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If DCP preps food for LO

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Hannah goes to an in home day care with about 4 other kids. DCP has an almost 2yo and a 7mo.  She just started going full time so DCP feeds her lunch. I always ask what she eats and have not been too impressed with what she has had. Today she had spaghettios and so did the 7mo.

 If your DCP has kids of all ages, what does she make for your LO? I do have the option of sending food but I don't always have time to prep something.

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  • MLF135MLF135 member
    DS is going to go to an in home daycare and we will be sending his food.  If you aren't happy with what they feed her, and its important to you then you just need to make the time to prepare her food and send it.
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  • nfrtnynfrtny member

    Lol I wouldn't feed my dog spaghetti o's. They are so effin nasty. DH eats them and they make me sick! I def agree with PP though, that if it's important to you then you need to send your own food. Make it simple. Just send one or two things. I would rather DS eat a sweet potato every day for lunch then eat spaghetti o's. LO doesn't need some extravagant meal for lunch. 

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  • saunderslm2saunderslm2

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    We cannot serve the gerber snacks anymore (puffs, crunchies, etc) because of the way they are processed. The only gerber snacks we can serve are mum-mums and the teething biscuits.

     

    I know we are in different states but I think that is crazy (we are a puff-loving household) Does your DC participate in the Federal Foods program? My old center started the process and I know there were a ton of extra guidelines to follow - then our enrollment shifted and we no longer qualified. What is the processing difference between the mums and puffs?

    Sorry to hijack your post.

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  • Telly21182Telly21182 member
    imagecrysawhit:
    Being a center we have to follow guidelines.

    Each meal has different components that we have to follow. 
    Anyone over the age of two has to have 1% milk and anyone over one and under the age of two has to have whole milk..unless otherwise stated in a dr note (ie: soy milk) Anyone under the age of 1 HAS to have BM or formula.

    They are only allowed one cup of juice a day. Anyone under the age of two isn't allowed juice. Juice isn't forced, it's only offered at snack time. Most children drink water. Milk has to be served with breakfast and lunch 
    (for instance, this is where I have a dr note for Abigail, she is to only have 3-4oz of milk oncea day at daycare and one serving of other dairy product--this is only an elimination thing, it's not permanent. The note is only good for 4 months) 

    Fruit (doesn't have to be fresh, can be applesause or fruit with oatmeal) has to be offered with breakfast. Fresh fruit and fresh veggies have to be served with lunch.

    The menu for infants under a year old is where it gets complicated. Up until a few weeks ago, table food was not allowed under a year old. Now we're allowed to serve it in addition to baby food.
    At each meal (breakfast and lunch--we don't serve dinner) there has to be at least 3T of baby cereal and at least 3T (which we measured was a stage 1 baby food) of the fruit (breakfast) and both for lunch--cereal only has to be added to one, either fruit or veggie, not both for lunch.
    We cannot serve the gerber snacks anymore (puffs, crunchies, etc) because of the way they are processed. The only gerber snacks we can serve are mum-mums and the teething biscuits.

    It is a huge long list of confusing (and even contradicting in some areas) information pretty much. I could continue but I doubt anyone even made it this far.  
    On my iPad so I can't format.... But how are Ferber snacks processed and why can't they be served? I know my dc doesn't serve (they provide snacks) but they will if we bring them in.
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  • akayfakayf member

    I usually send left overs for both kids.  Tomorrow they are both getting rice mixed with peas and carrots and some chicken...just like DH and I are getting.   I try to make enough for dinner so we all can have leftovers the next day.  

      I also have lots of quick standbys.   For example, both boys love pasta with some veggies tossed with some seasoning and butter.   I always have pasta in the pantry and frozen veggies in the freezer.    I just boil some water, toss in the pasta and veggies, and it's ready in a few minutes.   They also love meatballs so I keep a bag of frozen ones from Trader Joes to use in a pinch.

     

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  • CarlaAndJamesCarlaAndJames member

    With the Gerber stuff maybe it's bc sugar is in the first 4 ingredients? I was apalled when I read the labels on some of the Gerber stuff my DC serves. HFCS in those arrowroot cookies, added sugar in stuff where it's not needed. I send all of my own food (meals and snacks) for now. She'll have to eat their food whens he moves to the toddler room next year but I'm keeping a lid on it while I can.

    I can already see my daughter getting pickier the more salty/processed/sugary things we introduce here and there. I'd like to minimize her access to that stuff and give her as many fresh veggies and lean meats as we can while she's still young enough not to fight me on it.

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  • klingb52klingb52

    Yuck!  Our DCP gave our DS spaghettios the other day.  We decided from then on that we would always send our own food with him.  A really quick and easy lunch to send in is soup.  I made my own chicken noodle and italian wedding soup and have bought a can of low sodium before as well.  I freeze the homemade and pull it out the night before to thaw in the fridge.  When I make it, I chop the veggies and chicken really small and use itty bitty noodles.  The canned, I just open and quickly chop the large chunks.  They serve it without most of the broth. I also have made my own mini meat balls and frozen them as well.

    I also found no sugar added packages of applesauce, blueberry applesauce, strawberry applesauce, diced pears, and diced peaches at our local market.  They are the perfect portion and are easy to toss in his cooler with his milk.  Yogurt is also an easy go to food for him.

    There are other options out there that are easy to pack as well-no nitrate, no sodium cold meats, cheese sticks (we quarter them and chop them into small pieces), etc.

    If you don't want her serve her food from the DCp, some of these options might help.

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