Quote Originally Posted by 5 Little Monkeys View Post
I serve foods along the lines of Jenn and dodge by the sounds of it. I give fruit at almost every meal and snack but I need to get better at serving veggies. My kids have always ate veggies in stews, soups, chilis, etc but I have only ever had one who liked them raw. I don't serve veggies with dip but may try serving it with hummus or something like that.

Superfun, I am not sure if hot dogs are ever really "healthy" but nothing beats a hot dog cooked over the bonfire....go on and splurge!! lol Crap food in moderation isn't the devil....IMO haha

Other ways to save money....

1. Do you supply the sunscreen? If you do, can you ask the parents to start or to at least pay for what you buy (I ask this because I just buy it out of pocket...well not really. I feel my fee covers it)

2. Do you buy/make gifts for special occasions? If you do, can you cut those out? (again, I ask because I do a lot of gifts and if I needed to save money this would be one of the first things I would cut out)
They all supply their own sunscreen and as I have said a couple of times we only make crafts around themes. This isn't a case of not being able to afford to run my daycare but simply that as the cost of running it goes up the expense is not passed on in any portion to the parents, it is coming out of my pocket, my earnings.