I am feeling a tad guilty for the snacks my group has been eating day in and day out. I have all 11-15month olds. Some are struggling with solids (still big on purees and gag/throw up when I give cut up solids). My 11 month old and few others were all baby led weaning so never had purees at all and can manage anything and everything.
I find I have to give just crackery type snacks to accommodate the ones that can't handle "real food". I got sick of cleaning up the vomit. The kids are all more than happy with this, even those that could be eating more advanced foods.
I don't think the parents care, none have said anything. I do send a food log home each day and just cringe when yet again I write puffs, cheerios, rice cakes, etc. I can do triscuits and wheat thins if I sog them up with hummus first, I feel a bit better about that.
Am I over thinking things? When they are a few months older and all are eating better I will be pushing the veggies and dip and such. They get fruit and yogurt and apple sauce with the crackers. They do well with hummus and cheese. It's just the cracker part of the snacks that bug me.
Lunches are fine they eat very healthy, home cooked meals each day as I can cut it up into teeny, tiny pieces for those that need it. The kids are troopers and sit and focus very hard at eating these tiny pieces without complaint they just can't handle good snack foods yet.
Maybe I need to try some home made muffins...but I don't think the gaggers will manage those. Any ideas? Just continue as I am since it should be short term?

































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