When you throw a party for a mother to be it has to be just perfect. One of the things you need to do is plan a baby shower menu that everyone will remember. The rest of the party will be nothing if you don't have great food.
When you throw a baby shower it is likely that you will have to do a lot of prep work. The biggest part of this will be deciding on what kind of food that you will prepare.
Some things that you will want to think about as you arrange the menu. Consider what type of foods that you want to serve, how much time you have to prepare it, and if anyone is on a special diet. After you have all those questions answered then you can begin choosing the foods that you want to serve.
Menu ideas
Deciding on the right baby shower menu is the most important part of the party. The important thing is to make it fun and give everyone plenty of choices.
One way to ensure that you have chosen the right variety of foods is to find out a little about all of your guests likes and dislikes. Another important factor is if one of them has a specific food allergy. You don't want to prepare something with nuts in it if a guest could have a reaction to it. That is a sure fire recipe for disaster. There is a wide variety of food options that will easily suit any guest.
For the appetizer: You need to choose wisely with this one since it is the first thing that your guests will be eating. There are many lovely options that you can serve like cream cheese filled tortilla roll ups that are great cut up into small pinwheels, dip and cut up vegetables, spinach dip with either tortilla chips or pitas, and of course an all time favorite of most people like chips and salsa. Don't forget to get mild for the mommy to be so you don't send her home with heartburn and indigestion.
How about some punch: Although you can easily serve some coffee, tea, or soda at the shower, the main drink will likely be the punch. White grape punch is a good choice as is a delicious sherbet punch with pineapple juice and any sherbet you choose.
For a more customized punch you can make a punch that is a color reflecting the sex of the baby. For a girl you can combine some sort of soda with pink lemonade and raspberry sherbet, or for a boy you could do any type of blue raspberry drink and ice cubes made of blue juice.
Make salad: One of the most easy and versatile main dishes are salad. You could make a Chinese chicken salad that will include mandarin oranges and sesame noodles, or you can even make a luscious chicken salad with apples and grapes. Both types have a great nutritional value and are versatile enough that you can easily accommodate the dietary needs of your guests.
Cake: No celebration would be complete without an amazing cake. There are many different options at most bakeries and some of them will even customize one for you.
A new baby is a great cause for celebration. The most important thing is that you give yourself time to spend with your guests and enjoy the party. You don't want to miss a moment of the special event.
