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[quote=Anonymous]We recently enrolled our son in a wonderful preschool.  He is there the entire day from 8-5:30 pm. The teachers are amazing and communication is excellent. My one gripe is the snacks which they give them three times a day. I mean its not like they are giving them candy and cake but I feel like snacks for children at this age should be nutrient dense.  Here are examples of typical snacks served in the school:  Goldfish, cheerios (the type with lots of sugar - not the plain type), animal crackers, saltines, wheat thins, graham crackers, rice cakes, nutria-grain bars (full of sugar), pretzels, ritz crackers, Cheeze Itz and English muffins with jelly. I mentioned this to a mom who's kid had recently joined as well. She laughed and told me that her friend, who has two children there complained about the snacks last year to the director. The director got defensive and said that she stands by the food served there and that its healthy (the friend had apparently mentioned the lunches too but in the grand scheme of things the lunches served aren't that bad). The director also said that  snacks are difficult to find because of all the allergies. The friend didn't bring up the issue again. I don't know if I should mention this to the director or whether to stay quiet. If this is the norm in preschools then maybe I'm expecting too much. I also don't want to seem like an anal health nut. I'm okay with my kids having occasional junk food. I just feel that it shouldn't be a day to day thing.

Would love to know everyone's thoughts and suggestions.  [/quote]

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