Reply #43: Many offer milk, lemonade and apple juice as well. [View All]

[woodsprite]

My son (11yo) wanted to order his own meals on our vacation this year, some were still off of the kids menus. We were away 2 wks and ate out fairly often (a meal out every other or every 2 days). He started out ordering the usual kids menu - fried chicken strips or shrimp with french fries and sweet tea. By the end of our vacation, he was still ordering fried chicken or popcorn shrimp, but with milk or water and whatever steamed vegetable of the day they had. It finally dawned on him that he felt like crap every evening he ate the fried/sweet laden meals. I let him figure it out himself because he would just fuss when I tried to steer him in the right direction. I would still have rather that he chose a broiled or baked main item, but they are hard to come by in smaller sizes. A couple of places he actually ordered a side of veggies and an appetizer for as his meal.