Food for mid-morning birthday party

[Anonymous]

My plan is to keep it simple:

-coffee, juice, water
-fruit
-bagels & cream cheese
-yogurts

This should be plenty, right?

[Anonymous]

OP here, and this is for a kid's birthday, but the kids are young enough that the adults will stay too.

[Anonymous]

Fine

[Anonymous]

Fine, if you want something more party-ish, maybe some little cinnamon rolls or mini muffins.

[Anonymous]

That's a ton of carbs. Which is normal for breakfast, but if your social circle is anti-carb middle aged women, you may want a frittata or smoked salmon or something to add some protein.h

[Anonymous]

I agree--a little more protein would be nice. Smoked salmon, cheese, an egg dish, or something like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's a ton of carbs. Which is normal for breakfast, but if your social circle is anti-carb middle aged women, you may want a frittata or smoked salmon or something to add some protein.h

Yogurt and fruit would be fine for any anti-carb peeps.

[Anonymous]

Makes a cake out of a tower of doughnuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:-bagels & cream cheese

I'd skip the bagels and cream cheese and go with mini-muffins, coffee cakes, mini-doughnuts - that sort of thing. If you go with bagels, somebody wants to borrow your toaster, everybody's looking for knives, it takes two hands to serve yourself, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's a ton of carbs. Which is normal for breakfast, but if your social circle is anti-carb middle aged women, you may want a frittata or smoked salmon or something to add some protein.h

Yogurt and fruit would be fine for any anti-carb peeps.

Most yogurt is loaded with sugar (carbs) as is fruit (it's natural sugar and carbs, but it's still carbs).

I think if you add a veggie platter (maybe with a greek yogurt dip) or something else protein-y, it's perfect OP.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't worry about the anti carb people. If it's mid morning, the people on diets will have a chance to eat their diet food for breakfast and probably won't eat anything at your party anyway.

[Anonymous]

Sheesh - It's a party, not a lifestyle. Ignore the dietitians and serve what you want. Might want to add a couple bottles of champagne off in the corner for anyone that wants to add a little kick to their OJ.

[Anonymous]

It's a kid party. Nobody goes looking for spa food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't worry about the anti carb people. If it's mid morning, the people on diets will have a chance to eat their diet food for breakfast and probably won't eat anything at your party anyway.

This. The anti-carb people are not eating much between meals anyway.

[Anonymous]

What are you doing for birthday cake? Or, are you putting a candle on a bagel?

Worst party my kids ever went to. No birthday cake. They are grown and still bring it up from time to time. As I recall, each child got a mini donut from Dunkin. Kid had a full doughtnut with a candle in the middle.