Junk Food?? My feelings are pretty hurt.

[kidlove]

can you give me your meatloaf recipe? that sounds delish, all of a sudden have a hankering for meatloaf tonight!!!!!

[Sandbox Sally]

haha thanks kidlove...

Seriously - the ingredients I listed are the ingredients I use! Oh whoops - and an egg and some worchestershire. happy unhealthy eating

[Inspired by Reggio]

Also does anyone find that the persons who tend to be the pickiest about what YOU serve are the ones whose kids come in talking about where they ate out for supper everyday?

I have a current client who is obsessed with healthy food options and chose me and pays more for my care than she would in her own community because of my menu and approach to nutrition ... but the 15 month old can say McDs but cannot say MY NAME and the oldest who is verbal talks about every fast food restaurant out there when you drive by them 'my mom took me there for lunch' 'my dad picks us up XYZ from there' .... they want them eating healthy at daycare so that they do not feel bad feeling them CRAP at home

[michellesmunchkins]

Your menu is fine, she's just looking for a reason to bitch (pardon my language). I have one like that too and agree with Judy that the parent feels guilty about leaving their child and wants to look better than you. I have one like this too, she complains about EVERYTHING yet brings her kid here every single day. Don't let it get to you. I'm like you in that I keep her because I like her child, not her and I really can't afford to let her go. Advertise though, and replace her when you can. Until then, just know that this is her problem not yours.

[Other Mummy]

Judy, kidlove and Reggio nailed it. DCM is jealous, micromanaging, and guilt ridden mommy. Oh boy. Good luck with this one. Advertise and pray for a quick replacement. I know it's not easy being stuck between a rock and a hard place. I too have a DCM I would terminate tomorrow but she's got two kids with me and I still have to fill one spot.

[dodge__driver11]

Seriously??

Then I must be feeding my kids like crap too because WE LOVE MEATLOAF HERE, and I make it the same way you do alpha. Not to worry. Micromanager for sure!

[Judy Trickett]

Also does anyone find that the persons who tend to be the pickiest about what YOU serve are the ones whose kids come in talking about where they ate out for supper everyday?

I have a current client who is obsessed with healthy food options and chose me and pays more for my care than she would in her own community because of my menu and approach to nutrition ... but the 15 month old can say McDs but cannot say MY NAME and the oldest who is verbal talks about every fast food restaurant out there when you drive by them 'my mom took me there for lunch' 'my dad picks us up XYZ from there' .... they want them eating healthy at daycare so that they do not feel bad feeling them CRAP at home

I run an exclusively organic daycare. The parents come here because of it and tell me that they chose this daycare because of the food.

BUT.......EVERY week I WILL find fast food french fries and Timbit remnants in my drive way. My guess is they fall off the seats when they are putting their kids in and out of the car. I also have kids who show up with McD toys in the pockets of their coats.

I also remember once taking my MOST "organic and natural" family, ever, into Walmart on and odd day where I only had that one kid. That kid was 3 at the time. She knew EVERY brand name junk item by NAME and asked for them. Sorry, but if your kid ONLY eats those "perfectly balanced, nutritional foods" then how does she, at 3 yrs old, know all the brand names of the junk foods?

I am a bit of a food Nazi. But, that being said, there MUST be moderation. I have been known to have a few potato chips here and there. Chocolate is my best friend. It's all in moderation. If you are eating the "good stuff" 90% of the time then it's okay to splurge on a treat. But what bothers me are those people who LIE and claim to NEVER eat anything that isn't 100% nutritionally sound. We are people and life is far too short to never splurge on a treat. Just be honest about it. You know?

[jazmic]

Holy! Your menu is definitely healthier than mine! lol. I don't serve junk food either, but your menu sounds great! Wow.... she most definitely would not be happy with mine! lol.

[sunnydays]

Reggio and Judy...this is exactly what I think! I have actually had honest parents tell me that they are so glad I serve healthy food because they don't feel so bad giving the kids crap at home Alos, I have a new child and when they parents arrived for the interview, the mother apologized for the chocolate on the child's face as he's been eating it in the car...then goes one to say she doesn't like anything out of boxes such as granola bars etc (I don't serve those things either as I agree that they are full of sugar)....she mentioned that her child loves anything with ground beef, then a few days later said she never buys ground beef because of the risk of EColi etc...then arrives Monday saying dcb might poop extra as they had gone out for poutine the night before (with cheeseburger topping)! I don't know why parents feel they have to lie about the food they give their kids...it is their kids who lose out...not me!

[kidlove]

ha ha judy and reggio, totally there with you. I had a mom request I not put any butter on her sons spinach.....how many people even feed kids spinach? but my point is though...her as* was as big as the moon and she would brag her eating habits up all the time. Hubby would tell me she had a "soft spot" for oreos and ritz crackers!!!! hmmmm! but I wasn't allowed to melt a little real butter on her kids spinach. She too, was a freak about everything else under the sun as well. Jeolous till the day is long, pick pick pick, was never happy with me! Should have heard how mad she got when I baked a pie for HER and hubby, but gave it to hubby to bring home. calls me later and says "so you baked my husband a pie!"......uh no, I baked your family a pie! Controling.