McDonalds Mom Strikes Again

[Josiegirl]

She doesn't even eat fruit?? I would've suggested serving at least one thing she likes along with the regular stuff. But if she's not eating anything at your house at all(and since I'd tell dcm sending her own food wouldn't work at my dc)I'd probably either continue to serve what you serve and she gets to choose to eat or not. Then if dcm feels the need to pull, then so be it. If you can afford to lose her?

I had a 4 yo dcb who lived on pb & j, corn dogs and pizza. I served lots of fruits and veggies, along with the main meal. If he didn't like it, there'd be another meal pretty soon anyways. I remember 1 day he told me he had a cookie for dessert the night before because he'd eaten all his corn dog. And this kid was the 'bounce off the walls' type. Gee, wonder if his diet was a contributing factor?? Ya think?? Parents told me it was a texture thing; personally I think it was a 'got my parents wrapped around my little finger' thing. Haha He asked me to peel his apples for him. At 4 yo? Nope, he can eat them or not, his choice. He ate them.

[midaycare]

She doesn't even eat fruit?? I would've suggested serving at least one thing she likes along with the regular stuff.

Tried banana - nope, just a bite. Tried kiwi - "disgusting." Tried raspberries - "very disgusting." Tried apples - a few bites. Mandarin oranges are a winner so far - that's it. No veggies what-so-ever. She has a nut allergy, so I can't even do pb&j.

I usually serve 4-5 different options for lunch, and 2-3 for each snack. Small portions but a lot of food when added together. Way more than enough! I eat what they eat, and if it fills me up, then well ...::

[nothingwithoutjoy]

It's not going to matter - this DCG is not eating the food she is serving for meals or snacks. So even if she does serve dinner, DCG is going to be starving cause she won't eat it... the issue here is the DCM's behavior. You can't control her parenting and her parenting is always going to affect her DCG's actions at daycare. So, this is likely to be a long term problem.

Oh, yeah...I get it! I just meant that at that hour, of course she's starving...even if she were eating well all day, that's a late pick-up to then be heading home to make dinner. In other words...mom has nothing to gripe about!

I was also thinking that if she were there for dinner, too, there'd be more hope that eventually, she'd get over it and start eating--partly because of the long hours and being starving, and partly because being exposed to it that often (more meals than at home, it seems like), eventually it would start to look like "normal" food to her.