Lunch ideas

[Momof4]

2cuteboys, that's what crossed my mind too. I've had a parent actually say to me - I don't have to worry about serving nutritious suppers because I know my child gets all their nutrition at daycare daily.

I know it's true of more than a few families, but Madmom I answered your question in my earlier post but I have to agree with the others that you should only do this if you absolutely feel that you should make changes to your menu. If you think your meals are already nutritious then do NOT make any changes!

We work darn hard, long days and we're all doing our best for 5 or more children 5 days a week 40 hours a week or more. Parents are supposed to interview with us and choose us for our programs, meals, and many other reasons. Parents can't sign on the dotted line and agree to abide by all the policies, then demand that we made changes. I'm getting a little angry for you now Madmom! Tell the parents in this case that you serve a good amount of all food groups and hope that they are doing the same at home, grrrrrrr!

[Skysue]

I don't hide any veggies, we eat tons explore new. Sometimes it's how it's cooked. I have a lot of kids that prefer raw but others love them steamed. So I do a balance of both.

I give small protein and starch portions with lots of veg. My kids all know 2nds of there favorites won't come until all veggies are gone. If it's something new we are trying then I asked them to taste it. If they don't like it I don't force it!

My kids favorites are sugar snap peas, green beans, carrots, broccoli, avacodo, bell peppers of all colours. I have little ones who will ask for 2nds of broccoli. I don't do anything fancy except for once in a while drizzle a tiny bit of olive oil over them as soon as I strain them (that's only if there steamed).

Can't wait to try lots of squash this season!