Question: Has anyone tried this pancake mix. Ist it on the list?

I got that delivered yesterday too!! Can't wait to try them!!

Random question: do you premake yours or just the morning of? I always feel so behind and rushed making them that morning so I cook ahead and freeze! Lol

A little of both. I will make a big batch and then freeze some. (But half the time my own two boys find them and eat them before I get them served to daycare )

I have two older girls that do the same!! Kind of handy!!

I have a box in my cupboard, just haven't had a chance to make them yet.

Question: KidKare peeps...anyone else having trouble sliding the switch to "yes?"When I put in brown rice, it switched automatically, but it won't allow me to switch it manually.

Yes especially in the infant part where a 8/9 month old eats more than just milk.

I finally got it to work on my phone, but not on my laptop.

Yes I couldn't get it to switch for my infant spots yesterday! Hoping it's fixed when I get the kids all down today.

I don't think whole grain is an infant requirement?

Question: I tried to explore this app on my computer and it came up as malware. Scared me and I unplugged my computer hoping I didn't infect it with any type of virus. Anyone else have that experience? I like to google some app before loading them on my phone.

Did you do KidKare (with a K for Kare?) I know there was a site (Kidcare) that was fake.

I did KidKare but then started panicking cause different pop ups came up and I heard pornographic and virus. I scanned my computer and no virus or threats were found so I'm hoping all is safe. I was at work while trying to finish my menu so I was concerned about parent contacts. Been a rough day.

Question: Will someone pls remind me of the new guidelines about sugar content in yogurt? Or give me a brand that is creditable? Shopping now and I forgot my guidelines...!

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Gogirt

Oh, my person said it was, it was the only thing I remembered but you can't serve frozen

Simply gogurt maybe, but once you divide it out, regular is over the limit

To me, this looks ok

Gogurt is only 2 ounces a serving

It's 64 grams which can have up to 9 grams of sugar, so this is ok

I guess its gonna depend on our reps!! Mine was here Wednesday and said no, she even called to ask while she was here.

Got me!! Lol I just serve it as an extra and dont claim it!

This is why!! The gogurt is 2 ounces for 8 or 9 grams... so 6 ounces is 24 or 27 grams.... yogurt has a separate sugar restriction

Vanilla normally has a low sugar content and Greek yogurt is below also

Has to be less then .2 grams of sugar. Take the total sugar divide that by the number of grams per servings and it will let u know basically 8 g per 2 oz

I took a picture of the flyer they gave us so I have it when shopping

Yoplait contains a lot of sugar per

The little 6 oz yoplait are 18g so 3gm/oz so they are good.

Reading all these new guidelines every 6 months...I am so glad I am not on the food program.

This is the first major change since in as long as Ive been on it!! Theyve just given us a year to be prepared for it!!

I personally enjoy the extra $600-700 a month I get by following simple guidelines. People tend to over think all this.

We have to follow them even if you are NOT on the food program in Oklahoma

The food program hasn't had a major make over since like 1968.....I would not be able to operate if i didnt have the FP.

Serve yogurt with less than 23 grams of sugar per 6 oz.

This was from one of my trainings. Simple math. Divide sugar grams by oz in serving size. Less then 3.83 creditable.

Fit and active vanilla from also works I believe

Thank you for asking this question! Helped me out

Here is a chart my provider gave us

Question:Where do you get this menu template?

My hubby made it for me

And I'm assuming your on the food program did u know u only need to serve whole grain 1x a day?

Yes, but I put what I have so that's why I have more than needed.

We only have to serve 1 whole grain a day, so if you serve cheerios for breakfast you don't need another whole grain for that day.

Yes I know but they love it

And you don't have to serve milk for snacks jist breakfast, lunch and dinner. I serve water for snacks.

My kiddos love milk. I don't mind serving it for snack time. They get plenty of water during the day.

You have to serve milk if you only offer 1 component

I always serve two components and no milk, unless I made cookies lol but no more of that.

What does the 100% mean under the protein?

