is going to make them seem attractive.

OBM due to very very good connections from high up in the food industry I know lots and lots about own brand products, and could tell you who makes pretty much all the supermarket own brand goods. What are you willing to pay me?

Maybe I'll start a thread

Minty i am genuinly interested in what YOU would serve at a party?

She's alraedy said, nice crisps

as opposed to shitty crisps

LOL

What does it matter if your DC's eat SHITTY crisps every now and then, if they get the BEST ones at home!!

I think you have too much time to worry about non-issues.