Fussy kids can cause a lot of problems at meal time. Photo / Getty Images
Fussy kids can cause a lot of problems at meal time. Photo / Getty Images
By Imogen Blake
Anyone with children, or young relatives, will know that dining out with little ones can be a frustrating experience.
If they're not running around the entire restaurant or asking to go to the toilet as soon as the food arrives, then they're throwing a tantrum or refusingto eat their meal.
But now, according to the Daily Mail, a Maryland restaurant has created a hilarious and very helpful children's menu that all parents will relate to because it translates common phrases such as "I don't know what I want" and "I'm not hungry" into meals you can order for them.
From fries for when they say "I don't want that", to a grilled peanut butter sandwich for when they say they don't "care" what they eat, the menu is a godsend for any parent of fussy eaters who know what a struggle dining out with kids can be.
If a child replies to the question, "What do you want to eat?" with "I don't know," for example, parents are advised to order them a $2.50 Triple Layer PB&J sandwich.
If they say they "don't care" the menu translates this grumpy phrase into a $3.50 Grilled Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich.
The response, "I'm not hungry" will result in the child being ordered a $7 basket of Chicken Tenders.
And if the youngster replies to a parent's meal suggestion with "I don't want that", the restaurant advises them order the little one some $3.50 Kids' Fries.
If they simply say "What?", then parents should order their child a $4.50 Cheese Quesadilla.
The ingenious solution to children's mealtime tantrums could save parents a lot of drama when dining out.
One father commented on the picture on Reddit, and said: "As a dad this is on the money. Good stuff."
