https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:23:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2716299 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 20:25:28 +0000 Anagram 2716299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't eat out much with our kiddos. Like, less than once a month. But when we travel, we eat out a lot. My kids are weird...they don't like many typical kid's foods.</p> <p>If we are out for breakfast/brunch, we get the kids a fruit bowl to share and we request more berries than melon and we'll also get eggs and bacon or sausage and they'll split it. So generally we order from the adult menu.</p> <p>For lunch/dinners, it depends on what's on the kids menu. My kids don't actually like crunchy/breaded stuff much, so if they have non breaded chicken or fish on the kid's menu, we will get it. Otherwise, we order them something from the adult menu and they split it. Or they will eat pasta with a side of veggies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2716201 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 15:00:10 +0000 Beehive 2716201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll go anywhere with DS (4 years old) - he really likes restaurants, so we have even taken him to a couple fancier restaurants (for lunch or early dinner) as a special treat. He eats off the regular menu - sometimes we'll get 3 appetizers to split and two mains, and we share everything or he shares our mains. Now that we have a newborn, fancy places are off the table for a while, but we'll go anywhere else for lunch. We'll need to wait a little while for dinner, since she's in her fussy-in-the-evening, cluster feeding stage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2716186 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 13:06:43 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2716186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it has a high chair we will take DD. Local, fancy, chain, it doesn't matter. I will order off the kids meal because it's cheaper if they have something other than mac n cheese or chicken nuggets. I try to be considerate and only dine out with DD at family friendly times. I wouldn't take her to any restaurant after 7pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2716174 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 12:20:46 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2716174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do anything except fancy restaurants, but not very often. We usually get something off the kids menu for our older child but not the one year old (although we have.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2716119 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:05:28 +0000 MrsBrewer 2716119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: ❤❤❤❤❤ Mod Pizza!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2716042 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:49:00 +0000 Boogs 2716042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mostly casual and usually from a kids menu. The only place that doesn't have one is our local Japanese place, so we just order them some appetizers and sides. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2716034 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:19:55 +0000 Pollywog 2716034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are dealing with multiple food allergies, but I normally go to local, casual restaurants and order my 14 month old an extra side and we all share. So last week he got beans from my soup, sweet potato from my main dish, and a fruit cup. At our Chipotle like restaurant he will get a side of quac to complement half of my burrito bowl. At the Thai restaurant we split a butternut curry and sticky rice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715993 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:27:31 +0000 petitenoisette 2715993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We mostly go to a couple of local casual places, American and Mexican food. Unless we are out for breakfast (when LO will polish off some eggs, her fav) she is terrible about eating kids meals. I try to order her some sort of carb+cheese but I think she just gets too distracted. So back to bringing cheerios, a pouch or yogurt tube and letting her people watch and eat off our plates if she wants more food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715767 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:29:13 +0000 snowjewelz 2715767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anything as long as it's family friendly! It depends where we go... We eat a lot of ethnic food and they don't always have kids menu so she will just eat what we eat. I will order her from kids menu if I know she'll eat it so I don't have to share :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715473 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:47:03 +0000 travellingbee 2715473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We go out usually once a week and it's usually a local casual place. We eat a lot of Mexican. Ds1(4) is a pretty good eater and usually orders his own meal. Tacos at mexican restaurant ( or sometimes quesadillas), pizza at Italian, chicken fingers lots of places. Sometimes pasta or dumplings. DS2 (14months) often just shares with me or occasionally DS1. We also often bring a pouch and fruit as a side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715471 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:46:42 +0000 SweetiePie 2715471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mostly local casual places. Not from kids menu, usually I'll order something for myself that I know he'll eat too. Pasta, any kind of chicken, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715468 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:43:03 +0000 ValentineMommy 2715468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We either do local places or family friendly chains (Applebee's or Olive Garden type places). We order from the kids menu for the kids (they usually share 1 kids meal, at least for now) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715467 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:42:00 +0000 yoursilverlining 2715467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of the places we go are locally owned and vary between casual and "foodie". Chains maybe 3x a year. Some have kids menus where LO usually orders chicken, fried fish or pasta