Plated Kid's meal- how old? HELP!

there83 · November 2011

Hi,

I am wondering on when should we serve plated meal for kids?
We will have chicken nuggets and some fries for kids..
My questions are:
1. Can 1 to 2 years old eat this meal or should I just pack them cereal in a goodie bags or gerber meals? or I should serve the meal regardless?
2. I am planning to serve this meal up to 12 years old, after that they'll have adult meal. Does it sound ok? or should the cut out will be 10 years old or 15 years old?
THOUGHTS and ADVICES please?
Thank you so much!!

sister2groom · November 2011

1. When a kid starts real food varies, but for the kids I've babysat, it's usually between 1 and 2, so I would give them the chicken nuggets.
2. Definitely don't do 15 (I mean, that's high school), I would lean towards 10. It also depends on how many nuggets you're serving per kid unless the kids menu will vary by age. While a 1 1/2 yo might do with 2 or 3 nuggets, a 10 yo would be starving--when I was ten I could probably have eaten about 8 and I was moderately active, but not huge.

there83 · November 2011

Oh, just for information. this kid's meal costs $30/meal.
So, I am thinking of where to draw the line when the kids should join their parents meal, or individually plated.
Thank you.

LauraT25 · November 2011

Ditto MilkDuds, ask the parents and give them the option. Even though it sort of killed me to pay so much more for a couple of 12 year-olds, I didn't want them feeling left out, and in the grand scheme of things it wasn't a huge difference. When I was 12 I would have prefered the adult food to chicken nuggets and fries, and I would have resented being given a kid's meal if the older kids get the 'real' food. At 15, definitely don't give them a kid's meal.

You should also check with your caterer - mine required that any child with a seat (not a high chair or a parent's lap) at least have a kid's meal, so I asked parents of young children if they needed a separate chair and went from there.

steveandta · December 2011

we are still doing regular food for our kids at our wedding. grant it that there will only be 6 kids. they will actually probably be full after the cocktail hour.

TEA&Co · December 2011

I'd also ask the parents of the 1-2 year olds what they think. Does your venue/caterer have a cut-off for what age can receive the children's meal? Our venue states that up to 12 gets the children's meal, then 12-20 year olds were billed as "teens"--so they got the "regular" adult meal, minus the alcohol of course.

krizzo17 · December 2011

Can you ask the 10-14 year olds which they'd rather have? Some kids would rather have an adult meal, some older kids would rather have chicken fingers. My 10 year old cousin asked me if shrimp was one of the entrees (seriously), and when I said no, his second question was if chicken fingers was one of the entrees, lol. I also asked his older sister (she's 14) whether she'd rather sit at the kids table or with his parents (we somehow ended up with no guests between 11 and 19, other than her).

there83 · December 2011

Thank you for all the inputs. Yeah, i guess the best way to approach is to ask my guests personally- parents & the kids

juma1111 · December 2011

I would definitely ask the families which meals the kids would prefer. I know some 8year olds who would prefer an adult meal and some 15 year olds who would prefer the kids meal. Provided your venue doesn't have an age cut off. This also matters for the little kids. We had 1 family RSVP as a family of 4 but only 3 meals because she wrote me a side note that the 2 younger girls were going to share a meal. This worked for us and saved us money; but was definitely a good idea.

vexie · December 2011

I let the kids decide for themselves if they wanted the kids meal or the adult one. My 9 year old nephew and 11 year old niece both chose the adult meal which was fine by me. They were dressed up, in a fancy place and wanted to eat something different than they would at home

I'd include this on the the rsvp card or start calling all the families that will be bringing kids. I definitely agree with PP's who suggest calling the parents of the 1-2 year olds. I doubt they'd eat enough to warant their own kids meal. Heck.. my 5 and 3 year olds still share one kids meal when we go out...with left overs!

kmmssg · December 2011

When my DS was 12 he ate adult size portions. Come to think of it, so did all of our girls. 12 year olds need more food than a child's meal will give them. While I agree that asking the parents is good, I can't see offering a kids meal to anyone over 10.

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