Terrible Snacks at Preschool!

[Blackcat31]

The program offers various pt schedules. We are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. I wouldn't want to send an alternate snack because I don't want her to feel left out and since it's 2 days a week I can deal with it! I just thought it was crazy that this was the snack menu. The menu is for the month- afternoon snacks. Not every day is junk but it's way more often than I would think as normal for a "snack". Snacks and treats are not the same thing to me.... And I do consider juice a treat.

Are they participating with the food program?

Even the food program views juice as acceptable for snack.

I don't and consider it a treat but I also know most providers view "healthy balanced meals and snacks" a WHOLE LOT differently than most folks.

[Jo123ABC]

Is the preschool participating with the food program?
I would also ask if you can provide snacks.

I don't know but I think that snack isn't necessary and this weird idea that we have to have breakfast, morning snack, lunch afternoon snack, dinner and then a bed time snack is overkill in my honest opinion.

If kids ate healthy in the first place 3 snacks a day is not necessary and in the preschool's defense, the first complaint we hear from parents is about costs/tuition so being able to provide healthy well balanced snacks to kids (that rarely eat them anyways) is a waste of money in many cases.

I don't know but I'd choose a school for academics based on their academic program and not their menu. Unless I was choosing a place FOR it's menu...kwim?

I'm pretty sure they aren't on the food program! They didn't give me any paperwork from them to fill out.

Snack at preschool is definitely not necessary for us because she's done at 3 which is the time I serve snack at my daycare. They do theirs at 2:15. Oh well I guess! I like the classroom and teacher so far so it's still worth it.

I've been lucky so far for kids actually eating most of the healthy foods I offer in my care. It took a couple of them a bit longer to try stuff but now they will eat tomatoes, peppers, and garden peas right along with my own kids! Not if chips or junk food is also offered though. Right now it doesn't bother me quite as much if they don't eat the healthy stuff either since I know MY kids are getting good stuff and enjoy it!

[hwichlaz]

Are they participating with the food program?

Even the food program views juice as acceptable for snack.

I don't and consider it a treat but I also know most providers view "healthy balanced meals and snacks" a WHOLE LOT differently than most folks.

Literature we were given says juice is okay, but discouraged because of dental health.

[jenboo]

We have a lot of daycares around here with similar menus... its cheap and convenient. No prep needed. It can all be stored in cabinets vs the fridge....

[Hunni Bee]

Never mind - didn't read everything at first