https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:32:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432925 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:58:15 +0000 Mommy Finger 2432925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 snacks and lunch. I wish they provided breakfast as that takes the longest in the morning since DS1 is such a pokey eater. But he eats so well at school that I don't worry about him not being the best eater at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432913 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:50:58 +0000 MrsB2012 2432913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They provide two snacks and lunch. If you pick up after 530 (which we do ) they also provide dinner. It's usually just leftovers, but it's so nice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432887 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:36:22 +0000 DillonLion 2432887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can bring your own or pay for the school's catering service. We pay about $50 extra/month so that she can have AM snack, lunch, and PM snack provided. </p> <p>We feed her breakfast ourselves, but she usually eats it on the way or at school before class starts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432794 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:49:21 +0000 Alivoo01 2432794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours provides everything; and I love it. Drinks, breakfast, snacks, lunch, snack, and if you let them know you'll be late, they'll give them a dinner too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432503 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:21:27 +0000 FaithFertility 2432503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All snacks and beverages<br /> Unless you provide other wise!<br /> Ex: She keeps a gallon of DD milk </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432502 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:14:06 +0000 farawayyama 2432502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breakfast, 2 snacks and lunch. Pretty much identical for all daycares in the area. I couldn't find one that offered healthy food or let me being my own. OTOH DD is so fussy at home that I'm just glad she eats at daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432500 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:12:37 +0000 bloved 2432500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours provides all meals/snacks/drinks and does not allow outside food in once the kids are over 1. They say this is due to allergies but I hate it because (1) my son actually had a milk intolerance and they were terrible about recognizing which foods contained milk or not (I.e were surprised when I said he could not have butter) and (2) they ask parents to bring in food for parties and it is usually terribly unhealthy stuff like cupcakes, cookies and chips and they don't even Check the labels or ask that it be allergy free stuff!! However, it is the best daycare in the area so I've put up with it. And on the positive side, it is nice to have one less thing to think about as we get little one out for the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432499 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:09:16 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2432499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The daycare we like &amp; will use if grandma care doesn't work out provides "first foods" rice cereal, something else cereal, and fruit for the 12-24 mos olds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432495 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:05:46 +0000 YouGotMe 2432495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours provides morning and afternoon snack plus lunch. </p> <p>The morning snack is basically breakfast though (at least in the infant room) </p> <p>It's super healthy, 95% made on site. They have alternatives for kids who have restrictions. The only thing people needed to provide was formula or breastmilk for the babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432471 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 04:14:29 +0000 Pumuckl 2432471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In our old daycare it was breakfast, AM fruit snack, lunch, post nap snack and a healthy snack at ~5pm. </p> <p>Now it's breakfast (cereal etc), lunch, post nap snack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432468 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 03:37:57 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2432468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breakfast, AM snack, lunch and PM snack. We are not allowed to bring outside food in except for allergies and special occasions. (But even special occasions they prefer packaged food and they don't allow you to send baked goods for birthdays. ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432418 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:21:55 +0000 daniellemybelle 2432418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The preschool we've chosen for the fall provides a "fruit snack" (like fresh fruit, not gummies!) in the morning and a "carb snack" (crackers) in the afternoon, and water. You have to send lunch and milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432381 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:07:08 +0000 pregnantbee 2432381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A tiny morning snack of something like orange slices. They had told us that they also provide an afternoon snack, which isn't really true. They said that they provide some sort of wheat crackers but the kids tend to prefer snacks from home. Well, yeah, wouldn't you if the choice were Goldfish or wheat crackers? That's pretty much it. I wish they would provide lunch -- we pay so much money to send our LO there. I can either make his lunch or pay $5 day for the catering service that they partner with. Drives me crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2432330 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:02:01 +0000 sapphire 2432330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare allows food to be brought in only for infants. Since 9 months though my LO eats solids so much that I haven't needed to bring extra. I love that this isn't something that I have to think about! They serve really good made on site food too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2431086 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:52:54 +0000 LilSprinkles 2431086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breakfast, lunch, and two afternoon snacks (one of I pick DS up before 430/5). