Hi! I had a word with my boss and he agreed. We will change the kids menu. And we also agreed to get some fresh/organics vegetables (from some small farms around)  delivered every week ! That's good!
It's true that most kids eat normal stuff. At the restaurant most of the kids eat from the "real" menu.
Yeah yeah we can all change a few stuff around us, and that's how we can really start a revolution!

Woohoo, well done.      

You can put what you want on a kids menu, but they are not likely to order it. Then you will get stuck with dead stock.  Most parents don't want to spend their restaurant experience fighting with their kids over eating veg.  I know its not right, but more often than not, it is so.  Sorry to sound so pesimistic, but I've been at this for quite a while and have tried just about everything.  Kids want something they can't get at home, which leads them to the deep fryer.  Restaurants are "treat time" so usually they order something fried.  The current kids menu at my kitchen has pasta with tomato sauce, sandwhiches(grilled and plain), salads, cold plate (with raw veg, boiled egg, black forest ham, bread, apple slices).  And......chicken fingers with fries.  Guess what our biggest seller is??  Pass the ketchup...If we don't offer it, they will likely go someplace else.  It's the parents who have to be responsible.

Last edited by Roch-Maurice (Tue 02 Nov 10 3:59am)

None of my children will eat "kiddie food" so eating out when they were small was hard, then I starting doing the same as Shammy, just ask for a plate, knife and fork and give a little off mine, then as they grew i would buy an adult meal and split between them. 

It all came to a head one holiday when one evening they all wanting something different, I asked the waitress if they did child portions, no.  So after a lot of pushing I managed to speak to the "man in charge" who agreed that certain meals could be reduced in size.  They got the benefit in the end as we went back there every night for the rest of our holiday.  Now I don't worry, the 2 boys eat adult meals now anyway, but for my daughter I just ask and most places will.