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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't be happy having brownies as a regular menu item either. I'd ask about it and if they plan to continue, I'd send my own snacks instead -[b] I think a parfait (whole plain yogurt + fresh fruit) is a much better option and just as easy to serve. [/b]

This is actually one of the reasons I prefer an in-home for smaller children. Our DCP cooks a fresh lunch for the kids every day and snacks are usually dairy + fruit or veggies and she asks the parents what we think before introducing a packaged item to the menu. [/quote]

Very few daycare centers and many home daycares do not cook their meals and snacks.  Many used prepared foods.

If you look at commercial products, your suggested snack is worse than the brownie.  If you look at standard commercial yogurt parfaits, they run 23-28 g of sugar per 6 oz cup.  If you make a box of package brownies (like Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines) and cut the pan into 20 pieces, there are only 16-18 g of sugar per brownie.  And the calorie count?  180 for the brownie and 190 for the yogurt parfait...and that's the low-fat version.  Most packaged yogurts and yogurt parfaits, etc add a lot of sugary syrup to the fruit that goes into the yogurt.

You really need to make your own and be assured what ingredients go into it to make sure that it's a healthy as you want. [/quote]

If a home daycare is on the USDA food program, they are supposed to be making home made meals. Granted, I dont know any who make spaghetti sauce from scratch and other stuff. I use jarred spaghetti sauce and add meat and other things to my sauce. I use more frozen or fresh veggies rather than canned. I dont do any deli meats with my kids, and I cut hot dogs to a bare minimum (like maybe 1-2 times a month). There used to be a time the USDA food program allowed us to use things like hot dogs, fish sticks and chicken nuggets (like the frozen variety) but they have made a LOT of new changes including using more whole grains (spaghetti, rice, breads, etc). It took a little getting used to the difference, my kids could tell, but they are used to it now. I do most of my big cooking at night or weekends, so that all I have to do is warm it up for the kids the following day. This way my attention is not taken away from the kids while trying to cook a full meal. That is, for stuff I CAN do ahead. :)[/quote]

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