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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For real though. Those of y’all who have a problem with what OP served, what would you have offered at an impromptu, post-playdate lunch? If it were me I’d probably have pulled out sandwich fixings (and sure, I always have fruit around so I’d probably offer that too). Maybe a bag of chips. I certainly wouldn’t be whipping up an elaborate meal, and I’d rather have homemade pasta alla vodka than a boring sandwich!

Do people really just not ever host if they haven’t pre planned a full course meal with optimal balance of lean protein, whole grains, fruits and fresh veg? That’s sad to me. I love that my friends are easy and casual and would happily come over for a DIY sandwich if a playdate ran into lunchtime and we wanted to keep the fun going.[/quote]

I am someone who thinks that the friend was far more rude than the OP, and also that while I think the friend was rude to express surprise at the lunch, I would also have felt and hidden feelings of surprise.

If I wanted to serve pasta, I might serve something like this:

pasta with a choice of butter or vodka sauce (not assuming that the kids would want just butter)

parmesan to sprinkle, unless I was out.  (If I was out of parmesan, I would offer whatever grated or crumbly cheese I had, because my kids really like cheese on their pasta and are not picky.)

One of:  cucumber slices, peppers, baby carrots, microwaved frozen peas

One of:  apple slices, grapes, berries, cutie oranges, whatever other fruit I had that was ripe

If I wanted to be fancy, I might offer a really simple side salad of baby spinach and vinaigrette, if I happened to have it.  But if I didn't, I wouldn't worry.  In my experience most moms are happy to have something that was planned with the kids in mind, or to wait til they got home.  [/quote]

I don’t think anyone was rude in this case. At this point we’re just talking about whether the meal was a good one or not and what we would have done differently. I think most people agree they wouldn’t just serve a bowl of pasta and call it a day.[/quote]

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