Food for Children's Birthday party other than pizza

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids love pizza. It's not all about you, OP.

Mine doesn't and there has always been at least 1 other kid at any part we go to not eating pizza. I love it when there's some other option.

[Anonymous]

Costco sells these tasty little appetizer sized quiches and tiny pigs in blankets. Add carrot sticks and maybe fruit skewers. In other words ... a variety of appetizers!

Also, little mini "pizzas" that you make using baby size whole wheat pitas will be a healthy alternative but still popular with the kids. And you can put lots of different toppings so that there are more gourmet ones for the parents ... such as goat cheese and artichoke hearts, gouda and black olive tapenade, bacon and pineapple, etc. But lots of plain cheese ones for the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Costco sells these tasty little appetizer sized quiches and tiny pigs in blankets. Add carrot sticks and maybe fruit skewers. In other words ... a variety of appetizers!

Also, little mini "pizzas" that you make using baby size whole wheat pitas will be a healthy alternative but still popular with the kids. And you can put lots of different toppings so that there are more gourmet ones for the parents ... such as goat cheese and artichoke hearts, gouda and black olive tapenade, bacon and pineapple, etc. But lots of plain cheese ones for the kids.

Or, english muffin pizzas are good

[Anonymous]

we went to a birthday party for a 3 year old and they served BBQ...big hit!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you do chik fil a, then make sure no one has a peanut allergy since they cook the chicken in peanut oil.

This is not true. Peanut oil does not have the allergens that affect peanut allergies.

http://www.peanut-institute.org/eating-well/allergy/peanut-oil-no-allergens.asp

[Anonymous]

For our 3 yo twins birthday, I made a crock pot of homemade mac and cheese, a crockpot of meatballs in tomato sauce and had a platter of assorted lunchmeats, cheeses and several types of bread. Added a fruit salad and a veggie tray and every one was quite happy.

[Anonymous]

Chicken nuggets of some type is best. They are small so Kids pick them up and put them into their mouth fast. Some fruits and veggies (bit size carrots, tomatoes) with it. I would skip celeries-they are usually the leftovers. Bottled water/or packed juice with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chick fil-a party platter! The best!

Or small subs, cold cuts and rolls, whatever.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chick fil-a party platter! The best!

Or small subs, cold cuts and rolls, whatever.

+1

Our last party was chick fil a nuggets, a fruit tray, chips, drinks and PotBelly sandwiches. There was not a scrap of chicken or fruit left. We took home a few of the PB sandwiches - people tended to eat just 1/2 a sandwich.

[Anonymous]

DD's party is coming up, and here's my menu. We're also having her party at a local kids gym:

Sandwiches (using cookie cutters for fun shapes) - Turkey and Cheddar, Ham and Swiss, Sunbutter and Jellie
Rainbow Pasta Salad
Fruit

Dessert - cupcakes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you do chik fil a, then make sure no one has a peanut allergy since they cook the chicken in peanut oil.

My kid has a PA and I wouldn't be offended if you served this - we would bring our own food. But please just don't serve PB&J!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you do chik fil a, then make sure no one has a peanut allergy since they cook the chicken in peanut oil.

This is not true. Peanut oil does not have the allergens that affect peanut allergies.

http://www.peanut-institute.org/eating-well/allergy/peanut-oil-no-allergens.asp

Some does, some doesn't. Hopkins recommends avoiding peanut oil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you do chik fil a, then make sure no one has a peanut allergy since they cook the chicken in peanut oil.

This is not true. Peanut oil does not have the allergens that affect peanut allergies.

http://www.peanut-institute.org/eating-well/allergy/peanut-oil-no-allergens.asp

Some does, some doesn't. Hopkins recommends avoiding peanut oil.

Our rule for our peanut allergic kid is that large-scale commercially processed peanut oil is fine (including chik fill a) but that small-batch organic is not (ironically). The more processed, the more protein is removed.

Our other rule is that you are polite party guest: eat what you can eat and nicely decline what you can't. If necessary, I will make sure you get something you like and can eat after, to reward/reinforce making safe choices at a party.

[Anonymous]

I like making oven-baked chicken tenders and kebabs of fruit (some green grapes and strawberries are pretty).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids love pizza. It's not all about you, OP.

She's also hosting adults. I, too, would love to be served something other than pizza at a kid's party. The kids barely eat anything anyway, no matter what's served, so why cater solely to them?