It just means it's not the fake chicken or it has fillers.

I love this template, is there anyway you can share it?

What does WGR mean? Thanks for sharing. For your fish sticks what brand do you buy. Are you on the food program? I'm really trying to learn the new restrictions and changes here in CA.

Gordon's fish sticks. I get them at Sam's Club.

Bummer, we can't use those here in Cali they are my kids favorites. I hate these new changes it's ridiculous.

Whaley Whole grain rich

I was told last year not to serve fish sticks because they didn't have enough meat. Now she says this brand we can actually use because you can see the flaky fish on the inside. Fisher Boy fish sticks are not like that. My kiddos are going to be happy. They love fish sticks!

These are the only ones besides home made we can serve.

I've never seen those before. Where do you get them?

Costco

Oh that's why. We don't have one here. I wish we did though!! Lucky duck!

I'm loving all the vegetarian meals I'm seeing today!

i'm currently not on the food program but most likely will be soon. i'm going to have to get out my book and study to see how i can keep up with several vegan/vegetarian meals each week. i really am loving it.

I didn't realize it but about 90% of my meals are vegetarian. Lol

Are you on the food program ? Love books and cooks

Every Wednesday we do a books and cooks snack! The children help mix the ingredients and I cook it up for them! Today's is curious George makes a pancake! We made whole wheat pancakes with sliced bananas on top! A great way for the children to practice safe cutting skills with plastic butter knifes.

There is a book called Cook Me a Story where you can cook with the story.

I need this!!! Thank you!

Great idea!

What other books have you done? I love this idea

Bee-Bim-Bop (Make bee-bim-bop), If you give a dog a donut (Make baked donuts), Thunder Cake (make the thunder cake), Growing Vegetable Soup (Make veggie soup), Dragons love Tacos (Taco day!), Sweet Potato Pie (make sweet potato pie or bars), Peeny Butt...See More

Ive done related books and snacks BUT love the " books and cooks" name :)

I loved this idea

Love this..we do fun time with food related to letters or themes but I absolutely love this

Love this idea!

Awesome ideas!

Question: Parents provide lunches at our center. Today this is what one kid had for lunch....2 juice boxes, popcorn, chips and waffer cookies.... her one parent is a doctor... I guess even doctors make poor choices. How frustrating to see, what do you think.

Lol...i wonder if child helped too!

Probably packed it themselves

I would not let her have 2 juice boxes. And I would tell parents if a lunch comes like that again they will be charged $5 so you can make sure they get something healthy

I would except I'm not the daycare owner so I can't exactly say that. It just makes me so sad to see.

That's why provide food

Some centers don't or can't...

A lot of centers around here have the parents provide to save money.

The problem is that when you start butting in about there lunches then parents tend to get mad. Does your center offer healthier options. Kinda the chance you take when parents provide.

We do offer snacks but she NEVER eats anything. ANYTHING we attempt to provide.

My assistant and I today had to do an emergency run to my sons school, his teacher put out a snack calendar and not one family has sent snack. After a quick grocery trip she's set for a week, I just couldn't let her buy all the snacks for her 24 students.

My guess is the child packed it them self maybe the parent helped or an older sibling packed it. Educating the children on a healthy balanced lunch and reinforcing it by sending home some handouts on it may help but may not. I'm going to bet it won't always be that way and I always like to remind myself that parenting is really hard and maybe they had a rough morning and she let the kid have this win!

I feel like that was a "choose your battles" type of morning. Are the kid's other lunches otherwise healthy?

No. That's what she gets everyday sadly. She's a reallllly picky eater

I had went to serving breakfast only in May, having parents provide lunch and afternoon snack. It's because of "lunches" like this that starting this Fri Sept 1st I am going back to the full food program. I can't stand to keep watching these kids in my care eating so horribly and knowing that they are going to go home and probably eat the same junk at home. If they can at least get a few good meals from me then it's worth the cost( even with subsidiary) and time in my opinion. I honestly had no idea about the lack of nutrition sense for children that most paren