There are a few brands that they sell in a tube. My daycare kids bring it. It's pretty neat for them in general but sometimes they bring it frozen and that is minimally messy.
LO still eats plain yogurt, and as far as I can tell, its impossible to find in tubes. I've done some pouches of it, but they aren't great for freezing/thawing.
We are on day 3 of daycare. Monday I packed chicken nuggets, grapes, a veggie pouch and crackers. Tuesday was pretty much the same except with pretzels. Tomorrow is leftover spaghetti with protein pasta, blueberries, crackers, pouch and orange wedges.
I'm aiming for a protein, veggie (which lately is a pouch), fruit and a carb.
He's been eating most of what I send. He didn't eat the nutrigrain bar for snack, but I've never given him sweets so I think it was foreign to him.
I've honestly never heard of having to send food to daycare for your kids. Here that's all included in our fees. Is it a regional thing?
Maybe? Ours includes snacks and milk but we bring lunch. There isnt a catering option, except I think on Fridays you can order pizza for $4 or something.
I've honestly never heard of having to send food to daycare for your kids. Here that's all included in our fees. Is it a regional thing?
The first center we were at included food (except for infants). The one we switched to when DS was 1 provides snacks, but lunches are optional to be purchased via a separate "catering" company. Honestly, I think it's because the newer place deals with more families that are...particular...about what their kids eat and want more control/say over it, and rather than dealing with the drama that can cause, they go this route instead.
I will say, the options this company gives us are great (and far better than what the other center provided). If I can get the app to stop being stupid, I'll post the menu for February we were just sent. We pick what they get each day from this list.
We have different options at different places. In general, it seemed like the more "daycare" places were likely to provide food, while the more "preschool" places had you bring your own. Most provide snacks, though.
Interestingly, a few of the cheapest options provide full meals, I think because they also get funding from the state for lower-income families.
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