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Baby
Shower Food Items
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by:
Randy Wilson
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Baby
shower food items are one of the most important features of the baby
shower. When guests arrive at a baby shower they are expecting food
that includes desserts, appetizers, and baby shower finger food. You
don’t really have to plan an entire meal, it isn't really expected at
this kind of event.
When you are planning a shower you will want to have a wide selection
of baby shower party foods on hand. This is going to keep your guests
around long enough to enjoy the games and gift opening.
You can be as elaborate as possible or keep things simple and
manageable for yourself. If you are planning a meal you’ll want to
start with some baby shower appetizers. Then you can move onto the main
meal, followed by a selection of desserts. If you want to keep the food
a bit more simple you can plan to serve a variety of appetizers, baby
shower finger foods and desserts.
If the baby shower food menu is going to be a selection of foods that
are eaten by your guests throughout the party, you may want to prepare
a side table to reflect the baby shower theme. Decorate the table so
that the baby shower desserts are featured in the center surrounded by
the other food choices spread out to the side.
You may want to prepare only baby shower finger food so that there is
no need for the guests to juggle cutlery and plates while visiting with
each other.
Baby shower food items are often prepared as part of the theme. If the
baby is a girl you can prepare desserts that reflect this by using pink
as a primary decorating color. This means decorating
cakes and cookies with a pink icing, then adding decorative
touches that continue in a pink theme.
If the baby is a boy you can concentrate on blue and green colors when
preparing the babyshower food. There are available recipes for cakes,
cookies, appetizers, and much more. You could check out your local
library, book store and online to check out recipes and recipe books on
babyshower food ideas.
The baby
shower appetizers can be made in replacement of a full meal
that you might otherwise serve. Baby shower appetizers can be as
complicated as baked spring rolls or as simple as rolled sandwiches cut
into bite size pieces.
Try to serve as much of a selection as possible, so that there is
something for all of the guests. If there are any guests that have food
restrictions, try to have some of the food take these restrictions into
account.
Preparing baby shower finger food needs to be as mess-free as possible.
If the guests are wandering around and visiting they won’t want to be
juggling plates, cutlery, and drink glasses. This is where finger food
comes in handy as the perfect baby shower party food. Prepare finger
food that is easy for guests to pop into their mouths without getting
their fingers too dirty. Finger food can include vegetables and dips,
mini sandwiches, sausage rolls, and crackers and cheese.
The desserts that are served can be as sinful as possible or they can
be on the healthy side. You’ll want to serve a variety of desserts that
center around the party theme.
There should, of course, be a baby cake that is the centerpiece of the
dessert table. Other smaller desserts can be displayed around the baby
cake in a continuing theme. Some desserts that you may want to consider
include iced cookies, squares, petit fours, and bowls of seasonal fruit.
No matter what type of food that you decide to serve. Try to make sure
that there is something for everyone and that there will be enough food
to last for the duration of the party. You don’t want to run out of
food before the gifts have been opened and the games have been played.
You might want to look up babyshower
recipes to help with the baby shower food ideas. There are
recipes for cakes, cookies, appetizers, and much more.
© Copyright Randy Wilson, All Rights Reserved.
About the Author
Randy is owner of How to Plan a
Baby Shower where you will find further tips on baby showers
and baby
shower games.
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