Nursery Meals - appalling?

[TheBlushBaby]

I have been looking at nurseries and the meals provided. I plan to raise my son plant-based with white meats occasionally, and with no processed foods. I like to cook everything from scratch and can happily make extras. I make all sauces, seed loaf, and everything else I can.

Of course this works under our roof as it's how we eat, but this isn't the way for everyone.

I was very shocked reading the meal plan for the nursery. Can I send my son with packed lunch? Does their menu seem very carb heavy to anyone else? It's all cheese, breads, pastas, potatoes! Am I overthinking this?

maisy

I also feel that it's indicative that as a nation we have more of a culture where children are less deserving somehow.

For instance sausages on a kids menu would he cheaper and less meat content than those on the adult menu. Adults get fresh cod with a homemade sauce. Kids get fish fingers. Even the ice cream is different.

It's a shame when in a nursery where it's all about the kids that the same standards still apply that's all.

Be Interesting to know what came first. The assumptions kids wont eat it anyway so it's not worth spending out. Or the kids not eating it so people deciding not to buy it.

Decent steak is expensive I don't buy a cheap one I just don't buy it at all.

Fwiw giles often cheap 'value' steak can be very good - whist they'll usually not be the biggest steaks, you'll get nice dark marbelled meat (which will taste delicious) as often as you get pale stringy dry stuff, always worth looking at the contents rather than the packaging.

They have two Shetland ponies,

...but they used to have 3 - ever wondered what was in the bolognese?

I'm afraid you really are showing your inexperience with children in the idea that couple of veg plants in a garden should = mountains of veg at mealtimes. Growing anything with kids is about the experience and maybe a little taste of it at the end (think that advert about the boy proudly growing a single weeny carrot - and he was well past nursery age). Even if the staff had the knowledge to do full-on horticulture, they don't have the time, and catering needs to be planned round a reliable supply.

Appalling? If there's one thing I hate, it's being disrespectful to food. Your child will be fed a well balanced meal - so many go without. First world 'plant based' problems.

Yes se17 - that's my main objection - it's not 'appalling' it's probably a 7/10 to be honest - yes there could be improvements for some people's tastes but appalling it is not!

There is nothing breaded, battered or fried.

There are vegetables with all the meals plus things like cottage pie or casserole have other vegetables in them too.

All puddings are fruit based and fruit is served everyday with tea.

There is a good variety and as others have said, the only criticism is that the vegetarian choices are a little unimaginative.

How delusional can you be to consider that sort of food 'appalling', look up orthorexia if you are not already aware of the condition.

It's just good normal food FFS.

Exactly se17, that looks like a decent menu, effort has been taken to make it balanced and nutricious. I am sure those kids in underdeveloped countries would love to eat that food, when they just have nothing, or some rice. First world problems.

Chilli con carne, Roast dinner, cottage pie, chicken Casseroll, ham and pasta with veggies, fish pie. Looks absolutely fine and I would be happy with that. For those with the faddy diets, wait until your little ones are at school, and you have the choice of pizza, burgers, cottage pie, fish fingers like I have with my son who is 5. I am happy he is eating something, as he prefers the school food to my home cooked food.