Guest guest Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 With a broken heart, I will be sending my 2 y.o. daughter to day care (whimper, sob, sob) I am trying to put together a list for the center of restricted foods, as I mentioned no jello and marshmallows and them gentleman did a double take and raised his eyebrows off his forehead! LOL So, obviously, animal products and butter, lard, and cows milk (we drink soy milk but eat eggs), Jello (does that include pudding?), and marshmallows... Please help me add to my list so I can keep my head afloat through this saddening period. Cassie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 i would include pudding in the list as it's usually made with dairy milk (i'm unsure as to whether or not there are additional animal ingredients). it actually may be easier to either send the day care a list of foods that your child *can* have, or even just pack her meals and snacks and send them in with her (that's what i did when my son was younger). for what it's worth, i went through it. i think we all have. feel free to shoot me a message off-list if you need to. not only am i a parent, i am also a certified child caregiver (i worked in a center for almost 4 years before leaving to pursue my dreams of fashion). xoxo, ^8^ Reni ^8^ -- HAIKU --- Drag queens are the rea- Son I pluck my eyebrows. It's The least I can do. " i'm so metal, i rust in the shower. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 off the top of my head...add skittles, starbursts, gummi bears, gummi worms, oh, and those hearts with sayings on the around valentine's day. I found most of these by accident that sometimes they were giving them to the children as a little reward. sad, and you wouldn't think of it, until you hear it. also specify gelatin, because it should force them to read labels instead of just what they think would have it. specify chicken broth also, i had an incident a few years ago with that, when they gave them a snack that they didn't tell the parents about. and given turkey at a thanksgiving feast, also didn't tell us about. It's very hard to let go of your child. i really feel for you. and you don't want to freak your child out by grilling her about what they ate. The easiest way may be to say that she may only eat the food that you supply. This way there is less confusion and less margin of error in people's judgement about what may be acceptable. Speak with the principal of the school, send a letter for the record. I always fill in Vegetarian under the allergies section. To be sure to get it on the record. We were also taken to court by the pre-school, when i wanted to take my son out after 2 incidents, and i actually had to pay. It wasn't very clear in the paperwork that i had sent in initially, and thought i would be covered with the verbal with the teachers and the principal, and a note. have it in writing, and have it as part of the main contract, so they can't accidentally lose that portion in court. funny how that can happen. Not trying to scare you, I know you have plenty of worries at this point. But the best you can do is cover your basis and trust your judgement in the school you have chosen. Good Luck and God Bless! Janeen Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet veg parents Thursday, August 7, 2008 6:59:46 PM list for school With a broken heart, I will be sending my 2 y.o. daughter to day care (whimper, sob, sob) I am trying to put together a list for the center of restricted foods, as I mentioned no jello and marshmallows and them gentleman did a double take and raised his eyebrows off his forehead! LOL So, obviously, animal products and butter, lard, and cows milk (we drink soy milk but eat eggs), Jello (does that include pudding?), and marshmallows. .. Please help me add to my list so I can keep my head afloat through this saddening period. Cassie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 10:55 AM, janeen minguillo <jminshanwrote: > off the top of my head...add skittles, starbursts, gummi bears, gummi > worms, oh, and those hearts with sayings on the around valentine's day. I > found most of these by accident that sometimes they were giving them to the > children as a little reward. sad, and you wouldn't think of it, until you > hear it. > you did indicate that the child in question is two, yes? these are not foods that are to be given to a young child *at all* because they are choking hazards!!! Janeen was dead-on when she said that you'll want to let the director know that your child is a vegan. make sure that you also let the classroom teacher(s) know as well. our center required that emergency contact information be filled out for each child enrolled in the center, including allergies and dietary restrictions that was kept in the office as well as in the child's classroom. if your center has food preparation on-site, a copy should be kept with the kitchen staff as well (our cook - regardless of my feelings toward her because that's an entirely separate issue - kept a running list of children's food allergies where they could be seen by anyone who had to fill in as well as by herself). -- HAIKU --- Drag queens are the rea- Son I pluck my eyebrows. It's The least I can do. " i'm so metal, i rust in the shower. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Hi Cassie, First, I'm so sorry you are going through this. I haven't had to deal with our son going to school/care yet, but can imagine how hard it must be - just because I get teary thinking about it. :-( I agree with Janeen that you should definitely list gelatin, and maybe even a few things that sometimes contain gelatin, to encourage label reading - pudding, yogurt, candy, frosting, sour cream, dips, prepared potato or pasta salads, those new slow-melt popsicles, jello-brand popsicles and frozen things, jellos, jello wigglers, jelled fruit slices, and then write " etc, etc. " so they know this isn't an exclusive list. Best of luck!!! I'll be thinking good transition thoughts for you all! Lorraine On Behalf Of janeen minguillo Friday, August 08, 2008 7:56 AM Re: list for school off the top of my head...add skittles, starbursts, gummi bears, gummi worms, oh, and those hearts with sayings on the around valentine's day. I found most of these by accident that sometimes they were giving them to the children as a little reward. sad, and