Princess Breakfast warning for picky eaters

[phyllisva]

I just got back from my magical trip to Disney . I was soo excited to get ADR to the Storybook Princess Breakfast at EPCOT . I thought for sure that this would be the highlight of the trip for my 5 yr old DD .. WRONG !!!!
My daughter LOVES Mickey waffles and that is pretty much what she lives on every year when we visit . I made the mistake of not asking about the food served at the breakfast ( assuming it was a buffet ) . WELL , $75.00 later and a very hungry child - I learned a lesson... ask first! . My daughter refused to eat the food because it was served " all mixed up " in a skillet . IMHO the meal is not meant for a small child or a picky eater . she ate 1/2 a biscut. a 12.00 biscut !! We did get to see all of the ladies and get photos , it was not very crowded at 9am , so they had time to chat too . The bill for the 3 of us was $59.60 plus tip ! And we had to still take her to another place to get something to eat . Don't think I am complaining , I enjoyed the breakfast -- it was a "done that" experience . But the best part --- we saw each of the princesses in the park throughout the day -- so we could have met them for FREE !! and they ALL remmbered my DD from Breakfast . I could not believe that , as many kids as they see I was amazed !!

just a little warning for those who have picky little eaters .
Phyllis

 

[goodeats]

Did you ask the server to bring the food not in the skillet for your DD. I'm sure they would have been accomadating.

 

[beattyfamily]

I feel your pain. We love character meals but have a very very picky 6 year old so basically I know going in that what I pay for her is just to sit with us and see the characters. But I won't let her pickiness affect the rest of us so I still book them.

We ate at CRT and all she'd eat was once slice of butter toast I asked for and one piece of crispy bacon.

At PSB, same thing, I ask for butter toast. She's not even crazy about that but will eat some of it with a face of disgust.

It's the price we pay for seeing the characters.

 

[pbharris4]

What do they bring to the table? Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, anything else? We'll be taking my DD there for her 3rd b-day. She's a picky eater anyway. I just wanted to know and maybe I'll bring some yougurt as well or a pack of muffins (just in case).

 

[beattyfamily]

What do they bring to the table? Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, anything else? We'll be taking my DD there for her 3rd b-day. She's a picky eater anyway. I just wanted to know and maybe I'll bring some yougurt as well or a pack of muffins (just in case).

First they bring out a basket of cinnamon rolls and some fresh seasonal fruit.

Then they bring:
Bacon
Sausage
Scrambled Eggs
Potato Casserole
Biscuits

 

[Mary626]

No more french toast sticks?

 

[Got Quattro?]

Sorry, but your children are only pickey eaters because you allow them to be.

Make them eat what is put in front of them, or the can go away hungry. Going to bed on an empty stomach does make one crabby child, but if you are firm, and tell them why they can't have something different, they will eat what the family eats in no time.

To each his own, but my wife and I refude to even think about making my 4.5 year old daughter special foods just because she doesnt want to try new foods.

Sure we had a few rough times, but now she eats anything we eat, and I can take her to any resturant know she will behave and eat what we order her.

The only reason we did this is from whatching my brother and his 2 kids. Every time we would go to there house for dinner, they always had to make hot dogs, or chicken nuggets for his kids, and they would freak if they didnt get there way.

My wife and I agreed this would never happen in our home, and it hasn't.

 

[phyllisva]

Sorry, but your children are only pickey eaters because you allow them to be.
Make them eat what is put in front of them, or the can go away hungry. }



that is fine for at home , but I can not expect my 5 yr old to go all day at a theme park on an empty stomach !! I concider it partially my fault for not checking the menu before we arrived . SHe is not that picky , but to see all of the food served in one skillet was just not something she was use to , therefore she did not want to eat it . I am not the kind of parent that screams at her child all day to "DO IT or else" !! I pick my battles and this was one I let her win . Big deal $12.00 -- she was excited to see the Princesses , that was worth the 12 bucks . This is a lesson learned . Like I said it was a 'been there , done that" experience anyway . We love Chef Mickey and CP , so we will continue to do those until she's a little older .

