For some reason, the menus restaurants provide for kids are no less than pathetic--mostly fried foods, rarely a vegetable in sight, and zero nutritional value, in general. It never ceases to amaze me; I realize that eating out should be a treat, but at least for now, we steer clear of the fries and try to find some sort of healthy option. Most often, when we go out to eat, we have found some of the best choices for Franny to be off the adult happy hour menus. Portland Brewing has great chicken tacos and any hummus plate is great, especially when it includes tomatoes, olives, pickled onions, cucumbers, and feta cheese, like the one at most McMenamins. And Franny loves anything that allows her to dip. So, to date, the hummus option has been the favorite for her. And when a decent option isn't available, most restaurants have also been open to providing us with different sides, like veggies or beans and rice. I realize that someday she will probably want the hamburger and fries, but for now, this seems to be working just fine.
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On every restaurant's kid menu you can expect to see the exact same offerings -- chicken tenders, hamburger, hot dog, quesadilla and maybe mac & cheese. If I were given that menu over and over again, I would stop eating out altogether! It depends on the menu, but we've found that a side supplemented by items off our plates works best (for now anyway). The portions these days are certainly large enough to share.
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