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BumbleBee 10:11 AM 06-11-2013
I really don't want to hear "I'm hungry" every 5 minutes.
You sat at the table this morning and refused to eat: Cold cereal (4 kinds), bananas, hard boiled eggs, milk.
Then at lunch you refused to eat: Tilapia, wild rice, pineapple, green beans, milk.
You've been offered food, you have refused to eat any of it. Quite frankly I'm over the complaining. You're not going to starve in one day. Additionally, I'm not at all pleased with your continuous griping about afternoon snack (celery w/pb) and how you can't (won't) eat that either.
Hopefully by the end of the summer you'll figure it out. And no, your mom can't send your lunch every day.
You sat at the table this morning and refused to eat: Cold cereal (4 kinds), bananas, hard boiled eggs, milk.
Then at lunch you refused to eat: Tilapia, wild rice, pineapple, green beans, milk.
You've been offered food, you have refused to eat any of it. Quite frankly I'm over the complaining. You're not going to starve in one day. Additionally, I'm not at all pleased with your continuous griping about afternoon snack (celery w/pb) and how you can't (won't) eat that either.
Hopefully by the end of the summer you'll figure it out. And no, your mom can't send your lunch every day.
Mister Sir Husband 10:30 AM 06-11-2013
Exactly.. hopefully he really doesn't think your going to feed him a special diet, or drop everything to make him different food than the rest of the kids because he's always crying he's hungry.
melilley 10:32 AM 06-11-2013
Sounds like my own 10 year old! They always have bottomless pits, but put something in front of them that they don't like and it's the end of the world....lol Can't be too hungry if you don't eat!
I always think of this little preschooler that I once had. She would always say "You get what you get and don't throw a fit"!
We should start chanting that...
I always think of this little preschooler that I once had. She would always say "You get what you get and don't throw a fit"!
We should start chanting that...
Mister Sir Husband 11:20 AM 06-11-2013
My kids at dinner will tell me they are full. Then when I mention what I had made for desert and say they can't have it (not because they didn't finish dinner, but because they just announced they are full) their first response is to point to their plates and say "but my tummy is only full of this.. its not full of cake yet"
Mom2TLE 12:05 PM 06-11-2013
My rule is if you don't eat what's served then you don't get to complain about hunger or ask "is it snack time yet"?
JoseyJo 12:10 PM 06-11-2013
Originally Posted by melilley:
I always think of this little preschooler that I once had. She would always say "You get what you get and don't throw a fit"!
We should start chanting that...
I always think of this little preschooler that I once had. She would always say "You get what you get and don't throw a fit"!
We should start chanting that...
LOL! I had a little one the other day complaining about his plate color- I said "well sometimes you get what you get" and another little one said "and you don't throw a fit!!" All the kids started cracking up and chanting it. His mom/dad must tell him that at home
Blackcat31 12:19 PM 06-11-2013
DCK: "I'm hungry"
Me: "I'm Miss C, nice to meet you"
DCK: "No, I am hungry"
Me: "I know, nice to meet you hungry."
DCK: "I want food"
Me: "I want lots of things"
DCK "When is snack/lunch time?"
Me: "Same time it is every day"
DCK: "How much longer?"
Me: "How much longer until what?"
DCK: "How much longer until snack/lunch time?"
Me: "It's the same time as it was yesterday"
DCK "Grrrrrrrr"
........and they end up just going to play since they aren't getting the answers they want....
Me: "I'm Miss C, nice to meet you"
DCK: "No, I am hungry"
Me: "I know, nice to meet you hungry."
DCK: "I want food"
Me: "I want lots of things"
DCK "When is snack/lunch time?"
Me: "Same time it is every day"
DCK: "How much longer?"
Me: "How much longer until what?"
DCK: "How much longer until snack/lunch time?"
Me: "It's the same time as it was yesterday"
DCK "Grrrrrrrr"
........and they end up just going to play since they aren't getting the answers they want....
Angelsj 12:30 PM 06-11-2013
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
DCK: "I'm hungry"
Me: "I'm Miss C, nice to meet you"
DCK: "No, I am hungry"
Me: "I know, nice to meet you hungry."