 

[sweetpeakaris]

Sorry, but your children are only pickey eaters because you allow them to be.
Make them eat what is put in front of them, or the can go away hungry. }



that is fine for at home , but I can not expect my 5 yr old to go all day at a theme park on an empty stomach !! I concider it partially my fault for not checking the menu before we arrived . SHe is not that picky , but to see all of the food served in one skillet was just not something she was use to , therefore she did not want to eat it . I am not the kind of parent that screams at her child all day to "DO IT or else" !! I pick my battles and this was one I let her win . Big deal $12.00 -- she was excited to see the Princesses , that was worth the 12 bucks . This is a lesson learned . Like I said it was a 'been there , done that" experience anyway . We love Chef Mickey and CP , so we will continue to do those until she's a little older .

You know I'm on your DD side, lol! I booked an ADR for Ohana, and the only thing I don't like about it is the fact the food may arrive on a skillet all together. I don't like scarmbled eggs, nor sausages, and don't want the other food I plan to eat be mixed with the food I don't like. IMO, it's unappealing to see food all together like that, I totally understand your DD not wanting to eat. As for the above poster who suggested your DD is picky because of you, I disagree with that. Children are people just like adults, they deserve respect too, should be allowed to share there opinion, and should'nt be forced to eat anything they don't want too, I would'nt want my kids to grow up repeating the cycle forcing there kids to eat like that too, that's not the way to go about life, and I would never control my kids to that exstint. If you don't want someone forcing you to eat food you don't want to, don't do it to anyone else, including children.

 

[AnaheimGirl]

You know I'm on your DD side, lol! I booked an ADR for Ohana, and the only thing I don't like about it is the fact the food may arrive on a skillet all together. I don't like scarmbled eggs, nor sausages, and don't want the other food I plan to eat be mixed with the food I don't like.

Just FYI, at both Ohana and PSB, the food isn't mixed together, it's just served together on one large platter. It's really no different than getting a plate with toast on one side, bacon on the other, and eggs in the middle. Yes, some of it along the edges will touch some of the other food, and we all know that can be traumatic for some kids but you ought to be able to pick out some bacon or waffles from the center of their areas that are untouched by eggs and sausages.

Oh, and just FYI as well, if you ask for more of one particular item, they bring you only that item on a small skillet, so that'd be a good way to avoid the problem.

 

[PrincessKitty1]

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Make them eat what is put in front of them, or the can go away hungry. Going to bed on an empty stomach does make one crabby child, but if you are firm, and tell them why they can't have something different, they will eat what the family eats in no time.

To each his own, but my wife and I refude to even think about making my 4.5 year old daughter special foods just because she doesnt want to try new foods.

Sure we had a few rough times, but now she eats anything we eat, and I can take her to any resturant know she will behave and eat what we order her.

The only reason we did this is from whatching my brother and his 2 kids. Every time we would go to there house for dinner, they always had to make hot dogs, or chicken nuggets for his kids, and they would freak if they didnt get there way.

My wife and I agreed this would never happen in our home, and it hasn't.

Forcing children to eat what you think they should eat and sending them to bed on an empty stomach does not make them un-picky eaters. You just lucked out that your daughter is not a picky eater.. There was a whole thread on this kind of treatment of children by parents on the Community Board--many adults recall this kind of treatment as children and posted how it negatively affected their feelings for their parents. Many people consider it abusive.

phyllisva, I'm sure you know that it's very common for children to not like their food all mixed up. I'm surprised Disney hasn't figured this out! I do think buffets are generally wasted on children (and many adults--I can never eat enough to justify buffet prices ), but I'm glad your family had a chance to do the whole princess immersion experience!

 

[NMW]

My 3 kids don't mind the skillets with the food touching each other, but I can see how that would bother some kids. As kids, my brothers would make this gigantic sloppy looking pile of all the Thanksgiving foods (turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, gravy) and eat it all together. It reminded me of dog food, and still grosses me out! Needless to say, they were not picky eaters.

