Well there is a lot of questions I would need to ask before answering this dilemma .... How old is the child? How long at the daycare? Is this the normal practice? Is this something that was agreed upon at contract signing? Cause if there is no medical reason for the child to have a special diet and the provider supplies food then it is probably causing issues at the lunch table with the other kids wanting what that one chins has.... Or maybe the one child wanting what everyone else has. maybe the provider has a no outside food policy and your friend gas been ignoring that .... Maybe you could give us more info so we could properly comment.