I am a terrible person.....I throw food out all the time and I don't usually feel guilty about it. It's a bad habit of mine...

Having said though, I give them a small portion of it and if they want more then they can have more. I give them food even if I know they hate it because I feel that it's important for them to take one bite of every food. It takes a child (and probably an adult as well lol) ten times of eating something before they can honestly say if they like it or not. I also do the same snacks as Spixie and snacks are very rarely thrown out. If I have noticed a child not eat their lunch I will give them a piece of bread and butter(it's everyone's fav!) because I don't feel right not giving them food. I won't go out of my way to make 4 different meals but I also don't want hungry kids. I am a picky eater myself so I feel for picky children.

I buy all my groceries for daycare separate so like Inspired by Reggio, I tell myself it's no different to me if it's in them or in the garbage. I do hate when I give them our leftovers that I like and they don't eat it though haha.