DCK: "I want food"
Me: "I want lots of things"
DCK "When is snack/lunch time?"
Me: "Same time it is every day"
DCK: "How much longer?"
Me: "How much longer until what?"
DCK: "How much longer until snack/lunch time?"
Me: "It's the same time as it was yesterday"
DCK "Grrrrrrrr"
........and they end up just going to play since they aren't getting the answers they want....
DCK: "I'm hungry"
Me: "I'm Miss C, nice to meet you"
DCK: "No, I am hungry"
Me: "I know, nice to meet you hungry."
DCK: "I want food"
Me: "I want lots of things"
DCK "When is snack/lunch time?"
Me: "Same time it is every day"
DCK: "How much longer?"
Me: "How much longer until what?"
DCK: "How much longer until snack/lunch time?"
Me: "It's the same time as it was yesterday"
DCK "Grrrrrrrr"
........and they end up just going to play since they aren't getting the answers they want....
I think we were separated at birth. JUST had this almost exact conversation with a 6yo dcb yesterday.
Lucy 12:47 PM 06-11-2013
Originally Posted by trummynme:
then at lunch you refused to eat: Tilapia, wild rice, pineapple, green beans, milk.
Afternoon snack celery w/pb
no offense at all, but i would too. Lol. Maybe the rice. With the pineapple in it. Otherwise, ewwww. I don't personally know many kids who like fish either. Again, no offense. Just making an observation.
and no, your mom can't send your lunch every day.
just a question here... Why not? I get the whole thing of not wanting other kids to be jealous of what one kid brought, but it happens in school all the time. You just make the same rule as the school - no sharing, no trading. No biggie. I love it when a parent sends something. Saves me time and money. But that's just me. I do tend to be in the minority on the way i see/do things. I'm just curious as to your reasoning about not letting them pack in their own lunch. That's all. No offense whatsoever.
:dthen at lunch you refused to eat: Tilapia, wild rice, pineapple, green beans, milk.
Afternoon snack celery w/pb
no offense at all, but i would too. Lol. Maybe the rice. With the pineapple in it. Otherwise, ewwww. I don't personally know many kids who like fish either. Again, no offense. Just making an observation.
and no, your mom can't send your lunch every day.
just a question here... Why not? I get the whole thing of not wanting other kids to be jealous of what one kid brought, but it happens in school all the time. You just make the same rule as the school - no sharing, no trading. No biggie. I love it when a parent sends something. Saves me time and money. But that's just me. I do tend to be in the minority on the way i see/do things. I'm just curious as to your reasoning about not letting them pack in their own lunch. That's all. No offense whatsoever.
sharlan 01:10 PM 06-11-2013
Originally Posted by Trummynme:
I really don't want to hear "I'm hungry" every 5 minutes.
You sat at the table this morning and refused to eat: Cold cereal (4 kinds), bananas, hard boiled eggs, milk.
Then at lunch you refused to eat: Tilapia, wild rice, pineapple, green beans, milk.
You've been offered food, you have refused to eat any of it. Quite frankly I'm over the complaining. You're not going to starve in one day. Additionally, I'm not at all pleased with your continuous griping about afternoon snack (celery w/pb) and how you can't (won't) eat that either.
Hopefully by the end of the summer you'll figure it out. And no, your mom can't send your lunch every day.
While I love your menu, not one of my kids would have eaten anything beyond the cereal. I'm afraid that my 6 yo grandson would not have eaten much, either. Cold cereal, yes. Bananas/boiled eggs and he gags. He wouldn't have eaten anything you made for lunch. (Fish are our friends, not food.) As for the celery and pb, not one single one of my kids will eat either one. Even my best eater would not have eaten everything.I really don't want to hear "I'm hungry" every 5 minutes.
You sat at the table this morning and refused to eat: Cold cereal (4 kinds), bananas, hard boiled eggs, milk.
Then at lunch you refused to eat: Tilapia, wild rice, pineapple, green beans, milk.
