For those that think Costco food is crap and kids shouldn't be eating it, I am dying to know what appropriate kid party food is. Please share.

I would not be expecting high end food at a kid's pool party and would rather have costco pizza given with generosity than a catered meal where the host acts like she's doing a favor for the peasants

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Anonymous wrote:Of course it’s fine. I can’t believe this is even a question. You don’t need to break out a red carpet and catered 6 course meal for a child’s birthday.

I think what OPs questions really is is more geared toward if she wants parents to stay and eat is a Costco pizza appropriate/enough. It is fine for kids but if you know the adults are staying and it is at a meal time there should be another food option too.

Normal people (e.g. not DCUM snob-moms) would (a) not expect to be fed at kid's party (b) be perfectly happy with costco pizza because heck, who hasn't picked up a pizza on the way out of Costco before? and (c) never complain about the food at a kid's birthday party.

OP - Costco food is GREAT for a pool party, don't stress about it!

Look, real snob moms aren't going to eat any pizza or day old sandwiches at a kid's party. They aren't there to eat at all so it doesn't matter what you serve.

So moms that don’t eat garbage food served at “kids” parties are snobs? Why is it ok to feed kids crap anyway?

Personally, I wouldn't say snobby but I would say uptight.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course it’s fine. I can’t believe this is even a question. You don’t need to break out a red carpet and catered 6 course meal for a child’s birthday.

I think what OPs questions really is is more geared toward if she wants parents to stay and eat is a Costco pizza appropriate/enough. It is fine for kids but if you know the adults are staying and it is at a meal time there should be another food option too.

Normal people (e.g. not DCUM snob-moms) would (a) not expect to be fed at kid's party (b) be perfectly happy with costco pizza because heck, who hasn't picked up a pizza on the way out of Costco before? and (c) never complain about the food at a kid's birthday party.

OP - Costco food is GREAT for a pool party, don't stress about it!

Look, real snob moms aren't going to eat any pizza or day old sandwiches at a kid's party. They aren't there to eat at all so it doesn't matter what you serve.

So moms that don’t eat garbage food served at “kids” parties are snobs? Why is it ok to feed kids crap anyway?

Is this a serious question? It’s a KIDS PARTY. If you feel the need to have absolutely everything that goes into your kids bodies be clean, whole, unprocessed or whatever you want to call it, 100% of the time, you should probably just decline the invite instead of questioning the hosts food offerings.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course it’s fine. I can’t believe this is even a question. You don’t need to break out a red carpet and catered 6 course meal for a child’s birthday.

I think what OPs questions really is is more geared toward if she wants parents to stay and eat is a Costco pizza appropriate/enough. It is fine for kids but if you know the adults are staying and it is at a meal time there should be another food option too.

Normal people (e.g. not DCUM snob-moms) would (a) not expect to be fed at kid's party (b) be perfectly happy with costco pizza because heck, who hasn't picked up a pizza on the way out of Costco before? and (c) never complain about the food at a kid's birthday party.

OP - Costco food is GREAT for a pool party, don't stress about it!

Look, real snob moms aren't going to eat any pizza or day old sandwiches at a kid's party. They aren't there to eat at all so it doesn't matter what you serve.

So moms that don’t eat garbage food served at “kids” parties are snobs? Why is it ok to feed kids crap anyway?

What did you serve at your last kid's birthday party?

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Anonymous wrote:Not gross at all. I might not eat the pizza but don’t be offended, not a huge pizza person. I’d totally eat a big piece of cake! My kids and DH would love this!

I wouldn't eat Costco pizza either. I'm a NYer and hate crappy pizza.

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Lifelong New Yorker here. Pizza is my favorite food, I eat NY pizza at least once a week, and I absolutely love Costco pizza. It's a different thing, but it is very yummy

Being snobby and dismissive doesn't bolster your claim that you're some kind of expert.

I'm not being snobby. I ate it once and found it disgusting. Hey, if I don't eat it, more for you, right?

You called it crappy. Have you heard the phrase, don't yuck someone else's yum? That's what you did. So, yeah. I'm glad there's more for me.

Whatever. I called it crappy on an anonymous online forum. I'd never say a negative thing to any host who served it or to anyone in person who raved about how much they like it.

