Re: kid snacks in group settings

[Guest guest]

They don't need to know why you're bringing a separate treat for your daughter.

Just bring it.  Many kids have allergies to peanuts, gluten, dairy; so it's

really not that strange to bring your own snack.  You can just explain that she

has food sensitivities, or not say anything at all. 

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From: Holly Morton <jesseandholly.morton@...>

Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 2:47 PM

Subject: kid snacks in group settings

 

Hi all-

I had my first ECFE class with my 14mo daughter today, and my daughter ended up

eating the first taste of sugar in her little life so far! It seems innocent

enough to most people - graham crackers- but one bite of it and all I taste is

sugar, and it is probably corn syrup at that. I normally give my daughter

homemade snacks or fresh produce to munch on, but what do I do in these group

settings where the snack is provided by someone else for all of the kids? Do I

suck it up and let her eat crap once in a while? I would feel rude bringing

something for only her to eat.

Thanks,

Holly Morton

[Guest guest]

Usually in those settings (like ECFE) snacks need to be store bought/prewrapped.

At my ECFE, the parents take turns bringing in snack. You can bring in block

cheese or whole fruit, but you need to open it/cut it in the classroom, so the

teachers see it isn't 'audultered/contaminated', wear gloves to cut it, bring

your own knife and board to cut it (since they don't really have a kitchen

space, just a minifridge), etc and in the meantime you hope someone is keeping

track of your kid while you are weilding a knife. SO it is quite an ordeal, and

so most parents bring easy stuff like crackers and cereal.

From: jesseandholly.morton@...

Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 20:47:37 +0000

Subject: kid snacks in group settings

Hi all-

I had my first ECFE class with my 14mo daughter today, and my daughter ended up

eating the first taste of sugar in her little life so far! It seems innocent

enough to most people - graham crackers- but one bite of it and all I taste is

sugar, and it is probably corn syrup at that. I normally give my daughter

homemade snacks or fresh produce to munch on, but what do I do in these group

settings where the snack is provided by someone else for all of the kids? Do I

suck it up and let her eat crap once in a while? I would feel rude bringing

something for only her to eat.

Thanks,

Holly Morton

[Guest guest]

My girls are 14 and 18 now, and I remember going thru this (starting with

ECFE)...I always tried to change the system, but I obviously wasn't successful!

And brace yourself! This will happen with all mainstream social activities-

school, sports, even church!

Kathy

P.S. My oldest daughter ate her first corndog at school!

[Guest guest]

I just told our ECFE group my daughter (22 months) has a gluten sensitivity. We

only do sprouted grains at home. We have had a pretty good ECFE group and they

usually bring fruit and some type of carb. So I'll let Summer have the fruit

and whatever I brought for her. The kids usually all try to go after whatever

my daughter is eating. Go figure!

[Guest guest]

I definitely can relate - I had some very difficult days where I just wanted to

quit the things I was doing where it was a problem that I brought my own snack

for her. I tried bringing fruit, but the teachers said that I couldn't do that

because the other kids would be jealous (I would've brought some for all the

kids if our budget wasn't super tight at the moment). One of the things that

I've settled on that our daughter absolutely loves and the teachers have

accepted is sweet potato shreds. I shred a sweet potato (on a box grater or

food processer) and throw them into a pan of hot oil/fat. Sprinkle them with a

small bit of salt, let them cook for awhile, and then flip them once. Then,

take them out onto a paper towel to absorb some of the excess oil. They get

nice and crispy, and is my alternative to crunchy, chip-like snacks. It goes

against the GAPS diet that we had been doing, but it's been a much better

alternative for me than " accidentally " getting graham crackers or goldfish.

It's usually a special treat for the week, and the leaders of my daughter's

class have tried it and think it's great.

I also just tell the teachers/caretakers that my husband and I have gluten

sensitivities/allergies, so we're thinking our daughter might, and we'd like her

to avoid gluten. There's obviously a lot more to it than that for us, but it's

been more successful for me than trying to explain what we eat and why in such a

brief time.

Hope that you get some good suggestions and find something that works for your

family!

Anne

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bought/prewrapped. At my ECFE, the parents take turns bringing in snack. You can

bring in block cheese or whole fruit, but you need to open it/cut it in the

classroom, so the teachers see it isn't 'audultered/contaminated', wear gloves

to cut it, bring your own knife and board to cut it (since they don't really

have a kitchen space, just a minifridge), etc and in the meantime you hope

someone is keeping track of your kid while you are weilding a knife. SO it is

quite an ordeal, and so most parents bring easy stuff like crackers and cereal.

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up eating the first taste of sugar in her little life so far! It seems innocent

enough to most people - graham crackers- but one bite of it and all I taste is

sugar, and it is probably corn syrup at that. I normally give my daughter

homemade snacks or fresh produce to munch on, but what do I do in these group

settings where the snack is provided by someone else for all of the kids? Do I

suck it up and let her eat crap once in a while? I would feel rude bringing

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