You've been offered food, you have refused to eat any of it. Quite frankly I'm over the complaining. You're not going to starve in one day. Additionally, I'm not at all pleased with your continuous griping about afternoon snack (celery w/pb) and how you can't (won't) eat that either.
Hopefully by the end of the summer you'll figure it out. And no, your mom can't send your lunch every day.
IMHO, either change up your menu a bit or let the child bring his own lunch. Just make sure it's healthy with no junk food.
youretooloud 04:01 PM 06-11-2013
And, to the parents of said child....if you already KNOW your child is not going to eat any meals at daycare, then at least make sure he or she has a big meal before leaving the house.
BumbleBee 05:17 PM 06-11-2013
Sharlan: Thank you for the feedback. I do fish bc all of my other dck eat it. I have a 3 week rotating menu.
Lucy: I think we have different ways of doing things, as you said. There's 4 things on each childs plate every day (fruit, veggie, grain, protein) and if they can't find something out of the 4 thing then they're out of luck. We don't always have meals like this. We do grilled cheese, pancakes, pizza, bbq chicken, etc. Anyways, I think we run our daycares differently and that's ok.
As for why I won't let him bring a lunch, it would be nothing but junk and mom wouldn't check it OR help pack it. I know this bc I let him bring lunch over spring break. I then have to fill in whatever he's missing for that meal (state reg) and pitch it bc he won't try anything if he's got his own lunch. And the other part is I can't claim that meal for him on the fp bc I didn't offer all of the components.
Honestly it's just more of a headache for me.
Lucy: I think we have different ways of doing things, as you said. There's 4 things on each childs plate every day (fruit, veggie, grain, protein) and if they can't find something out of the 4 thing then they're out of luck. We don't always have meals like this. We do grilled cheese, pancakes, pizza, bbq chicken, etc. Anyways, I think we run our daycares differently and that's ok.
As for why I won't let him bring a lunch, it would be nothing but junk and mom wouldn't check it OR help pack it. I know this bc I let him bring lunch over spring break. I then have to fill in whatever he's missing for that meal (state reg) and pitch it bc he won't try anything if he's got his own lunch. And the other part is I can't claim that meal for him on the fp bc I didn't offer all of the components.
Honestly it's just more of a headache for me.
Bookworm 06:41 PM 06-11-2013
Originally Posted by JoseyJo:
LOL! I had a little one the other day complaining about his plate color- I said "well sometimes you get what you get" and another little one said "and you don't throw a fit!!" All the kids started cracking up and chanting it. His mom/dad must tell him that at home
Wow, I thought I was the only who said that.LOL! I had a little one the other day complaining about his plate color- I said "well sometimes you get what you get" and another little one said "and you don't throw a fit!!" All the kids started cracking up and chanting it. His mom/dad must tell him that at home
Unregistered 06:52 PM 06-11-2013
It is sad how children are so used to junk and processed foods that their taste buds no longer recognize real food anymore. Your menu sounds super healthy. The only thing I would have maybe done differently is to add apples to the celery and PB just to make sure the kiddos at least eat a little something. (I have never had success feeding kids celery lol)
I really feel bad for the kids who don't know what real food is anymore. It breaks my heart how parents don't even realize how much damage they are doing to their child by feeding them crap. Their taste buds become so used to the overly sweet and overly salty flavours that they almost gag on actual food. We are becoming a society full of people who are at the same time overweight and malnourished.
I gave up trying to feed my DCKS healthy foods. We don't eat any processed food in our home and it became so frustrating hearing the kids complain and refuse to eat any of the homemade muffins, cookies, granola bars or fruit jellies I worked so hard to make.
They now bring their own lunches. Saves me time, money and a lot of frustration. I have rules about the types of foods they can bring. Parents break the rules...whatever. My kids know why we eat the way we do and never complain about not having pringles or prepackaged crackers in their packed lunches. All the kids have full bellies and are in a much better mood which makes my day SO much better plus I don't have to do any dishes!!
We do a lot of cooking activities together and teaching about good nutrition. I try but the bottom line is that I can't control how each family lives or eats. All I can do is encourage the kids to be healthy and hope that eventually they will make the right choices despite all the fancy little prepackaged cookies, cakes and processed cheese spread.
