Non pooping issue

[5 Little Monkeys]

I have had 2 kids in my care who would get different food from the others. One got no dairy and the other one was sent his food from home for similar food issues but it was more extreme. Never did it cause a problem. If another child asked why xxx had such and such while they had so and so, I would just explain that xx couldn't have what we were eating and so he/she had different food. I think it was a good thing because it taught them all that we don't always get what our friend has and that is okay.

If mom doesn't want him to have banana and cheese than I wouldn't give it to him but I would continue to give it to the others.

[Lee-Bee]

I'm not convinced skipping out on only banana and cheese will make a difference here though! Start serving prunes and items that will get things moving, increase his water and fibre intake. Beans, beans, beans!!

Will the child being restricted care/notice if you don't serve him cheese and banana? If he's happy enough with a substitute then just restrict him.

My daughter (19months) is dairy intolerant (severely so). She is a foody and eats like a champ and she would seriously notice if she wasn't getting something. I just have a non-dairy variant of what ever I serve so no one really notices. She always gets a yellow cup so I can keep track of the rice milk to ensure she didn't find the wrong cup with real milk. She has soy yogurt instead of regular yogurt.

While there is a notable difference in the taste, look and smell of her 'fake' foods she doesn't care as she is happily scarfing down her yogurt.

At some point she'll have to learn that sometimes you just don't get the same...and it'll take some getting used to but right now I can give a substitute that keeps her happy.

All my baking and meals are made dairy free and I just add dairy items to the other child's serving when dishing out food so they still meet that food groups needs.