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Yes, B eats all the food at daycare. It is very healthy, so I feel comfortable having him eat it.

She did and it was so-so in terms of being healthy. It was the usual "kid food" like pizza, tacos, spaghetti etc with a steamed veg and cut up fruit. Nothing was organic, though. I tried sticking with my own food for a while but guess what ... I was the ONLY parent doing so. My kid just wanted to eat what everyone else was eating so that was the end of that. Oh well, it does make your life a lot easier!

Yes, C eats both snacks and lunch at daycare with the food provided. They have a wide ranch of food from local restaurants delivered daily so it will be anything from meatloaf to a grilled chicken sandwich to whole foods pizza to turkey meatballs to spinach lasagna, etc. for a lunch entree with fresh fruits and veggies and rice or pita bread, etc. for sides. For snacks it is anything from yogurt to applesauce to cheerios to fresh fruit to bagels to cheese and crackers, etc. I'm okay with it and having some foods like carrots at daycare has encouraged C to eat them at home too.

I also feel meh about daycare food, but I have no time to prepare special food for DD. Also the daycare food is included in the price of daycare anyways, and DD seems very happy with it. We stick to mostly organic and healthier foods at home, so I think she's at least getting some of the benefits.

I used to work in a daycare and some of the stuff we were supposed to give these kids made me cringe. I would ask for the menus and pick and choose.

Our daycare only provides morning/afternoon snacks which is always something considered "healthy." In the beginning it was a struggle to think of things to give her for lunch, especially since she wasn't used to really sitting and eating a meal but we've figured out a good routine since then.

@regberadaisy: yeah I did it for as long as we could and we got a lot of comments from teachers as well.

@regberadaisy: Same as @Rubies. They have a chef who makes all organic/healthy food for them. There are lots of fruits and veggies at every meal. They also have vegan and glutten free options as well.

@Andrea: when did she decide she wanted what everyone else was having?

I currently send her food and will keep sending it as long as they will let me. I, too am the only parent who sends in her food. I just don't like some of their choices. Lunches, fine. When she's a little older, I'll let her eat the lunches. Snacks - I do not want her eating sugary cereals or things like that so I will supplement those with cheerios or other low sugar items.

@littlek: that makes sense. That is what the daycare centers in my area that have a full kitchen and chef on staff cost.

@mediagirl: shockingly this is a cheaper one.. the other daycare we looked at is $2,000 a month...

@regberadaisy: @Rubies: seriously. Canada FTW.

@Rubies: That's actually pretty cheap!

@regberadaisy: I think you remember my posts on daycare food. cheez whiz. 'nuff said. I have a copy of all the menus (they rotate through 4 weeks of menus) and i indicate what she cannot have (which is written on the whiteboard). On days where i'm okay with her eating daycare food, i'll pack food to complement it (usually soup with vegetables and quinoa, fruit, veggies). She's a big eater, so i know that daycare food alone wouldn't be enough.

My son loves the daycare food because they only serve korean food. They make everything from scratch. He usually eats things like rice with seaweed soup, curry rice, seafood spaghetti, fish cakes, korean beef with rice. He gets really spoiled with the daycare food because they make such delicious food for the kids.