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[mickyc]

bright sparks - first of all I want to say I think it is great you feed your family and daycare kids all organic. I just wouldn't be doing it if it was costing me a pile of money.

The thing is those of us that don't aren't bad providers or bad people. Yes I do serve a lot of processed foods but there are a lot of fresh items as well (fruit/vegies). I am trying to change my ways but growing up my diet consisted of macaroni and ground beef most days. I myself have never tried a variety of different foods and would be considered a picky eater by most. I don't cook something I wouldn't myself eat and I don't even know what to do with majority of it (and if I try it usually turns into a disaster - just ask my husband lol). I am trying and thanks to pinterest have lots of ideas to choose from.

Good luck with cutting back on your expenses. Like I also suggested before this all turned into an organic food issue what about cutting back on crafts etc.

[bright sparks]

bright sparks - first of all I want to say I think it is great you feed your family and daycare kids all organic. I just wouldn't be doing it if it was costing me a pile of money.

The thing is those of us that don't aren't bad providers or bad people. Yes I do serve a lot of processed foods but there are a lot of fresh items as well (fruit/vegies). I am trying to change my ways but growing up my diet consisted of macaroni and ground beef most days. I myself have never tried a variety of different foods and would be considered a picky eater by most. I don't cook something I wouldn't myself eat and I don't even know what to do with majority of it (and if I try it usually turns into a disaster - just ask my husband lol). I am trying and thanks to pinterest have lots of ideas to choose from.

Good luck with cutting back on your expenses. Like I also suggested before this all turned into an organic food issue what about cutting back on crafts etc.

I actually responded to the comment about crafting. Due to my group being so nuts whenever I craft I only craft for themed holidays...I'm sure this will change shortly as they stop screaming constantly but even then I wont save any money as I have enough craft supplies stock piled to last me a good 5 years or more. I do sensory buckets and treasure baskets which I have had for years and don't cost anything and as I have a variety of them they are rotated and varied enough that I don't need to buy more stuff for them.

[Fun&care]

bright sparks - first of all I want to say I think it is great you feed your family and daycare kids all organic. I just wouldn't be doing it if it was costing me a pile of money.

The thing is those of us that don't aren't bad providers or bad people..

Of course you are not bad ppl but as a childcare providers it is our job to provide adequate nutrition. I find it frustrating because there is SO much info nowadays and so many recipes you can find online that there are just no excuses. As childcare providers we are held ( or should be) to a higher standard because we are SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING and serving healthy food just seems so basic to me as far as childcare goes...no matter what the parents are doing at home because I'm not sure why this is ever an acceptable excuse for anything anyways. I'm frustrated because too many times I've had interviews with parents who have nightmare stories of providers who serve a lot of junk and you can tell these parents are weary of choosing home daycare for this reason so it does affect all of us in the end by giving home daycares a bad name. We all know how easily the public can lump us together. Phew vent over

[JennJubie]

Of course you are not bad ppl but as a childcare providers it is our job to provide adequate nutrition. I find it frustrating because there is SO much info nowadays and so many recipes you can find online that there are just no excuses. As childcare providers we are held ( or should be) to a higher standard because we are SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING and serving healthy food just seems so basic to me as far as childcare goes...no matter what the parents are doing at home because I'm not sure why this is ever an acceptable excuse for anything anyways. I'm frustrated because too many times I've had interviews with parents who have nightmare stories of providers who serve a lot of junk and you can tell these parents are weary of choosing home daycare for this reason so it does affect all of us in the end by giving home daycares a bad name. We all know how easily the public can lump us together. Phew vent over

I agree. With planning it's not hard to feed the kids healthy meals at all. I don't have a set menu schedule right now, but I keep a white board by the door so that at drop off and pick up they can see what we are eating that day. The parents that I have care very much what their children are eating.