Nursery fed 11mo DS coco pops

[Steelojames]

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.

[Mouthfulofquiz]

I don't really see what the problem is... It's not every meal every day, and the world won't end because your kid had coco pops. I try to give the kids a varied diet and I certainly won't make sweet things into some kind of taboo. My parents did the same - I can take or leave sweet things; not bothered. Not overweight, not underweight, have all my own teeth.

[Edenviolet]

Oats are not 'sugar free' they are a carbohydrate (although a low gi one) so it is still converted by the body into 'sugar'. Coco pops are very sugary but it will be a quick burst of sugar that unlike oats will not keep you satisfied till lunchtime.
I do not think that babies should be given sugary cereals, there may be some added vitamins etc in them but they are so processed and oats are so much healthier (and loads cheaper).
Ignore the pfb comments, my dcs only have cereals like this as an occasional treat.

[YourMaNoBraBackOfMyCar]

My 3 have never been to nursery so no idea about the usual set up and whether they give treats on a regular basis (plus I'm not the strictest of parents when it comes to food) but I wouldn't be keen on coco pops or any sugary cereals as a breakfast for my under 1 year old. As a last resort or in an emergency then yes but I'd expect to be told.

I do allow chocolate/sweet cereal at weekends but I always mix it with unsweetened cereal.

[nannynome]

Totally not being unreasonable, I have just had to have a word with our nursery about them feeing our 8 month old a bowl of jelly yesterday. I have asked for fruit for pudding for the time being (til he realises there are other things!) he had never had refined sugar before, didn't nap til 5.30 so wouldn't go to bed til almost 10

I wouldn't be impressed with coco pops either. Hope it improves.

[RubbishRobotFromTheDawnOfTime]

Yes mouthful but it's not a treat, it's a meal, and you cannot have a pile of sugar for a meal. I would be pissed off and pretty shocked that they even had the stuff on the premises.

The high quantities of sugar consumed these days are contributing to rising rates of obesity, diabetes and various other diseases. It's irresponsible to feed your children sugar as 35% of a meal on anything other than a rare occasion. I say that as an overweight person with a fondness for cake who is trying to bring up two DC to be healthier than that.

I would say something to the nursery and it would make me concerned about the general quality of care.

[Edenviolet]

Just to clarify RubbishRobot sugar does NOT cause type 1 diabetes. A high sugar diet is implicated in rising rates of type 2 diabetes but there are other risk factors alongside diet for type 2 and it is not just a case of eating too much sugar causes diabetes

[Hurr1cane]

Sweet things aren't a 'taboo' here either, but for a baby they were. He thought a strawberry was a treat

[Tittifilarious]

YANBU.

I had kids at a private nursery for 8 years in total. They we're offered porridge, weetsbix, toast, fruit, yoghurt, soft boiled eggs etc for "breakfast" at 9.30am. The owner's mum was the cook.

We used to joke about how much better they are at nursery than at home.

[Tittifilarious]

Whooops typos!

[Bogeyface]

I would be unhappy with that. All mine except DC6 went to private day nurseries and I wouldnt have been happy with that when they were 4, never mind when they were under a year old!

Definitely say something, and keep an eye on lunch too, I had to say something when they started having jam sandwiches 3 times a week. Once is fine, but 3 times?!

[Bogeyface]

Also, it doesnt make business sense! You can make a enough porridge for the whole nursery for less than the cash and carry price of a box of Coco Pops!

[Gruntfuttock]

"I know the head chef is away for a couple weeks so maybe that could be why....."

1. The nursery has a head chef?
   
   
2. If the head chef is away they can't provide anything better than Coco Pops?
   
   I don't know which is more ludicrous!
   
   My brain hurts but it's only a little pain

[User100]

YANBU op that is crap.

A nursery should be the gold standard of healthy food. And eating them once means it's likely to come up again.

I'd talk to them.

[hiccupgirl]

My DS started nursery at 8 months old and tbh if he'd eaten coco pops there at 11 months old I would have been impressed he'd actually eaten some real food.

But if you really don't want him to have things like that let them know. I asked my DS's nursery to not let him have juice below the age of 3 so he was only offered water or milk (though probably did drink the other children's juice now and again!)

[RubbishRobotFromTheDawnOfTime]

Hedgehog I know sugar consumption doesn't cause type 1, I didn't say that. About 90% of cases are type 2 aren't they? And I meant that diabetes and other diseases are fuelled by obesity which results from excessive consumption of sugar.

[Bogeyface]

Wow, didnt spot the "head chef". Our nursery was considered to be v v posh due to its affiliation with the local independent schools (feeders to one of the top 3 independent high schools in the country). And they had a cook, they have only ever had cooks! The schools have cooks not chefs too, never mind a head chef and the ranks below!

[Edenviolet]

You said diabetes and did not specify type 1 or 2. People get them confused or just say 'diabetes' like you did rather than what type.
Type 1 is an autoimmune condition in no way linked to diet. Type 2 has many risk factors and whilst the majority of people with diabetes have type 2 I think it is important to always separate the types

[ShadowStar]

I'd expect a nursery to offer something more nutritious than cocoa pops to a baby for breakfast too.

I'd have a word with the nursery to make it clear that I didn't want my DC being fed this.

[Reepits]

Your pissed, get your kid loved them....lol..haha.

[Cheeky76890]

Madness. Why would anyone give their kids crappy coco pops?

[MrsGeorgeMichael]

Did you get speaking to them OP?
would love to hear what they had to say

[SilentBob]

I am a nursery cook, and also a fully trained and experienced chef. If I took a week off and my replacement fed 'my' children coco pops I'd be peeved.

It is none of my business what parents give their children (nor is it their business what I feed my now 16 year old PFB) but it is my business what they are given under my care, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.

I don't offer coco pops. Again, I couldn't give two hoots if they have them elsewhere, that's not my call. When it is my call, it won't be happening. Just tell them, OP, that you don't want coco pops to be served. It's no biggie, honestly.