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Not to mention that yogurt has just as much sugar as something like a small brownie...

I saw you post this earlier - are you talking about flavored yogurts? Plain yogurt does not have sugar - it may have carbohydrates that are listed as "sugar" on the nutritional label, but that doesn't mean cane sugar was added to the yogurt. I've made yogurt at home - it's just milk with enzymes.

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Anonymous wrote:Are they black bean brownies?

The only difference ingredient wise between a pancake & a brownie is cocoa. The two are just cooked differently.

There's a huge amount of sugar in a brownie compared to a pancake.

Not sure how carefully you look for recipes but

Brownie w/ 1 cup sugar http://www.thecomfortofcooking.com/2010/08/best-cocoa-brownies.html?m=1

Pancake recipe I use calls for 1/4 sugar and I double the recipe, the kids usually eat every last pancake.

So 1/2 cup more sugar in the brownies plus cocoa powder which is great for them.

http://www.thecomfortofcooking.com/2013/01/fluffy-buttermilk-pancakes.html?m=1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are they black bean brownies?

The only difference ingredient wise between a pancake & a brownie is cocoa. The two are just cooked differently.

There's a huge amount of sugar in a brownie compared to a pancake.

Not sure how carefully you look for recipes but

Brownie w/ 1 cup sugar http://www.thecomfortofcooking.com/2010/08/best-cocoa-brownies.html?m=1

Pancake recipe I use calls for 1/4 sugar and I double the recipe, the kids usually eat every last pancake.

So 1/2 cup more sugar in the brownies plus cocoa powder which is great for them.

Anonymous wrote:Are they black bean brownies?

The only difference ingredient wise between a pancake & a brownie is cocoa. The two are just cooked differently.

There's a huge amount of sugar in a brownie compared to a pancake.

Anonymous wrote: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 - I think a parfait (whole plain yogurt + fresh fruit) is a much better option and just as easy to serve.

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.

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.

Anonymous wrote: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 - I think a parfait (whole plain yogurt + fresh fruit) is a much better option and just as easy to serve.

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.

I prepare a full lunch (hot and homemade, not prepackaged things) for my kids, and then for snacks I give them mostly fruits, veggies, yogurt, hummus, etc. IF we did brownies or a cupcake it is for a special ocassion and actually is served in addition to their regular snack, which they get first. SO I might do a fruit and yogurt and a tiny square of brownie, or a mini cupcake. The kids love the treat and that is all they get.

Not believing this until someone names the daycare. We have been at two with two different kids and brownies were never a snack.

Anonymous wrote: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 - I think a parfait (whole plain yogurt + fresh fruit) is a much better option and just as easy to serve.

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.

Yogurt is messy for preschool kids. I think of the kind of mess I see my toddler and friends toddlers make while eating yogurt, and imagining that mess X 10 or 12, I can completely understand why a daycare would not want to offer yogurt as a snack.

Not to mention that yogurt has just as much sugar as something like a small brownie...

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 - I think a parfait (whole plain yogurt + fresh fruit) is a much better option and just as easy to serve.

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.

Anonymous wrote:I think any daycare that serves this type of processed food is absolutely ridiculous and should be shut down by the state. Our daycare actually grows its own organic garden - maintained and harvested by the children. Each day for snack time, the kids have to go out and harvest their snack for the day, and then make their way 'round to the barn and milk the hormone-free cow. One mother tried to send in pasteurized BOTTLED milk once - she was immediately asked to leave and was referred to social services.

Hehehe

Anonymous wrote:The PPs saying that brownies as a snack for 2 yo are totally fine have got to be trolls. Give me a break. No one thinks it's okay to give toddlers brownies as a regular "snack." As an occassional treat? Sure. In moderation. But come the fuck on, a brownie is not an appropriate snack. OP--if this is what they're serving your kid on a regular basis, I agree that you should send your own snacks and/or find a new daycare.

I make my kid black bean brownies and I sure as heck do serve them as a daily snack. They have little sugar and lots of fiber and iron. If you serve healthy option, like say, a snack dressed up to look like a brownie that is actually a healthier option, then why not?

Anonymous wrote:The PPs saying that brownies as a snack for 2 yo are totally fine have got to be trolls. Give me a break. No one thinks it's okay to give toddlers brownies as a regular "snack." As an occassional treat? Sure. In moderation. But come the fuck on, a brownie is not an appropriate snack. OP--if this is what they're serving your kid on a regular basis, I agree that you should send your own snacks and/or find a new daycare.

OP, if you are so militantly anti sugar that the daycare can't occasionally give a sweet treat like a brownie, then perhaps you should look for a new daycare, such as the one where they pick their own veggies and milk their organic free range cow, or send snacks from home.

There is very little sugar in a pan of brownies, especially when you divided it into toddler sized pieces.

The PPs saying that brownies as a snack for 2 yo are totally fine have got to be trolls. Give me a break. No one thinks it's okay to give toddlers brownies as a regular "snack." As an occassional treat? Sure. In moderation. But come the fuck on, a brownie is not an appropriate snack. OP--if this is what they're serving your kid on a regular basis, I agree that you should send your own snacks and/or find a new daycare.

Anonymous wrote:I would not feed a brownie to an under two child and would be pissed off. I have no issue with pancakes without syrup. Send your won snacks.

Learn grammar and spelling, once you master that skill THEN worry about being a snack gate-keeper.

I would not feed a brownie to an under two child and would be pissed off. I have no issue with pancakes without syrup. Send your won snacks.