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13 Year Old's Party - 10 Fussy Madams Expecting "Healthy Options"

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twelveyeargap · 23/05/2008 09:58

I'm not sure whether to laugh at this or shake my head in disbelief. Last year it was sweets and popcorn. I don't usually do this sort of thing, but DD had a rubbish birthday last year as I was having a baby so I thought I'd be nice this year, it being her 13th and all.

I had intended to order pizzas for DD's 13th birthday party tomorrow - gourmet if you don't mind, but I have been informed that so-and-so only eats healthy food like salad (sounds like an adopted persona to me, but if it's true then good for her) and so-and-so is vegetarian and so-and-so eats salad but hates mayonnaise so don't put any on the salad... Blah blah. It seems they want a "grown up" party, but of course I still have to cater to children's tastes.

Am doing Tesco shop online. Help me Mumsnet.

Am doing chicken skewer-y type things, salad (but with constituent parts all separate so no moaning), honeyed cocktail sausages. Making birthday cake (Nigella's Tropical Chocolate Cake as chosen by DD ), a few other cakey/ sweet bits, putting (gourmet) crisps on the table for snacks, breadsticks etc.

Need ideas for:
Vegetarian things in place of the other kids having chicken and sausages;
Anything else you think might actually get eaten by this lot.

(Please don't tell me I'm mad to be giving in to this - I already know...)

Many thanks!

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Enid · 23/05/2008 09:59

do party food but lots of salady bits too

and some pittas and hummus?

ChippyMinton · 23/05/2008 10:03

I'll lay money on them scoffing the pizza if it's on offer!
How about some 'mocktails' with fancy straws and umbrellas.

Enid · 23/05/2008 10:06

yy and a chocolate fountain

twelveyeargap · 23/05/2008 10:09

Mocktails, yes, they were mentioned. Thanks for the reminder!

Will add hummus, pita bread.

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andiem · 23/05/2008 10:18

why don't you do fruit kebabs and chocolate fondue you can just melt the choc in the microwave in a bowl

the healthy ones can just have the fruit

twelveyeargap · 23/05/2008 10:49

I like the thinking on the fruit skewers. Hehehe. What's the betting they can't resist the chocolate?

Ordered some anostura bitters for mojito mocktails, can do some virgin appletini's and some sort of lemonade/ grenadine concoction in champagne glasses.

Fab. Thanks.

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