PS - High five on preparing fish for your DCKS though! It is so good for them and if they can get used to eating it at a young age, they will be so much better off later on!
I really feel bad for the kids who don't know what real food is anymore. It breaks my heart how parents don't even realize how much damage they are doing to their child by feeding them crap. Their taste buds become so used to the overly sweet and overly salty flavours that they almost gag on actual food. We are becoming a society full of people who are at the same time overweight and malnourished.
I gave up trying to feed my DCKS healthy foods. We don't eat any processed food in our home and it became so frustrating hearing the kids complain and refuse to eat any of the homemade muffins, cookies, granola bars or fruit jellies I worked so hard to make.
They now bring their own lunches. Saves me time, money and a lot of frustration. I have rules about the types of foods they can bring. Parents break the rules...whatever. My kids know why we eat the way we do and never complain about not having pringles or prepackaged crackers in their packed lunches. All the kids have full bellies and are in a much better mood which makes my day SO much better plus I don't have to do any dishes!!
We do a lot of cooking activities together and teaching about good nutrition. I try but the bottom line is that I can't control how each family lives or eats. All I can do is encourage the kids to be healthy and hope that eventually they will make the right choices despite all the fancy little prepackaged cookies, cakes and processed cheese spread.
PS - High five on preparing fish for your DCKS though! It is so good for them and if they can get used to eating it at a young age, they will be so much better off later on!
Meyou 03:43 AM 06-12-2013
I would just like to add that my kids would eat everything on that menu and love it. Different kids in different situations have very different likes and dislikes when it comes to food.
For my kids and my DCKs this menu would be yum. We had egg fried quinoa, mixed green salad (peppers, cucumber, tomato, spinach) and pineapple yesterday for lunch.
For my kids and my DCKs this menu would be yum. We had egg fried quinoa, mixed green salad (peppers, cucumber, tomato, spinach) and pineapple yesterday for lunch.
JoseyJo 05:53 AM 06-12-2013
Originally Posted by Meyou:
I would just like to add that my kids would eat everything on that menu and love it. Different kids in different situations have very different likes and dislikes when it comes to food.
For my kids and my DCKs this menu would be yum. We had egg fried quinoa, mixed green salad (peppers, cucumber, tomato, spinach) and pineapple yesterday for lunch.
I would serve both of your menus! We serve multiple components at every meal so if you are hungry you can find something to eat. If we don't expose them to new foods they will always be afraid to try them I would just like to add that my kids would eat everything on that menu and love it. Different kids in different situations have very different likes and dislikes when it comes to food.
For my kids and my DCKs this menu would be yum. We had egg fried quinoa, mixed green salad (peppers, cucumber, tomato, spinach) and pineapple yesterday for lunch.
Unregistered 05:55 AM 06-12-2013
Originally Posted by Meyou:
I would just like to add that my kids would eat everything on that menu and love it. Different kids in different situations have very different likes and dislikes when it comes to food.
For my kids and my DCKs this menu would be yum. We had egg fried quinoa, mixed green salad (peppers, cucumber, tomato, spinach) and pineapple yesterday for lunch.
My kids would eat it all too, and so would my DCKs. Love this menu! NOT to say we don't get the "I'm hungry" all the time still. I set a timer. "Your next meal is when the timer goes off." Now they just stare at the timer instead of whine to me. ;DI would just like to add that my kids would eat everything on that menu and love it. Different kids in different situations have very different likes and dislikes when it comes to food.
For my kids and my DCKs this menu would be yum. We had egg fried quinoa, mixed green salad (peppers, cucumber, tomato, spinach) and pineapple yesterday for lunch.
Play Care 06:06 AM 06-12-2013
Originally Posted by Unregistered:
It is sad how children are so used to junk and processed foods that their taste buds no longer recognize real food anymore. Your menu sounds super healthy. The only thing I would have maybe done differently is to add apples to the celery and PB just to make sure the kiddos at least eat a little something. (I have never had success feeding kids celery lol)
I really feel bad for the kids who don't know what real food is anymore. It breaks my heart how parents don't even realize how much damage they are doing to their child by feeding them crap. Their taste buds become so used to the overly sweet and overly salty flavours that they almost gag on actual food. We are becoming a society full of people who are at the same time overweight and malnourished.
