Nursery have given DS cake

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i have said I don’t want him having puddings and to have fruit instead. Last week he had cake all week (only just found out on pick up yesterday). They’ve said it was an oversight. Would you be annoyed about this? He’s 12 months.

Honestly, you’re going to look back at this PFB dramatics in years to come and cringe.

@Thepeopleversuswork If you knew me you'd know how mad that assertion is. I don't believe we should demonise any food. Everything in moderation. My DS had a massive honking piece of cake on his 1st birthday and does so everytime he's at a birthday party! But I also believe in providing a healthy balanced diet. One of many reasons we chose his nursery was because all the food is made on site, is varied and balanced. Cake every single day suggests that the nursery isn't particularly bothered about providing a balanced diet; same as them giving chicken nuggets every day or similar.

Why would she? I don't get it? I don't know anyone in my circle who has 2 or more kids that would consider cake every single day to be normal. Who eats cake every day?! It's weird!

Because we all know the cake “every single day” thing is a total exaggeration of what probably happened.

Nursery and school menus often only contain enough nutrients when you take into account a "pudding".

Children need more carbohydrate & fat than adults and a cake or pudding are a cheap, palatable way to get in calorie dense ingredients like flour, fat, milk, eggs, fruit. You'll find lots of the cakes feature veg eg courgette, beetroot or carrot.

You'll probably find the serving of the "main" meal leaves your child hungry if you suggest its taken out. Providing good quality food to be cooked and served to children costs a lot (and most kids won't even eat half the stuff) which is why most schools and nurseries cook like this.

Who eats cake every day?! It's weird!

Half the problem is the nomenclature. There's probably more added sugar in a jar of pasta sauce than in these "cakes". Rename them as breads and people probably wouldn't care.

I would be livid OP, I recently found out my one year old was given chocolate sauce at nursery and was quite upset about it. I had naively thought the weekly custard he had was a special sugar free baby custard (luckily he only started 3 weeks ago). I hadn't realised you had to tell the nursery not to give sugary food - it's insane that a childcare provider would give a child under 3 sugar. A lot of posters on here seem crazy too. There is no nutritional value in sugar, and the first three years of a child's life are so crucial, what they eat also affects their brain development. My son will be allowed to have cake and chocolate when he's older (in moderation).

The nursery food has all been quite stressful for us unfortunately! But what can you do when childcare is difficult to find and do expensive. But I am surprised nurseries are allowed to sell that they are providing nutritional thought out menus when in actual fact a lot of it is ultra processed. It's a headache and there should be more regulations on what providers can feed children with something more in line with NHS guidelines.

You were upset about a bit of chocolate sauce? Livid? Baby custard? Crazy posters?
A bit of sugar won't harm your son's brain development but policing every mouthful will stress yours.

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I have to admit @rollerblind this made me do an out loud snigger.

Any school I have worked in has pictures of children with allergies / medical conditions and information about allergens / triggers / treatment etc. I imagine nurseries are the same. While they may miss that OP prefers her child not to have cake, that information will not be given the same prominence as the fact that this child is lactose intolerant and another child is allergic to strawberries etc.

Please let it be The Marie Antoinette nursery