To expect more from nursery food?

[mylittlesandwich]

DS is my first child so I have no experience in this area. I have previously posted about the nursery but I'm satisfied with their care for the moment and this isn't about the pros and cons of young children in nursery.

DS is 10 months and is in 2 full days. I'm just not sure if I'm expecting too much of the food. So far he's been fed things like corned beef hash, spaghetti hoops and beans. I contacted them to ask for more info on salt content etc and they have said that they'll get back to me with it. He feeds himself too at home and I know he is often spoon fed at nursery because of the kinds of foods they give him. I offered to provide food myself that I feel would better for him but they won't allow it as other children may have allergies.

Basically what is your experience of nursery food for babies and AIBU in expecting it to be better?

Wow! The nursery I use have their own cook so everything is freshly made each day and it's a wide variety of good food

I've just got menus and reading between the lines I don't think I was the only person not so happy. They've just changed them. The new options sound much better and like things I would actually like to eat. Thank you everyone for taking the time to reply.

We’re a small private nursery and we’d never give children anything tinned like spaghetti! Everything is fresh healthy and absolutely salt and sugar free!

Their policy is terrible! No excuse!

We're also a small independent nursery, we have two full time chefs who make everything from scratch, all tailored specifically to the children's needs at each age. They wouldn't dream of giving processed foods! I would definitely not be happy with the food they are giving your baby.

@Codexdivinchi

Monday - Pasta with roasted vegetables, feta and olives Tuesday - Lamb and chickpea curry Wednesday - Lemon cod with couscous and vegetables Thursday - Lentil stew with sweet potatoes Friday - Salmon and sweet potato bake

These menus are meant to appease adults not the kids.

My dds would have left the table very hungry. The only thing they would have eaten was the pasta and only if it was plain.

We find that most children will eat far more of a variety with us than they would at home. We regularly get asked how we get them to eat foods that they point blank refuse at home.