How does your nursery cater for dairy free kids because mine seems to be a bit crap

[answercomestherenone]

Okay, I have complained about my ds being bored at nursery before. Currently looking into alternatives whilst trying to work with present nursery to make things better for him. But I am now also concerned that, despite saying they could cater for his dairy free diet, that their efforts are inadequate. Today for lunch it was cream of tomato soup with sandwich buffet. DS got dairy free tomato soup, which I suspect is what everyone else got minus the cream. Instead of sandwich buffet he got toast. I think that is bollocks. I think the dairy free diet should offer the same fat, calories, protein and variety as the dairy diet.

The nursery also said he only ate two teaspoons of soup before spitting it out (he is 14 months). It think they must have given up at that point as he was starving when I got him home and ate bread, avocado, peas, ham and banana cashew cream.

You should complain

I worked at a nursery as a cook (2nd job for extra money) before DS was born and I did plenty of research on calories nutritional value ect for kids with diatry requirements he can have a sandwich buffet with soy butter lactofree cheese ham????? And soup with dairy free cream?? You are paying the same fee as everyone else your child deserves to have the same choices as everyone else!

My ds has fruit, crackers, tuna bake, sweet and sour chicken etc (lactose intolerant) the only thing he really misses out on is yoghurt. Not sure what else the other children get.

If you're worried you could take your own food in for him?

Another point - how can he be bored at nursery at that age? Other children to interact with, different toys to play with - sounds like you've generally got a beef with them tbh.

I know a nursery like this, I wonder if it's the same one. I spent days trying to settle my DD there.

The kids looked bored and miserable, and I was there at lunch time, when a milk and soya allergy child was given bread. I very much doubt it was milk and soya free.

Their repeated dish was baked potato with beans. Three times a week!

Ds's nursery are excellent, the cook always gets the best dairy-free alternative she can and has found things I did not even know you could get. Even when they do baking, he gets to do his own bowl.

His last nursery were not so good. I had to take in dairy free spreads and milk and the dairy free alternative was too often soup. One week, he had soup every day for lunch.

Kinky toes if you look at my other thread you'll see in some detail the data that leads me to think he's bored. I pay for lunch and two snacks so I don't see why I should have the expense in money and time of bringing in my own food. I asked if they could cater for him and they said they could.

Thanks everyone. I will have a chat with his key worker about this. He is a skinny small kid and he can't afford to get a low cal, low fat diet.

Ours was amazing, they would do stews/casseroles sausage and mash etc for ds, we sent in some emergency food but it came back untouched! They bought in soya yogurts specially for him, we do send in soya milk for his breakfast but he only gets through about 100ml so no pint them getting a whole carton, he has been at 2 nurseries and I did find this one more accommodating than the other!!

Where is your other thread? I'd be interested to read that.

Can you take your own food in and have the food expenses deducted from your bill? My nursery itemises them separately.

No I can't kinky and I deliberately chose a nursery that provides food as I don't have time to do this myself when working.
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I think ours makes a lot of the main meal stuff dairy free for ease. DD does miss out on puddings - she gets a lot of yoghurt, but I am not too worried about that.