you wouldn't think of it, until you hear it. also specify gelatin, because it should force them to read labels instead of just what they think would have it. specify chicken broth also, i had an incident a few years ago with that, when they gave them a snack that they didn't tell the parents about. and given turkey at a thanksgiving feast, also didn't tell us about. It's very hard to let go of your child. i really feel for you. and you don't want to freak your child out by grilling her about what they ate. The easiest way may be to say that she may only eat the food that you supply. This way there is less confusion and less margin of error in people's judgement about what may be acceptable. Speak with the principal of the school, send a letter for the record. I always fill in Vegetarian under the allergies section. To be sure to get it on the record. We were also taken to court by the pre-school, when i wanted to take my son out after 2 incidents, and i actually had to pay. It wasn't very clear in the paperwork that i had sent in initially, and thought i would be covered with the verbal with the teachers and the principal, and a note. have it in writing, and have it as part of the main contract, so they can't accidentally lose that portion in court. funny how that can happen. Not trying to scare you, I know you have plenty of worries at this point. But the best you can do is cover your basis and trust your judgement in the school you have chosen. Good Luck and God Bless! Janeen Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet@ <roxy87cabriolet%40> > veg parents <@gro <%40> ups.com> Thursday, August 7, 2008 6:59:46 PM list for school With a broken heart, I will be sending my 2 y.o. daughter to day care (whimper, sob, sob) I am trying to put together a list for the center of restricted foods, as I mentioned no jello and marshmallows and them gentleman did a double take and raised his eyebrows off his forehead! LOL So, obviously, animal products and butter, lard, and cows milk (we drink soy milk but eat eggs), Jello (does that include pudding?), and marshmallows. .. Please help me add to my list so I can keep my head afloat through this saddening period. Cassie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I did have Vegetarian put on the food restrictions list. Also, I am compiling the list for Lily's file and for the teacher. I will probably laminate a mini one for her new bento box (that is the only part I am excited about) Sometimes you can ask her 10 questions and she will answer Yes to each one, so I know that grilling her about her food intake is not really feasible. But, we are practicing eat our OWN food (she keeps wanting the same food off our plates), so I hope that will carry through to daycare. I know that most all children have an enjoyable daycare experience, and that Lily won't be an exception. I am still nursing, so that makes it difficult, as in my eyes, she is my infant who relied on ME for everything. (sob, sob, tears rolling) I think it is my selfishness, but I am entitled to it, as I carried her physically for 9 months, and will carry her in my heart for ever. Thanks for your help! Cassie --- On Fri, 8/8/08, Reni <renireligion wrote: Reni <renireligion Re: list for school Friday, August 8, 2008, 12:58 PM On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 10:55 AM, janeen minguillo <jminshan (AT) (DOT) com>wrote: > off the top of my head...add skittles, starbursts, gummi bears, gummi > worms, oh, and those hearts with sayings on the around valentine's day. I > found most of these by accident that sometimes they were giving them to the > children as a little reward. sad, and you wouldn't think of it, until you > hear it. > you did indicate that the child in question is two, yes? these are not foods that are to be given to a young child *at all* because they are choking hazards!!! Janeen was dead-on when she said that you'll want to let the director know that your child is a vegan. make sure that you also let the classroom teacher(s) know as well. our center required that emergency contact information be filled out for each child enrolled in the center, including allergies and dietary restrictions that was kept in the office as well as in the child's classroom. if your center has food preparation on-site, a copy should be kept with the kitchen staff as well (our cook - regardless of my feelings toward her because that's an entirely separate issue - kept a running list of children's food allergies where they could be seen by anyone who had to fill in as well as by herself). -- HAIKU ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - Drag queens are the rea- Son I pluck my eyebrows. It's The least I can do. " i'm so metal, i rust in the shower. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 When you say " animal products " be sure to mention the cow products that most overlook - whey, casein, etc. Most meat eaters do not even realize those things come from cows. If it were me, I would just send in my own stuff and make it clear that my child is to only eat from those foods. I would also ask the caregivers to make sure the children do not " share " food with each other. You know how toddlers can be...they will eat off of anyone's plate if it looks appealing. I know what you're going through. I had many, many talks with our sitter until finally I realized the best solution was to just have " his food " instead of him eating theirs and quit having my meat- eating sitter decide what might or might not be vegan in her house. They don't understand because they're not constantly reading labels and looking for any trace of animal products. , Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet wrote: > > With a broken heart, I will be sending my 2 y.o. daughter to day care (whimper, sob, sob) > I am trying to put together a list for the center of restricted foods, as I mentioned no jello and marshmallows and them gentleman did a double take and raised his eyebrows off his forehead! LOL > So, obviously, animal products and butter, lard, and cows milk (we drink soy milk but eat eggs), Jello (does that include pudding?), and marshmallows... > Please help me add to my list so I can keep my head afloat through this saddening period. > Cassie > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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