I gave up trying to feed my DCKS healthy foods. We don't eat any processed food in our home and it became so frustrating hearing the kids complain and refuse to eat any of the homemade muffins, cookies, granola bars or fruit jellies I worked so hard to make.
They now bring their own lunches. Saves me time, money and a lot of frustration. I have rules about the types of foods they can bring. Parents break the rules...whatever. My kids know why we eat the way we do and never complain about not having pringles or prepackaged crackers in their packed lunches. All the kids have full bellies and are in a much better mood which makes my day SO much better plus I don't have to do any dishes!!
We do a lot of cooking activities together and teaching about good nutrition. I try but the bottom line is that I can't control how each family lives or eats. All I can do is encourage the kids to be healthy and hope that eventually they will make the right choices despite all the fancy little prepackaged cookies, cakes and processed cheese spread.
PS - High five on preparing fish for your DCKS though! It is so good for them and if they can get used to eating it at a young age, they will be so much better off later on!
It is sad how children are so used to junk and processed foods that their taste buds no longer recognize real food anymore. Your menu sounds super healthy. The only thing I would have maybe done differently is to add apples to the celery and PB just to make sure the kiddos at least eat a little something. (I have never had success feeding kids celery lol)
I really feel bad for the kids who don't know what real food is anymore. It breaks my heart how parents don't even realize how much damage they are doing to their child by feeding them crap. Their taste buds become so used to the overly sweet and overly salty flavours that they almost gag on actual food. We are becoming a society full of people who are at the same time overweight and malnourished.
I gave up trying to feed my DCKS healthy foods. We don't eat any processed food in our home and it became so frustrating hearing the kids complain and refuse to eat any of the homemade muffins, cookies, granola bars or fruit jellies I worked so hard to make.
They now bring their own lunches. Saves me time, money and a lot of frustration. I have rules about the types of foods they can bring. Parents break the rules...whatever. My kids know why we eat the way we do and never complain about not having pringles or prepackaged crackers in their packed lunches. All the kids have full bellies and are in a much better mood which makes my day SO much better plus I don't have to do any dishes!!
We do a lot of cooking activities together and teaching about good nutrition. I try but the bottom line is that I can't control how each family lives or eats. All I can do is encourage the kids to be healthy and hope that eventually they will make the right choices despite all the fancy little prepackaged cookies, cakes and processed cheese spread.
PS - High five on preparing fish for your DCKS though! It is so good for them and if they can get used to eating it at a young age, they will be so much better off later on!
I have a group of picky eaters in my dc right now. The other day at pick up mom was telling me a "funny" story about how they were driving past Dunkin Donuts on the way home from dc, and her boys started asking (I know her kids, who is she kidding - They were probably crying and whining to go...) if they could go there. Since she had planned on giving them a bagel with cream cheese for dinner anyway
, she stopped and got them donuts for dinner instead
But then she wonders why they won't eat a "real" dinner...Her oldest child always asks what I'm having for dinner. When I say roast chicken, or fish or whatever he always says "yuck! you should have chicken nuggets!" To which I reply "You can't have chicken nuggets for dinner! That's not very healthy!" I keep my tone lighthearted, but really.
SquirrellyMama 06:18 AM 06-12-2013
I will sometimes serve fish and some kids like it some don't. I personally don't like fish and I never have. I decided at 37 I was allowed to not like it
The only thing about the OP's menu that I didn't understand was snack. Do you always serve celery with pb? The way you said the "continuous" griping about it made me think it was the snack everyday.
I have some really good eaters that won't touch celery. I only like it with pb or almond butter. I don't serve it much because I find kids often gag on it due to its stringy nature
K
The only thing about the OP's menu that I didn't understand was snack. Do you always serve celery with pb? The way you said the "continuous" griping about it made me think it was the snack everyday.
