What food for 2:30-4:30pm party?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sick of the cheap, unhealthy pizza served at all the birthday parties I attended with my 7 y o child.

Agree. I can't stand the cheap pizza anymore. If you care about the guests, you can serve tea sandwiches, fruits, milk, water but no juices. Please stop offering crap.

Juice is CRAP? I understand, you don't give your child juice because it's full of sugar but they can't even have it at a party? and when it is served you consider it crap?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:in the past we have done this time slot twice (in a gym place) and we served cheese pizza, chicken nuggets, sandwich platter (for adults), cut up fruits, water and cake.

We have stopped serving juice and cola because we feel that fruits and cake have enough sugar already. Besides kids start on juice and cola before eating and they become very hyper.

I am always surprised that when you serve food, people do eat regardless of what time the party is. I think it has something to do with the atmosphere of fun and celebration that people tend to indulge. I am sure they are having a very light dinner after that.

So all you serve to drink is water, even for adults? I don't know why...this just seems odd to me. If all I saw was water I would definitely think I had just missed the soda (or some kind of juice or flavored water) somewhere. I'd be looking all around for that cooler.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would pick a few snacks to put out (fruit plate, veggie plate, crackers & cheese, pita & hummus, tortilla chips & salsa, etc.) & then serve cake. 2:30-4:30 doesn't really cover a meal time so I wouldn't serve pizza; the guests will almost certainly have eaten lunch before the party & won't plan on having dinner until after the party.

We did these snacks plus cake.