Hi Tori!
Congratulations on your upcoming visit to
Walt Disney World! You are less than 30 days away from visiting the most magical place on earth!
I can completely relate to your concerns regarding food for your little ones. I am always disturbed at wasting food. I have a few tips for you that I think will help alleviate your concerns.
There are a variety of
dining options at Walt Disney World.
Counter-service meals are the most budget-friendly and least wasteful options. They are often quick, easy, relatively inexpensive, and offer a lot of flexibility. When ordering a counter-service meal, you can certainly order one meal for the kids to share. When my kids were younger, I would often order one meal for the two of them to share. The food portions are pretty large, so most of the time this works extremely well. Another option is to order smaller snacks throughout the day vs. larger meals. You can pick up many healthy options in the park, such as fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, yogurt, and cheese.
Dining at a table-service meal is a little different though. If the restaurant is an all-you-care-to-eat set-up, including buffet or family-style, sharing a meal isn't allowed. Examples of these restaurants are
Chef Mickey's,
Garden Grill, and
Hollywood & Vine.
However, other table-service locations are flexible on meal sharing, especially with young children. I was able to leverage meal sharing at
Coral Reef,
Tony's Town Square, and
California Grill.
I definitely recommend asking your server at the restaurant about the portion sizes and options for meal sharing. They want to make sure you have a magical vacation, so they will definitely help you with what you need.
As a friendly reminder, you can begin making your
advanced dining reservations 60 days in advance. You can also check out the menus online for each of the restaurants, which I love doing in advance. For example,
Chefs de France in EPCOT is amazing, but you may want to check out their
menu online to see if there are options that your kiddos like.
I hope you have a magical vacation!
Magically,
Stacy