Hellobee Boards Topic: When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?

Hellobee Boards Topic: When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:45:00 +0000 erwoo on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-99750 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:41:21 +0000 erwoo 99750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We try to order things that he would eat, but sometimes he just doesn't want to eat what we're eating. Eating out can sometimes be quite painful for us as he won't eat much. He has his favorites though so we try to go to restaurants that has his favorites...and sometimes we have to feed him just to get him to eat while we're out. We don't feed him anymore at home though. I regret feeding him for so long...until he was 2.5-years-old. But if we're going to go somewhere that doesn't have food he can eat then I just pack food for him. Andrea on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-99738 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:42:07 +0000 Andrea 99738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just an update, because I keep thinking about this when we go out to eat. DH and has gotten soooo good about ordering for the LO now. Proud of him! :-) SAHM0811 on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16745 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:09:18 +0000 SAHM0811 16745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Since DD could be picky, I try to order what both her and I would like.... or I try to manipulate my hubby into ordering something he and her could possibly like together too :) But she's now old enough where most times I know she'll be okay with just her order. Wondermommy on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16728 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:51:21 +0000 Wondermommy 16728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @junebugmama: I hear ya. My LO will go for the carrots and little cherry or grape tomatoes on a snack spread before he goes for the chips or dip, lol! When our LO was in that in-between stage, (past baby food, but not quiiite old enough for his own child's plate) yes, I would order things that I thought he would eat some of. But that stage didn't last long, and soon enough we were at the point where we could order him his own meal. Mrs. D on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16709 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:20:40 +0000 Mrs. D 16709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I can't remember my parents ordering anything but what they wanted for my younger sisters. I imagine we'll order food we like and if baby wants to eat what we're eating, we;ll cut off a small bite. If we want them to eat the same as us when they're older, then we have to start when they start solid foods. junebugmama on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16693 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:09:00 +0000 junebugmama 16693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Everyone orders what they want. When he was little we encouraged him to try the things we were eating. Now at 4 sometimes he prefers to order off of the adult menu instead of the kids menus at places. He has a sophisticated pallet for a 4 yr old. (that sounds insane) For instance we went to a friends party. On the table they doritos, cheese puffs, veggies and dip, and red pepper goat cheese with flat bread. He steady ate the goat cheese and never touched the doritios or the cheese puffs. mrbee on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16681 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:56:44 +0000 mrbee 16681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Andrea: Haha most dads are not as good a parent as mom. That's just a fact! (Although there are exceptions, of course. I am just not one of them.) Andrea on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16673 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:49:54 +0000 Andrea 16673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: Ok, I will try to be kind but we go out to eat on a regular basis so I thought he would have gotten the hang of it by now. I am so glad that you are here to give us the male perspective. I don't want daddy to feel like a bad parent. Mrs. Sunglasses on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16670 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:48:29 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 16670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We order a plate for him. He's a hungry fellow and loves having his own meal. Doesn't mean he doesn't eat off our plate. But by giving his own, we can choose what we want to eat ;) mrbee on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16665 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:43:50 +0000 mrbee 16665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Andrea: I think that for most women, they have a bit more time to get used to adjusting their food intake for the sake of their baby? It's built into the pregnancy process. As a man, I only really started learning to adjust my food intake for Charlie when he started eating solids with us at restaurants. That's been a fairly recent development... maybe the past 3-6 months. Please give Mr. Andrea some time to climb the learning curve! Sometimes it is tough, always feeling like you're way behind on learning how to do everything! I get down at times because I feel like I'm a bad parent relative to mommy. heffalump on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16660 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:39:20 +0000 heffalump 16660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We're not to that point yet, my LO's still on formula. I try to order finger foods in case she's fussy and I have to hold her and eat at the same time. Nothing worse than having hot soup and worrying about spilling it on your baby's head! Andrea on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16657 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:36:48 +0000 Andrea 16657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do what Mrs. Bee does and it really irks me that my DH only thinks about what he wants to eat. Thank you for planning on making an effort. I am still working on my hubs! cyndistar3 on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16656 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:36:23 +0000 cyndistar3 16656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We usually order our daughter her own food. If not, she is NOT a picky eater and will usually eat off either of our plates, steak included :) mrbee on "When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-eat-out-with-lo-do-you-order-based-on-what-you-want-to-eat-or-what-lo-might-eat#post-16652 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:34:10 +0000 mrbee 16652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whenever we eat out as a family, I always order what I want: say, a steak. Mrs. Bee will very thoughtfully order what she thinks Charlie might eat off of her plate. That's so smart, because he eats better when he eats what we are eating. (ETA: We also order a separate plate, just for him.) I am going to make a big effort to be more like Bee. I don't know why it never occurs to me to order for Charlie instead of myself. I am often surprised and touched at how she will put Charlie's needs ahead of her own. I am only slowly getting better at that. When you eat out with LO, do you order based on what you want to eat, or what LO might eat off of your plate? What about your SO?