Food Program Question

[My Lil' Monkeys]

I have a dcd that showed up this morning for drop off with his SA and informed me that this child doesn't like milk or peanut butter. Now, I've had this child for 3 months and only comes on Fridays. The SA has told me this before but I've informed her that she has to have a small amount of milk and once that's gone she can have water and I haven't given her peanut butter.

As apart of the food program, I have to serve milk. What if this child just doesn't like it.. do I still have to serve it to her? :confused: Now, I feel like I have to make a special menu on Fridays just because she doesn't like it certain things.

Oh, and when I explained that as apart of the Food Program I have to serve milk to dad, he got upset and rolled his eyes.

[melskids]

from my understanding, you have to at least offer it. i would put the least amount you have to offer, (i think its 1 cup for SA) and if the child doesnt want it, so be it. (i dont force them to eat anything) but the only other choice would be water. definetely not juices or any other special treatment

[My Lil' Monkeys]

from my understanding, you have to at least offer it. i would put the least amount you have to offer, (i think its 1 cup for SA) and if the child doesnt want it, so be it. (i dont force them to eat anything) but the only other choice would be water. definetely not juices or any other special treatment

I do give her a tiny amount and then water... which I have covered with her each time she is here. Now, she has dcd coming in and telling me that she doesn't like it... because I guess if he says it, then I must stop? ::

[melskids]

yeah....OK

too bad...so sad::

[heyhun77]

You just have to offer the foods, including milk, to all children in care. I put our drinks out in a small pitcher and they pour their own. By having it on the table you are offering it. No need to fight the battle that's probably not worth it for one day a week. As for the rest of the things the child doesn't like, I put our food out on the table family style to offer it to the children and they choose what they are eating. My rule is that if they put it on their plates that they should eat it but they can eat as much as they want so they could take a couple bites' worth at a time and get more. If you want to serve something with PNB then offer cut up cheese or string cheese or another protein at the meal. On our food program we can't use PNB as the sole protein anymore because it's unlikely that the kids will eat the full serving so I would have a couple things out if serving PNB. I usually have enough food out on the table that if they walk away hungry it's their own fault, especially the SA.

[nannyde]

I have a dcd that showed up this morning for drop off with his SA and informed me that this child doesn't like milk or peanut butter. Now, I've had this child for 3 months and only comes on Fridays. The SA has told me this before but I've informed her that she has to have a small amount of milk and once that's gone she can have water and I haven't given her peanut butter.

As apart of the food program, I have to serve milk. What if this child just doesn't like it.. do I still have to serve it to her? :confused: Now, I feel like I have to make a special menu on Fridays just because she doesn't like it certain things.

Oh, and when I explained that as apart of the Food Program I have to serve milk to dad, he got upset and rolled his eyes.

Nah no worries.

Poor the cup... show it to her... ask her "do you want this?". If she says no say "Kewl Fewl" and put it in your fridge.

You just have to OFFER her the milk.

[kidkair]

I had a 3 year old who didn't like drinking milk and her parents never gave it too her. I told her and her parents I still had to serve it and that she in no way had to drink it. I gave her a cup of water whenever she asked whether she touched the milk or not. If she didn't touch the milk I put it in the fridge and drank it myself later so it wasn't wasted.

[Blackcat31]

I do give her a tiny amount and then water... which I have covered with her each time she is here. Now, she has dcd coming in and telling me that she doesn't like it... because I guess if he says it, then I must stop? ::

Why not give him the number to the food program coordinator? I think part of their job is keeping parents educated too....kwim?

Let him try to talk them into okaying that his child doesn't have to drink milk.....they will tell him to get a special diet statement from the child's doctor. If he does...great! If not, then they will also inform him of your requirment to continue offerring it.

[broncomom1973]

As someone who does not care for milk myself (never have), I completely understand the kids here who do not like it. I am part of the food program and like others have posted, you just have to offer it. I have an almost 3 yr old dcb who has never had a drop of milk (unless I secretly put it in his oatmeal or in a casserole) in the almost 2 years I have had him. I have to offer it to him, but he has never ever drank it. He drinks water or juice when I serve it. I have told my food program lady that he does not like milk and they dont have a problem with it as long as it is offerred.

[MissAnn]

I give milk and if they don't drink it....fine. I don't offere alternatives. All of my non milk drinkers now drink milk because they know there is not another choice.

[My Lil' Monkeys]

Why not give him the number to the food program coordinator? I think part of their job is keeping parents educated too....kwim?

Let him try to talk them into okaying that his child doesn't have to drink milk.....they will tell him to get a special diet statement from the child's doctor. If he does...great! If not, then they will also inform him of your requirment to continue offerring it.

I think this is a great idea!!

[My Lil' Monkeys]

Nah no worries.

Poor the cup... show it to her... ask her "do you want this?". If she says no say "Kewl Fewl" and put it in your fridge.

You just have to OFFER her the milk.

This is what I'm going to do today. Because I feel like I'm going to waste a lot of milk (I know it's only 1 day a week). She'll say "no" and I can still use it for someone else or me

[daycare]

I also have a child that dislikes milk and I asked my site monitor from the food program what to do. She said that I had to make note on the childs file that the child would not tolerate milk and could be given an alternative. This way you are not wasting milk that could have been for another child.

We are NOT allowed to store drinking cups that the kids use in the fridge. After every meal we are supposed to dump what is not consumed and wash the cup and replace it with fresh liquid for the next meal.

maybe you should talk to your site monitor

[nannyde]

Why not give him the number to the food program coordinator? I think part of their job is keeping parents educated too....kwim?

Let him try to talk them into okaying that his child doesn't have to drink milk.....they will tell him to get a special diet statement from the child's doctor. If he does...great! If not, then they will also inform him of your requirment to continue offerring it.

That might be monthly paperwork on menus. Easier to offer and have it refused. No paperwork trail.

[jen]

I also have a child that dislikes milk and I asked my site monitor from the food program what to do. She said that I had to make note on the childs file that the child would not tolerate milk and could be given an alternative. This way you are not wasting milk that could have been for another child.

We are NOT allowed to store drinking cups that the kids use in the fridge. After every meal we are supposed to dump what is not consumed and wash the cup and replace it with fresh liquid for the next meal.

maybe you should talk to your site monitor

To get around the drinking cup in the fridge rule, you can do this...

Pass out cups, walk around with milk, do you want this? No? OK, move on to the next one. The milk has to be offered, it does not have to be in the cup.