We're running daycares, not restaurants. I plan my menu for the week as I make up my grocery list and I have some picky eaters but I've learned what they like and don't like so I adjust the meals accordingly. However, I've had a little one with peanut/nut allergies in care and I did read labels carefully but since I cook everything from scratch it wasn't a big issue.

I now have a lactose intolerant child in care and it's a bit of a pain because I can't make my home made mac n cheese or other casseroles with milk in them. So I made a policy that states that specialty foods must be provided by the parents from now on. I learned another lesson. You should get on top of this before you become exhausted by trying to accomodate this client.