Anyone bring own food to daycare?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bring in a cheese sandwich for my kid at daycare on days when they will be eating something for lunch that she won't eat. She has sensory processing issues which means that she's scared of some foods and simply won't eat them (although there's probably some typical toddler pickiness going on, too).

My daycare is great about letting me bring in food because my kid has problems, but I'm careful to only bring in stuff that's easy to prepare and won't tempt the other kids to try to take it from my kid's plate.

Bottom line, tho, I bring in something that's easy for the teachers to dump on a plate and won't tempt the other kids. Ideally, you should have your kid in a daycare that uses organic foods, since it means so much to you.

Lol, what a freakshow. You are a terrible parent for indulging this. Let me guess, she's afraid of the potty and picking up her toys too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:USDA requires a physician's note if you are bringing food from home. You will need to renew it annually.

Seriously? Do you have a link to this policy?

[Anonymous]

OP, I have no idea why people are being so nasty. You are totally within bounds to want to feed your kid foods that you've tried at home between 6 and 12 months to check for allergies. I don't think that's uptight. At this age you still want to have some control over what's going into your kid's body, including organic. At some point, you might need to let some of that go but I don't think you've hit the point of being unreasonable.

[Anonymous]

I think 19;57 is mistaken. The USDA doesn't need a note however the CACFP (maryland) DOES need a dr. note if your child participates in the program and (for example.,) doesn't drink milk but needs soy milk.

The CACFP is such a waste of tax payer $, a waste of food and a waste of time for day cares. I participated for 5 months and dropped it b/c found that I did not agree with them.

[Anonymous]

I cannot believe how mean people are being on this board. I totally think you should send your own food if you feel more comfortable with that. It is your child! My son is at a daycare chain and the menu gives me the shivers--its is processed unhealthy meals. I make my own meals and send it and they have no problem. I work in the field of global health and lets just say, US daycare meals, are some of the poorest meals globally. Infact some could say that you are a BETTER PARENT if you make the effort to make home cooked meals for your kid.

[Anonymous]

I agree. People are totally out of line on this board and this thread in particular. It must be holiday stress/angst projected or something.

OP if your provider is willing, I'd bring your own food. Our center doesn't provide food, and at first I thought this was a total hassle, but over time it has been great. It's not only quality, but quantity. I have a healthy eater and when he was being provided food at our old center he was so grouchy at the end of the day. Now I pack healthy things he likes and he actually eats. I can not tell you the difference in his behavior. Truly.

Your kid, your provider. If you can work out something that is mutually agreeable, I say go for it and ignore the people on this board with nothing better to do than criticize people they don't know.