Do you eat from the kids' menu sometimes?

[preciousjeni]

If I ever eat fast food, which is nearly never, I generally order from the children's menu. At sit-down restaurants, I'll order a regular meal and take half home.

Anyway, I seem to recall that fast food kid's meals are the size that adult meals were like fifty years ago...a regular portion. Now the adult meals are like 3 times too big. Has anyone else heard that?

[ShaedyKD]

McDonalds has something called an All American meal, which is a hamburger or cheeseburger, a small fry, and a small drink. It's about the same price as a Happy Meal, if not cheaper. Unless you're going to give it to a kid you know, I don't see the point in getting the toy.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

If I ever eat fast food, which is nearly never, I generally order from the children's menu. At sit-down restaurants, I'll order a regular meal and take half home.

Anyway, I seem to recall that fast food kid's meals are the size that adult meals were like fifty years ago...a regular portion. Now the adult meals are like 3 times too big. Has anyone else heard that?

Yup.

[Buttonz]

I still haven't gotten my Taco Bell that I want!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Buttonz

I still haven't gotten my Taco Bell that I want!

[tunatartare]

freakiest picture ever

[Drolefille]

Now I want taco bell too... MMMMmmm

[tunatartare]

Oh Lord, here we go again. I think we can all come to a consensus-

AlphaFrog is pure EVIL!!!!

[Buttonz]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I finally got my Taco Bell. Sadly, the Taco bell by my house always manages to screw up and make things not taste as good as it should.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Anyway, I seem to recall that fast food kid's meals are the size that adult meals were like fifty years ago...a regular portion. Now the adult meals are like 3 times too big. Has anyone else heard that?

Was that the commercial that claimed, a full meal and change back from your dollar?

[AlwaysSAI]

My SAI chapter had our province officer visit this past weekend. And, we took her to Ihop for breakfast.

Well, Caroline and I wanted to order from the kids menu because frankly, adult portions are just too much.

THE WAITRESS TOLD US NO! WE COULD NOT ORDER FROM THE KIDS MENU!!

I wanted to look at her and say, well, I am an adult and I can make that decision for myself. Thanks.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

THE WAITRESS TOLD US NO! WE COULD NOT ORDER FROM THE KIDS MENU!!

I wanted to look at her and say, well, I am an adult and I can make that decision for myself. Thanks.

Many restaurants specifically limit the kids' menu to ages 10 or 12 and under.

[Taualumna]

Kids' menus may have smaller portions, but it still has the fat and calories.

From the Globe and Mail:

Cheeseburgers, chicken fingers, pizza and mac 'n' cheese. They're staples on kids' menus at chain restaurants across the country. Oh, and did I mention fries? Most kids' menus offer little variety and plenty of calories, fat and sodium.

What's more, it's next to impossible for parents to make informed choices on feeding their children healthy meals in full-service restaurants. Nutrition labelling does not exist on menus for children (or adults).

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

Kids' menus may have smaller portions, but it still has the fat and calories.

From the Globe and Mail:

McDonalds 4 piece chicken nuggets w/apples and applejuice is what my 3 year old gets (and likes better than fries and soda). Yeah, so the nuggets still have some fat, but she's a good 5-8 lbs underweight and stops moving and squirming to take a nap and that's about it, so I'm not worried about it.

[aephi alum]

Cheeseburgers, chicken fingers, pizza and mac 'n' cheese. They're staples on kids' menus at chain restaurants across the country. Oh, and did I mention fries? Most kids' menus offer little variety and plenty of calories, fat and sodium.

... And that's the problem I have with most kids' menus. Starting when I was 8 or 9, I rejected the kids' menu and asked for a "real" menu. If my parents are taking me to (say) an Indian restaurant or a tapas bar, why the hell would I want chicken fingers??! If I'd wanted chicken fingers, my parents would have taken me to Mickey D's. I was a weird kid, though - my parents introduced me to a lot of different cuisines, so I appreciated foods that most kids wouldn't touch with a barge pole. I can see where some kids would turn up their noses at chicken tikka masala and want their cheeseburgers.

One of my favorite restaurants was an Italian restaurant where you could order full or half portions of any pasta item they offered - no matter how old or young you were. Their full portions were ginormous, so I'd get half portions all the time. Sadly, they've closed.