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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So it sounds like daycare, not preschool. Preschools families take turns bringing in snacks and they only have the one snack.

What they are serving is normal. They would have to charge a lot more tuition to cover serving organic berries and cheese cube---more expensive to purchase and you have to pay someone to prepare them. 90% of families find those snacks perfectly healthy and acceptable. [/quote]

OP here. I never said they sound be serving them organic anything. Where did you get that idea? I pay almost $2000 a month which for me isn’t pocket change. The snacks are acceptable but definitely not healthy. They are basically empty calories. [/quote]

They aren't empty calories. They have carbs and carbs are fuel. For a preschooler whor race around all day, a few wheat thins or some goldfish are perfectly fine. Very common mass snacks. Your kid is going to get these snacks at a thousand different activities and events over the course of his life. Your child can eat a range of foods and be healthy. [/quote]

Not all carbs are equal. Children should be eating whole grains for their carbs and their snacks should be low in sugar. For example instead of serving cheerios with 9 g of sugar per serving (kids should have no more than 25 grams of sugar daily) they can serve the plain cheerios with 1 gram of sugar per serving. That's just one simple switch that would be an improvement. There was a recent study on ultra processed foods and how they lead to weight gain and overeating.  All the examples of foods they serve in OPs son's preschool are examples of ultra processed foods.  American kids deserve better and not everyone can afford taking their kid to a three hour preschool and hiring a nanny for the rest of the day.[/quote]

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