Poster: I'm serving Costco pizza
You: I wouldn't eat Costco pizza... I hate crappy pizza

And this is fine because it's online and not "real life"? Do you see how this is the problem with the internet? That you, are literally, the problem with the internet? That people see this behavior and think it's acceptable? You may say, oh it's just pizza, but someone else may be meaner, about something else. And you won't be there to say, hey that's just too mean. All they know is, it's ok to mean. And it gets nastier and nastier. Are you not seeing this? If you have a child, and they know you behave this way, maybe they will say a similar thing to a classmate on social media. Or something a bit worse. And then it gets way worse. And then you'll throw your hands up and say- Oh isn't online bullying among teens just terrible!

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Anonymous wrote:Of course it’s fine. I can’t believe this is even a question. You don’t need to break out a red carpet and catered 6 course meal for a child’s birthday.

I think what OPs questions really is is more geared toward if she wants parents to stay and eat is a Costco pizza appropriate/enough. It is fine for kids but if you know the adults are staying and it is at a meal time there should be another food option too.

Normal people (e.g. not DCUM snob-moms) would (a) not expect to be fed at kid's party (b) be perfectly happy with costco pizza because heck, who hasn't picked up a pizza on the way out of Costco before? and (c) never complain about the food at a kid's birthday party.

OP - Costco food is GREAT for a pool party, don't stress about it!

Look, real snob moms aren't going to eat any pizza or day old sandwiches at a kid's party. They aren't there to eat at all so it doesn't matter what you serve.

So moms that don’t eat garbage food served at “kids” parties are snobs? Why is it ok to feed kids crap anyway?

Anonymous wrote:As long as you have fruit, vegetables, water, juice available too, plus a wrap tray as another option (geared toward parents).

Went to a party recently and they had Costco pizza, a flat of the snack size pringles cans, and a few boxes of chips ahoy cookies, soda. These were wealthy people. It looks cheap and trashy to serve guests only garbage foods

I’ll take cheap and trashy over your snobby a$$holery any day. No one wants your organic fair trade locally sourced sustainable kale chips anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:Of course it’s fine. I can’t believe this is even a question. You don’t need to break out a red carpet and catered 6 course meal for a child’s birthday.

I think what OPs questions really is is more geared toward if she wants parents to stay and eat is a Costco pizza appropriate/enough. It is fine for kids but if you know the adults are staying and it is at a meal time there should be another food option too.

Normal people (e.g. not DCUM snob-moms) would (a) not expect to be fed at kid's party (b) be perfectly happy with costco pizza because heck, who hasn't picked up a pizza on the way out of Costco before? and (c) never complain about the food at a kid's birthday party.

OP - Costco food is GREAT for a pool party, don't stress about it!

Look, real snob moms aren't going to eat any pizza or day old sandwiches at a kid's party. They aren't there to eat at all so it doesn't matter what you serve.

It’s a kid party. Just buy pizza and a local cake. Done.

Anonymous wrote:Platter of wraps would be good for adults.

Ugh, sandwiches, not wraps. I hate wraps and their ubiquity.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been to a lot of N Arlington pre-school / young elementary BD parties as well as $1000+ parties at places like Scramble and Nook (when it still existed) and it’s almost always Costco, Safeway, or Chik Fil A (usually at Busy Bees next door).

A fancier party might have District Taco and Nothing Bundt Cakes little cakes.

I don’t this Costco looks cheap. If you are wealthier than neighbors and classmates I think it’s better to serve Cost o than to

. . . Than to look like you are trying to hard / spending a ton on a kid party.

Yes, and I swear I have always said to my husband, “I do not get AT ALL why people love NBCs. I get it, they are cakes, they are in a cute Bundt pattern, their flavors are yummy, what am
I missing???”

Same! There is nothing special that justifies the additional cost of those stupid little cakes, LOL!

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Anonymous wrote:Of course it’s fine. I can’t believe this is even a question. You don’t need to break out a red carpet and catered 6 course meal for a child’s birthday.

I think what OPs questions really is is more geared toward if she wants parents to stay and eat is a Costco pizza appropriate/enough. It is fine for kids but if you know the adults are staying and it is at a meal time there should be another food option too.

Normal people (e.g. not DCUM snob-moms) would (a) not expect to be fed at kid's party (b) be perfectly happy with costco pizza because heck, who hasn't picked up a pizza on the way out of Costco before? and (c) never complain about the food at a kid's birthday party.

OP - Costco food is GREAT for a pool party, don't stress about it!

Anonymous wrote:Of course it’s fine. I can’t believe this is even a question. You don’t need to break out a red carpet and catered 6 course meal for a child’s birthday.

I think what OPs questions really is is more geared toward if she wants parents to stay and eat is a Costco pizza appropriate/enough. It is fine for kids but if you know the adults are staying and it is at a meal time there should be another food option too.