1St Birthday Party Food

We had about 20 people at my daughter's first birthday a couple of years ago. We decided everybody loves pasta! It's easy to make. Sauces can be made in advance. We did a spaghetti sauce and a garlic cream sauce. Then we cooked up spaghetti noodles and some rotini noodles. So people had a choice of what type of sauce, what type of noodle, they could mix and match, etc. It was easy to fix, easy to clean, and a one-dish meal that everyone loved. The little ones could easily pick the rotini up with their fingers and eat it. Hope this helps.

Have both. Kids don't eat a lot. So make a small amount of food you know they will eat as well as the food you want. Besides, toddler food is usually easy to make and won't take a lot of extra time.

We split it up for our children's first birthday. We had burgers and chicken breast potatoe salad...barbeque type food for the adults. We also had skinned hot dogs, fruits (peaches) applesauce, yogurt and things that our children ate at the time. It is really just up to you but it doesn't have to be much different than your daily menu. Have a great party! K.

I would suggest a BBQ. That way you can have several things going at once. Mac & cheese are a kid favorite and so are hotdogs. Chicken breast (boneless and skinless) and potatoe salad are good too. Just a few ideas, you can even put some ribs on for the adults.

We grilled out cheeseburgers and hotdogs and had chips and pork and beans. It went over really well. Most toddlers seem to like cheeseburgers. My friend, for her son's first birthday, just had like smoked sausages in a crock pot and then cheese dip in another with chips, and like a cheese tray and a veggie/fruit tray. That was really nice too. Good luck!

Well you can always do what my sister and I did for our kids' first birthday.For the little ones you can make cupcakes and a small cake just for Brody.You can make grilled cheese sandwhiches and cute them in triangles.Fun finger foods for the little ones.And you can have the pulled pork and chicken salad for the adults.Just an idea!

We always do pizza and it works out really well. It's not too expensive either. We ordered Pizza Hut this year and got a deal for ordering at least 5 pizzas- all large pizzas (anything on them you want) were $9 each. I'm sure most places give discounts on larger quantities. Good luck!!

What I have found that works good with kids is pizza and chips they can eat that easy. For my sons 1st b-day we did it at the McD's. So the best thing i can say is order some pizza

Lunchables, pizza, any kind of food found in a happy meal (chicken nuggets, hamburgers etc), grilled cheese...think non-messy finger food...they're gonna have enough fun getting cake all over them. And don't forget to set the cake infront of your child first before you cut it and have the camera ready...they usually either put their fist in the middle, grab a handful of cake, or stick their face in it...the picture will be priceless.

At my son's first birthday party we grilled out, that makes it very easy to please most everyone. We did hamburgers, hotdogs, and a little bit of chicken. Then you get do whatever sides are easiest for you.

Wal Mart chicken. Get their regular fried chicken for adults and their chicken strips or nuggets for the kids. It was a hit at my son's party, everyone thought it tasted great. Then you can add a few salads and the cake and your done!!
S. S.

Pizza worked out for us. It was easy and delivered right to the door. I also made fruit and veggie platters. Another idea was Qdoba and do tacos or burritos so that your guests can make what they want. Good luck our party was lots of fun!!

Hi T., for my son's first birthday, we served chicken nuggets, pizza rolls, mini corn dogs, chips and juice. After all it was his birthday. Pick out some of his fav. snacks and foods and just go with it. Good luck and I hope he has a wonderful birthday!

A.