I also don't think parents can totally control a person's tastes and dislikes. We raised our kids the same exact way and one of them was picky as a younger child and the other two were not. He is now 9 and still does not like eggs (in any form), carrots, and about a dozen other foods. He has tried them all (we had a you have to taste it rule) but doesn't like them. Of course, my in-laws won't eat seafood, mushrooms, ethnic food, cheesecake, and a thousand other things. I wonder where my son gets it?!

I agree with the poster who said the restaurant would have seperated the food if you asked. Probably a million kids a year eat at Disney and your child can't be the only picky one!

 

[HoneyMooner]

many adults recall this kind of treatment as children and posted how it negatively affected their feelings for their parents. Many people consider it abusive.

Please.

 

[beattyfamily]

Sorry, but your children are only pickey eaters because you allow them to be.

Make them eat what is put in front of them, or the can go away hungry. Going to bed on an empty stomach does make one crabby child, but if you are firm, and tell them why they can't have something different, they will eat what the family eats in no time.

To each his own, but my wife and I refude to even think about making my 4.5 year old daughter special foods just because she doesnt want to try new foods.

Sure we had a few rough times, but now she eats anything we eat, and I can take her to any resturant know she will behave and eat what we order her.

The only reason we did this is from whatching my brother and his 2 kids. Every time we would go to there house for dinner, they always had to make hot dogs, or chicken nuggets for his kids, and they would freak if they didnt get there way.

My wife and I agreed this would never happen in our home, and it hasn't.

I don't think anyone asked you for your expert advice.

I think you are on the wrong thread. This one is about what they offer for breakfast at PSB, not on how great a parent you are and how bad we parents with picky eaters are.

 

[disney queen]

let's play nice here. we all have a different parenting style which is neither right or wrong.

 

[surfgirl]

shout out to beattyfamily!

PhyllisVA, - thanks for the heads up. Certainly on vacation is not the time to pick battles. I'm glad at last the experience was worth the cost, if not the food.

Got Quattro? - I was a picky eater as a child. You would still probably consider me one. But I survive and I deal. And most of my friends don't know I'm picky because I am very casual about it.

And YES, I was FORCED to try things. I went to bed hungry more than once and still refused to eat some of those things when presented to me for breakfast the next morning. I remember sitting at the dinner table alone for an hour after everyone else was finished and then going straight to bed.

Remember, every child and every person is different. Those of us with multiple children also know that different strategies and discipline are required for different children - even though we are all trying to be fair and equal with all kids.

 

[Mom to Jordan]

I know from personal experence that WCC will bring out a fresh piece of chicken(leg please) if the baked beans touch the chicken! . They will also bring a new fork for desert if those same beans get on the fork! . I pick my battles! Just went to a conference tonight and heard he has all A's, is well behaved and liked by everyone. That to me is much more important than the fact he ate a pack of chips for lunch today because EVERYTHNING in the lunch room looked GROSS!! .

Disney will bend over backward to make things work for your child!!

Jordans' mom

 

[Mary626]

So no more french toast sticks?

 

[pbharris4]

let's play nice here. we all have a different parenting style which is neither right or wrong.

Amen to that and also what you said, beattyfamily. I've been away from the computer for a few hours and saw the one reply and was WHOA! who asked for that?! No one should tell anyone how to raise their child..whether it's eating, sleeping, toilet training and so on. Every child is different. Please keep rudeness to yourself, thank you. Have a happy day .

 

[crisi]

No French Toast sticks when we were there three weeks ago.


We far prefer table service skillet breakfasts to buffets. I don't like buffets for a lot of reasons. Both princess breakfasts are table service, so if you want to see princesses, that is what you get (the dinner at 1900 Park Faire may be a buffet?)

But I'm not sure who goes to character meals for the food. We pay for the characters and plan on eating later. The kids are too distracted to eat, and the food quality is nothing to write home about.

Character meals are something that its important to have realistic expectations about....don't expect great food. Expect the level of interaction with characters that you'd get from a bride at a wedding. And expect to pay through the nose for this. And decide if this is better or worse for your family than standing in line in Toontown.