I have some really good eaters that won't touch celery. I only like it with pb or almond butter. I don't serve it much because I find kids often gag on it due to its stringy nature
K
BumbleBee 06:47 AM 06-12-2013
Originally Posted by SquirrellyMama:
I will sometimes serve fish and some kids like it some don't. I personally don't like fish and I never have. I decided at 37 I was allowed to not like it
The only thing about the OP's menu that I didn't understand was snack. Do you always serve celery with pb? The way you said the "continuous" griping about it made me think it was the snack everyday.
I have some really good eaters that won't touch celery. I only like it with pb or almond butter. I don't serve it much because I find kids often gag on it due to its stringy nature
K
I can understand the confusion - I didn't word it very well. I serve celery w/pb once every 3 weeks. Pb we have w/something about once a week. Celery is once every 3 weeks. Someone else mentioned doing apples along with the celery and pb. I'll be trying that for the next go around.I will sometimes serve fish and some kids like it some don't. I personally don't like fish and I never have. I decided at 37 I was allowed to not like it
The only thing about the OP's menu that I didn't understand was snack. Do you always serve celery with pb? The way you said the "continuous" griping about it made me think it was the snack everyday.
I have some really good eaters that won't touch celery. I only like it with pb or almond butter. I don't serve it much because I find kids often gag on it due to its stringy nature
K
Meyou 06:54 AM 06-12-2013
Originally Posted by Trummynme:
I can understand the confusion - I didn't word it very well. I serve celery w/pb once every 3 weeks. Pb we have w/something about once a week. Celery is once every 3 weeks. Someone else mentioned doing apples along with the celery and pb. I'll be trying that for the next go around.
I have a provider friend who gives the kids ww goldfish crackers with pb and celery. The kids use the celery and fishing rods, dip in the pb and fish for the goldfish. They love it.I can understand the confusion - I didn't word it very well. I serve celery w/pb once every 3 weeks. Pb we have w/something about once a week. Celery is once every 3 weeks. Someone else mentioned doing apples along with the celery and pb. I'll be trying that for the next go around.
Play Care 07:47 AM 06-12-2013
Originally Posted by Trummynme:
I can understand the confusion - I didn't word it very well. I serve celery w/pb once every 3 weeks. Pb we have w/something about once a week. Celery is once every 3 weeks. Someone else mentioned doing apples along with the celery and pb. I'll be trying that for the next go around.
I do apples with pb and the kids love it. They also like banana with pb. When I've done "ants on a log" the kids suck out the pb and raisins and the celery gets tossedI can understand the confusion - I didn't word it very well. I serve celery w/pb once every 3 weeks. Pb we have w/something about once a week. Celery is once every 3 weeks. Someone else mentioned doing apples along with the celery and pb. I'll be trying that for the next go around.
allsmiles 08:10 AM 06-12-2013
im right there with ya girl.. i had to get off of the food program actually because the kids would not eat ANYTHING healthy.. i prefer to throw away one side of veggie/fruit rather than two..
i do allow the kids to bring their lunch and you SAID IT.. its pb and j and cheetos with a gogurt for my one dcg. and lunchable with a butterfinger and lays potato chips for my two dcbs..EVERYDAY... LUCKILY!! the other kids are too small to care and go ahead and eat what i prepare.. smh..
i gave the dcg REAL greek yogurt today for breakfast and she said.." i dont eat real strawberries" and took them out..while she wen to town w/ the strawberry jam on her pb and j sandwich
i do allow the kids to bring their lunch and you SAID IT.. its pb and j and cheetos with a gogurt for my one dcg. and lunchable with a butterfinger and lays potato chips for my two dcbs..EVERYDAY... LUCKILY!! the other kids are too small to care and go ahead and eat what i prepare.. smh..
i gave the dcg REAL greek yogurt today for breakfast and she said.." i dont eat real strawberries" and took them out..while she wen to town w/ the strawberry jam on her pb and j sandwich
allsmiles 08:12 AM 06-12-2013
hmpph..
my kids will eat all the peanut butter and take two bites out of apple
my kids will eat all the peanut butter and take two bites out of apple