To think nurseries' lunches should be fairly healthy

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I am not sure if IABU or not as I am fairly new to the whole nursery thing as my 2.5y old daughter has just started a few weeks ago. She does a couple of mornings a week and stays for lunch. At home she eats pretty healthily, I try and limit sugar given she is still quite young and has a 1y old sister who wants whatever she is having. So I felt a bit miffed when I picked her up from nursery today to see the kids with chocolate ice cream and fruit shoots. Aren't fruit shoots laden with sugar?

At home they usually have yoghurt or fruit for pud and never sugary drinks, mostly water and a bit of diluted fruit juice. She does have ice cream/cake/crisps/biscuits but very occasionally, usually at someone's house or at parties.

And how would I go about telling the nursery that I'd rather she just had water to drink - and no icecream, which would be awful if all the others were having it!

Half a tin of beans? What small child eats that quantity of beans? I understand the sugar/salt concern but I can't imagine portions will be that big. Plus I buy the reduced sugar/salt ones at home. How would you be sure that the nursery doesn't do that without asking? You might be surprised.

OP, I think, as has been said, that you need to check on what is actually being given one way or another - but not to assume. How do you know fruit shoots are being given regularly? I would be surpised if so re cost, as others have mentioned. Likewise ice cream. I would be surprised if this was a frequent thing. Were they having a party that day? Is this such a terrible thing?

My DS's nursery is excellent and I'm very happy with it. They give puddings after every lunch - to whoever mentioned this as a concern: yes, I would also be the size of a house if I has a pudding after every lunch, but my DS spends hours every day running round! They give water as the main drink, which is available throughout the day, but have squash for parties and on special occasions. At home / on weekends my DS never has a drink that isn't milk or water (yes, I am hardcore on that!) but for odd days at nursery I am fine with it. They also give fruit or yoghurt for afternoon snacks and I think this balances out the puddings. Most importantly, my DS eats very well and happily there and accepts what he is given, including fruit/veg even if he is less keen on some of these at home. Within that pattern, having parties at intervals where cake, squash and ice cream are served is perfectly fine, and an expected part of life. We all get treats sometimes, don't we?

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We can only speak from experience, can't we. DD is 10,5 months old, BLWed and yes, she can easily have a half a tin of beans plus a toast (these days less and less is on the floor!). Or 2 bananas in one go, I kid you not. Not each meal is like that but God if she likes something she powers through it . I have nappy to show for it!

Incidentally, she did have a salty lasagna with her father when out and about and she had 3/4 of his apparently. He's not a BLWing fan so he wouldn't big it up. As I said originally, I went about the beans, she still get them although she doesn't like them. That's why I'm not that bothered (although you couldn't tell that from this thread) - I know they're mostly on the floor. From time to time a bit of everything is OK but it can be a worry of it is a regular setting such as nursery.

I have nappies to show fro it...

DS's nursery used empty fruit shoot bottles as the children's water bottles

AAAAAaaaaaaaaaagggggghhhhhh!
That is all.