Too many sweet things at Nursery?

[Andi1980x]

Morning All,
I just wanted to get some opinions on something that came into my mind this morning.
I'm a type 1 diabetic, which means that my child is also at risk.
Our nursey provides an app where you can check on your child's feeding, toilet, sleep etc. It's quite useful. Anyway, this morning for her 10.30am snack she had a Party Ring biscuit (for those that don't know, it's a biscuit with a hole in the middle covered in hard, colourful icing), basically full of sugar.
I started wondering if she is getting too much sugar at nursery and if there is any way I can address this? I don't want my child to feel different or isolated by asking the nursery not to let them not to give my child the same as the others.
The rest of the food is great, varied and good, always with a dessert though. Fruit is given in the day as well, but not always.
Thanks,
Andi

Nursery desserts are always low-sugar cakes etc but a party ring seems like an odd choice for snack. You could always raise it with them, maybe it was a one-off treat?

My setting give sweet puddings that are all low sugar and a small portion once a day, if you don’t choose the fruit option. For snacks they have fruit or things like a cracker. I wouldn’t be happy with a party ring to be honest, seems an odd choice

As a one off I wouldn’t be concerned, but I’d question it if it becomes regular. Mine has a dessert but it’s tiny and some days it’s just fruit.

It may have been a birthday treat if one of the children brought them in to share. If it isn't usual I wouldn't worry too much. We occasionally have a small treat if a child brings in cake or sweets to share with friends for their bday. On the whole everything follows the recommendations for children we care for.

I think depends on age . Is it a one off . Is it an unusual snack ?

Out of interest when you say sweet but low sugar, are they with artificial sweetners in them?

Was it someone's birthday?

I was horrified at what was handed out at DS’s preschool. I have to say school was much better.

Sometimes kids would be sent to preschool with treats when it was their birthday. I wonder if it was that?

Do tell them of your concerns and the additional risk your DC faces. I wasn’t aware type 1 diabetes was hereditary or that diet was in any way a factor with type 1. I have learnt something today! 🙂

It does seem obscene for a child this young to be being given biscuits like that routinely at preschool. I’m sure you are aware of making sugary things too much into forbidden fruit for when they are older. In some respects you may have to play the long game. Having nursery or school give her something different from everyone else may back fire, that’s not to say getting them to change things for everyone, if it’s a regular thing, isn’t something to aim for. Good luck.

@TheTrainOnPlatformTwo "It does seem obscene for a child this young to be being given biscuits like that routinely at preschool."

One party ring-obscene? A tad overstated, perhaps?

Personally I do think it is obscene for very young children to be given that sort of stuff at nursery. With family, on special occasions: fine, if that’s what the parents choose, but I don’t think toddlers should be getting it at nursery. The percentage of kids who are obese by the time they start school is shocking. Nurseries should be beacons of healthy eating. What’s wrong with strawberries or a mango as a treat?

On this forum most people will be horrified at a party ring as only fruit/veg should be given as snacks! I think it’s fine providing everything is in moderation, I give my kids choc/biscuits as much as I give fruit/veg as snacks! Don’t want it to be the forbidden fruit!!

There will be more sugar in a petit filous yoghurt than 1 party ring

You are correct, even the 'no added sugar' ones. The small pots. I just looked them up

Of course the yoghurt comes with natural fruits and calcium and vit d so nutritionally more dense

However for those clutching pearls at 'sugar', its marginal isnt it.