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2431078 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:50:04 +0000 ShootingStar 2431078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They only provide AM snack. It would be nice if they provided more, but some of their food choices are not my first choice, so I'm fine with providing lunch and PM snack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2431075 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:48:23 +0000 Anagram 2431075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They provide am snack, lunch, pm snack and milk. But they don't mind alternatives from home and we bring alternates a lot, if their main course has cheese in it (our LO doesn't eat dairy).</p> <p>It's not terrible unhealthy, but it's also not healthy. A good sample day might be cheerios with milk in the morning, cheeseburger sliders with cooked carrots for lunch, and graham crackers and apple slices for pm snack. A not-so-good sample day would be a bagel with cream cheese in the AM, cheese pizza with green beans for lunch, and applesauce for pm snack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2431070 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:43:33 +0000 catlady 2431070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breakfast, lunch, and two snacks (AM/PM). It's great. I've never considered sending in anything because the food they get is healthy and LO actually eats better there than at home usually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2431057 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:38:19 +0000 psw27 2431057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything is provided in the toddler room, but you are welcome to send your own food. I don't really love the snacks that they provide sometimes (teddy grahams, pudding, etc.) I was sending in other food at first but then I realized it might make LO feel left out if all the other kids were eating the same thing and he had something different. So, he eats snacks that I wouldn't necessarily give him and I just think of it as calories and fuel for him and feed him healthier/unprocessed stuff at home. He's a toddler, so its more about calories at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2431031 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:20:41 +0000 wheres_c 2431031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They provide everything: Breakfast for those that are in early, AM Snack, Lunch, PM Snack, Milk.<br /> DS has an egg allergy so if the snack items contain egg, they provide him an alternate. If the main course of lunch is egg based, we will drop off an alternate lunch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2431022 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:14:48 +0000 Alba4 2431022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to provide food up until 18 months. Now DS gets breakfast, lunch and snacks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2431020 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:12:18 +0000 PurplePeony 2431020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything. When she was in the infant room, we had to provide any purées or other baby food (and breastmilk or formula, of course). But once the kids move up to the next room, all food is provided by school and we're not allowed to bring our own without a doctor's note saying why it's needed (allergy/intolerance issues, mainly). I know they do prepare separate meals for kids with certain dietary restrictions, I just don't know which they can accommodate and which they can't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2431014 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:08:34 +0000 erinbaderin 2431014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lunch, morning and afternoon snacks, milk and water. We're not allowed to bring in food. They also apparently have a cereal cart set up for the kids who come in really early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2430994 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:01:16 +0000 Mama Bird 2430994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Three meals... one is called an afternoon snack, but it's pretty much a full dinner. It's great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2430987 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:58:25 +0000 KT326 2430987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They offer morning and afternoon snacks. We can buy lunch for $4/day or bring your own lunch. We do a mix. Sometimes DS wants hot lunch and sometimes he wants to bring it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2430979 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:56:06 +0000 MarieJ 2430979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare provides the same as yours. My 14 month old is still on breast milk, so we bring that. We also provide her with hemp milk too!</p> <p>@adira- I'm going to wall you. I hope you don't mind! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2430978 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:55:37 +0000 avivoca 2430978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They provide all meals, snacks, and beverages after one. In the infant room, you have to bring your own BM/Formula and baby food. Parents also provide alternative beverages if there is an allergy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2430970 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:51:46 +0000 gingerbebe 2430970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They provide morning and afternoon snack, lunch, and water. If you want milk or other food provided to the kids, you're welcome to bring it.</p> <p>When DS starts his 2's program he will have to pack his own lunch from home and the infant-toddler room at the same facility we hope to send DS2 requires you to bring EVERYTHING (including a clean crib sheet every single day). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2430966 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:47:46 +0000 yoursilverlining 2430966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything (breakfast, morning snack, lunch, PM snack and all beverages - which is water and milk). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-food-does-your-daycare-provide#post-2430964 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:47:02 +0000 Mrs D 2430964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breakfast, Lunch, PM Snack and Late PM snack for kids there past 5pm.</p> <p>They will accommodate food from home within guidelines (nut free, etc). Most parents I see bring organic dairy products - some families also bring ethnic foods for their childrens snacks.</p> <p>We dont bring anything special so I am not sure how well it is received. </p>