XP: Daycare vent and snack ideas?
hopkintonbride
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Our daycare provides food for LO but a lot of the stuff on their menu is not stuff I want LO to have. We would like to stay away from dairy and sugar until he's at least a year old and they keep pushing stuff like pizza burgers (hamburg and spaghetti sauce, covered in cheese, on an english muffin), deli meat (Pedi says this is too processed and no infant should be offered this), and sugary jelly on his toast. I don't understand why they would offer any infant these things and they act like we are such weirdo's when we constantly stress that he's not to have these things. Then today, a mother shows up with munchkins for everyone because it's her LO's first birthday, not sure why he's still in the infant room but I'm guessing he's transitioning soon. Why would you bring those in to an infant room?? Anyway, I asked that my son not have any of those and I feel like they think I'm such a PITA.
Am I wrong here? Am I being overly strict??
Last week they told us that we could bring in food for him since they are running out of stuff to give him. I don't understand that, he can have all the vegetables, fruit, cherrios, puffs, crackers, wheat pasta and waffles he wants. How is that not enough stuff? Anyone have any ideas of what I can bring in for him to have other than those things? TIA
Re: XP: Daycare vent and snack ideas?
It is definitely your decision and if you dont want him to have that food then day care should not give you a hard time about it.
But I also dont think it is fair that you expect your day care to make a different meal/snack for your child than the one they are making for all the other kids. If I didnt like what was on the menu that day I would just make something at home and bring it into school.
My day care handles all the food (and I admit, I am pretty lax in that area and let them have whatever is being provided), but at our old day care when I provided the food -along with the things you mentioned I would give them- grilled chicken, cheese, ravolis, meatballs, yogurt, things like that.
Good luck!
I think you're aloud to be strict about your child's diet at this age. I do hope you get more flexible when they get to school age but I completely agree with where you're at now.
Looking at the list of things you have them giving him there is a stark lack of protein, which is a very important food group. You could send yogurt, cheese or peanut butter and they could give those things with the grains they're already offering. My boy loves meat too, so if you could find some healthy meats that you're comfortable with that might make them feel better that he's getting enough.
That's the thing, they DO provide these foods! They have been feeding him all that stuff since the beginning and now want him to move onto the cafeteria menu that all the other bigger kids get. I'm not sure why he couldn't stay on the fruits and veggies he has been eating all along until he's a year, that's all.
Yes, they think you are an overly conscious weirdo. Welcome to the club. People feed their infants some AWFUL stuff.
Just send your LO food. We usually send some type of chicken (usually grilled or baked) with a veggie. His snack is usually organic yogurt and fruit. We will also send a half a bagel thin or a homemade muffin for him to munch on (at this age, it is hard to tell what their appetite will be from day to day, you know?). Breakfast is usually organic oatmeal and some type of fruit. The other kids eat garbage - like barbeque chips (I am not making this up). For munchies, we send Gerber cookies, cheerios and crackers. They clearly think we are crazy, and I don't think we are THAT healthy.
I agree with you, but I also agree with them. If you don't like the food, send your own.