and many don't. Some of the ones that don't will still make plain pasta off-menu and others we just order her something she will eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715466 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:40:07 +0000 caterw 2715466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We like quite a few local places and casual chains- my husband manages a cool pizza/ beer place and DD obviously always gets cheese pizza there. Other places we mix it up- sometimes she gets her own thing but a lot of times I will get something I know she would eat and we just share since I never finish my meal out anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715456 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:33:46 +0000 fancyfunction 2715456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We go to a mix of places. If it's lunch or dinner she'll order her own meal from the kids menu. At breakfast we'll usually give her part from what we both order. Or we'll split pizza at a pizzeria. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715452 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:31:34 +0000 Cole 2715452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We go to a lot of places like Chipotle or noodles and co, she usually shares with me but I do order her kids meals from time to time. We definitely take her anywhere except super fancy places, she's great with eating out which makes it easy. One good trick I've found is to check the sides menu, often I can order something from there that will do the trick or be a good supplement to whatever my husband or I ordered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715450 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:29:10 +0000 nana87 2715450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We eat out a lot, mostly at local restaurants, some more casual than others, but not like, fancy white tablecloth restaurants. Sometimes chains like shake shack or chipotle. We go on the early side (like, 5:30 for dinner or 10 for brunch) so it typically is less crowded than it would be during peak hours. Sometimes there is a kids menu, sometimes we order her side dishes or just a normal meal and expect to take leftovers home. She has pancakes for brunch usually or kid food if they have it (Mac and cheese/pizza/etc). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715437 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:23:07 +0000 gingerbebe 2715437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now we go to Mod Pizza a lot. They make a mini size pizza that's the perfect size, they are super thin wood fired pizzas so quick to cool and easy for kids to eat. They can watch the pizzas being made too. We just bring pouch, clementine, goldfish, and milk and he's all good. Baby gets to pinch a few bites of pizza too. The food is also good so DH and I enjoy and it's pretty cheap!</p> <p>We also do local Mexican. DS eats lots of chips and salsa, rice mixed with some beans and shredded meat off our plate, and we bring a drink and pouch from home. Baby eats rice and beans and pouch.</p> <p>The baby actually loves pho so if DH and I go out to lunch we like to go to pho and share noodles with him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715428 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:19:43 +0000 Mae 2715428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got pretty much wherever we want to go. Some chains, some local places. We don't eat family meals at fast food. Mostly we order for her off the kids menu but depending on the place we may not. Like if we go to california pizza kitchen or something, I'll just split a pizza with her. </p> <p>She does not like chicken fingers. She's also not a big fan of fries. She eats different things in different places. At Mexican places she always gets a quesadilla or enchilada. At Asian places she gets fried rice. At American-type places we usually do mac n cheese, grilled cheese, or a kids pizza. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715427 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:19:27 +0000 catlady 2715427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We go anywhere except "fancy" restaurants or bars where kids would seem out of place. We eat at all sorts of different ethnic restaurants (thai, japanese, chinese, indian, mexican, etc) and at those places, she usually just shares with us. If a kids menu exists, she usually likes to order her own thing from it, but she often ends up sharing with us anyway. She's pretty good about picking different things each time. Except if we go to the Cheesecake Factory, and then it's mac &amp; cheese every time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715423 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:17:09 +0000 catgirl 2715423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do mostly local casual places, occasionally sit down chains. It's 50/50 for a kids menu at this point - but she is 2 and we pick her meals. We only eat out once a week so I'm fine with it being a slightly junky kids meal if I think that's what she will eat the most peacefully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715422 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:16:40 +0000 Foodnerd81 2715422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't eat out often, but if we do it's on the road (so fast food, pretty much) or a very casual family friendly place. My 3.5 yo usually wants mac and cheese or scrambled eggs. Oh or we go to the local bagel place. So I'll get that on a kids menu or regular depending on the cost. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715417 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:11:09 +0000 youboots 2715417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Local pretty casual places- our sushi place (we get her fried rice not off the kids menu), our BBQ place (mac &amp; cheese, no kid menu), grilled cheese at Red Robin. Sometimes we share. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-eat-out-with-kids#post-2715414 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:09:07 +0000 travellingbee 2715414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. What kind of restaurants do you usually choose- (fast food, chains like Olive Garden, locally owned casual, Foodie-type places etc)<br /> 2. Do your kids order food from a kids menu? And if so do they always order the same kind of thing? Like they always order chicken fingers? </p>