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Another daycare rave and I'm *that* mother
I just realized that Abe's school provides breakfast, lunch and snack once they are able to eat table food with their fingers which Abe has been doing for a while now. I am so excited about this as it will save me time and money!
I talked with the lead teacher today and she showed me the menu for this month. Of course I looked at it and just about keeled over...pizza, chicken nuggets, meat loaf. So I smiled at her and she at me because she knows I'm weird about what he eats. He can definitely have some of it and I need to know more about some of the other stuff (is it made in house, is it frozen, etc.). Where is Jamie Oliver when you need him??
They provide the milk too! Milk is effing expensive.
Re: Another daycare rave and I'm *that* mother
That's great that they provide it. Eli's daycare provides meals, snacks and milk too and it's so great! Definitely a time, money and stress saver!
We're lucky that our DCP is very big on homemade, wholesome food. She even made a big point of checking with me before giving Eli juice because I had said he really only drinks milk and water. I'm fine with some juice, but she said she wouldn't have given it to him if I chose.
Hope you get some answer you like about the food they serve. At the least you know he's getting great stuff at home so you don't need to worry too much.
Yep, I think I will have them provide the food for the most part but on days they serve something like meat loaf I will just send something along to substitute that...he can still have the veggies and yogurt that come with it! What a deal!
Great plan, and how cool that they do this!
I love that too. Our first daycare didn't provide food, and packing breakfast, snacks, and lunch was getting VERY tiresome (and time-consuming, and expensive). I dig not having to think about it, and they serve really healthy stuff.
I would totally be 'that' mom too. Actually I am. Today Adrian had a playgroup and they served (popular kid snack that I won't mention...as the point is to not make anyone feel bad). Everyone else was eating it, so I let Adrian try it too, for the first time. He loved it and kept saying "mmm". They were all saying that I"ll have to add it to my grocery list. I of course wouldn't say that I would never buy it, but that's what I was thinking.
When DH changed jobs, I was psyched he could eat at work, for free. What a saver! But then he told me what it was, and I told him I'd rather make food for him to take rather than eating that junk. Much more work, but I don't want him eating processed either (and neither does he).
I don' t know how you mamas do it with packing for daycare everyday. It must take you ages to pack, or you must have the routine down pat...it still takes me a while to pack for our brief outings when packing food is involved..
Hehe Yup! Been there :P I try to offer something else up but DD goes right for the new "good" stuff!
I'm that mom, but I gotta say eating non-processed and organic stuff has taken a backseat to the present danger of anything made with or near nuts. It's gotten to the point that I'm already freaking out at playgroups etc. DH and I are thankful that DD isn't at daycare so we don't have to worry about it.
I'd say definitely take them up on milk and anything you do like, and send healthful things along with him. Milk alone will save you $$$
Have you ever read this blog? She is great!
http://fedupwithlunch.com/