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Nursery fed 11mo DS coco pops

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Steelojames · 03/09/2014 15:43

Just collected DS from nursery.
This is his week and he seems to be settling in ok, is harder for me than him I think!!
However I am not very happy with the food they have been feeding him. He has a daily book which tells me his food for day etc, and he had coco pops for breakfast!
I would never feed him that at home! AIBU? Should I say something or wait to see if this continues?
Thanks.

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Messygirl · 03/09/2014 16:47

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Thurlow · 03/09/2014 16:47

Exactly, LovelyBoots. Nurseries and childminders generally make a big thing, and rightly so, about healthy and well-cooked food.

Grandparents or friends providing free childcare is a minefield when it comes to things like this. But I expect a paid-for childcare provider like a nursery to provide good, healthy food certainly better than I might provide at home

It might just be a one-off because something had gone wrong and they'd run out of porridge and the like. So I'd ask nicely, rather than going in all guns blazing. But I really would expect the bulk of all meals at a nursery to be very healthy, and the chocolate and sugar and unhealthier food to come from baking and treats.

MrsGeorgeMichael · 03/09/2014 17:00

as someone already said. they shouldn't even be in the nursery! nothing to do with pfb.

LiegeAndLief · 03/09/2014 17:03

I don't think you're being precious. My 5yo only gets cocoa pops on special occasions and she's not even a PFB.

MrsUnderwood · 03/09/2014 17:20

Ignore the PFB comments, Coco Pops is a completely inappropriate breakfast for a baby- no nutrition and packed with sugar! Complain, and keep your eyes on them, if they're slack on this they're likely to be slack on other things too.

DefiniteMaybe · 03/09/2014 17:20

I wouldn't be happy with anyone serving coco pops to my dc at breakfast and I have 2 so not just my pfb.
I would have a word with nursery.

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lessthanBeau · 03/09/2014 17:27

I am totally lacking in parental responsibility when it comes to food, I dont actually feed handfuls of sugar or anything but I have a picky kid so I am just grateful she eats anything at all, however saying that, I would not expect ANY nursery to even have coco pops in the cupboards unless it was for a specific child brought in by their parents. No you are not being unreasonable in any way, i would ask why they have it, chef on holiday is no excuse for that one.

Waltermittythesequel · 03/09/2014 17:30

Ignore the snidey PFB shit!

My three dc don't get 'bad' cereal because why on earth would I knowingly feed them that sugary rubbish every day when the healthier alternatives are just as accessible?

A nursery should never feed them coco pops!

I would mention it, OP.

BlackeyedSusan · 03/09/2014 17:30

I'm with you OP. Would not want them to eat chocolately/sugary stuff. Going to be hard enough to keep them eating healthily without starting on the cocopops early. (I have a pfb and a psb)

Marmiteandjamislush · 03/09/2014 17:33

Porridge, Weetabix and museli aren't 'sugar' free either and I personally don't think children should have grains and certainly not breakfast cereal. Our local Italian serves chickpea flour pizza and pasta, which is what we have at home. If you are unhappy, can you send your own breakfast cereal?

FreeSpiritsBadAttitude · 03/09/2014 17:34

You're not being precious at all, please ignore the silly PFB comments. Cocopops have zero nutritional value, they're high in sugar and not filling at all. I would be saying something.

2cats2many · 03/09/2014 17:35

I agree with posters telling you to ignore the PFB screamers. You are perfectly entitled to choose whether your baby is fed chocolate shite for breakfast or not.

Speak to the nursery and be clear about what you want.

BuzzardBird · 03/09/2014 17:36

I would not be happy, hard enough for children to be healthy today without that sugary crap.

What is the opposite of a PFB parent I wonder?

littlewhitebag · 03/09/2014 17:41

I think in isolation, a bowl of coco pops will do your child no harm.
TBH my 16yo DD eats cereal like this (coco pops, frosties, cheerios etc) every morning and she is the fittest, slimmest, healthiest girl going.

However i realise it would not be right to give very young children this type of cereal every day. I would ask what breakfast they usually give and if coco pops is a regular thing. It may have been a one off because there was some issue with the planned breakfast. Better coco pops than nothing.

JockTamsonsBairns · 03/09/2014 17:56

marmite - proper porridge doesn't contain any sugar at all, tho I'm guessing that when people say "porridge", they're referring to that Oatso shite?

crazylady321 · 03/09/2014 17:59

OK shoot me now I buy my kids coco pops each week the kids take in turns to choose a cereal however its only as they have got older they have been introduced to them, think its important to try and keep the kids with good eating habits for as long as possible before they start getting influenced.

I wouldnt be happy with my child having coco pops in a nursery setting at such a young age, think it should be the parents decision when they are introduced to things like that. I wouldnt be as botherd in the toddler stages if it was only once a week or something but as a baby NO.

You should see them tomorrow and ask why they arent sticking to their menu

TakemedowntoPotatoCity · 03/09/2014 18:01

For heavens sake, people bashing the op for this? MN is a joke sometimes!

If the nursery had any common sense they would no feeding an 11 month old chocolate cereal is a no go for A LOT of parents!

You definitely have to tell them op! Otherwise it will happen again.

As for the trolls goaders let them feed their babies all the haribo they want and ignore!

Sp1rals · 03/09/2014 18:02

I would go mental. Surely they should be promoting healthy eating. And an 11 month old? YANBU. Make it clear it's unacceptable. Would they put that on their website?

littlewhitebag · 03/09/2014 18:22

JockTamsonsBairns I eat that oatso shite I have just checked the ingredients and it would appear to contain... oats. No sugar at all. It has soya lecithin (not a worrying ingredient) in it stop it boiling over in the microwave but that is all.

JockTamsonsBairns · 03/09/2014 19:16

littlewhitebag - I stand corrected on the sugar thing then, I didn't realise. However, proper porridge is made with oatmeal as opposed to oats - so I'm standing my ground there!

Mrwillywonkasbitch · 03/09/2014 19:26

It's only coco pops it's not like its dog shit, if your not happy say something, if you think it's unreasonable why are u asking other peoples opinions? it's your child do what the hell you like!

Fanfeckintastic · 03/09/2014 19:27

I wouldn't even give my 3 year old coco pops!

HaroldLloyd · 03/09/2014 19:30

They've never used coco pops in my nursery.

Just have a word tomorrow and tell them you'd rather he wasn't given them.

I am really quite relaxed about food, and I wouldn't mind here and there, but not if it was regular.

TheLovelyBoots · 03/09/2014 19:46

My kids (older) eat all manner of crap these days, but I will never agree with junk masquerading as real food. If an (older) child is offered coco pops in the same occasion they might be offered a chocolate bar (while playing rugby, for example), that's fine - but this doesn't happen because it's considered breakfast.

God help the child who's fed coco pops on a regular basis from 11 months.

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