Tesco Value Shortbread at Nursery

[fairy1984]

I would be really cross too. like others have said, not having it written down is awful. Imagine if your LO had a reaction to it and was allergic so something in it and you wouldnt know he'd even had it and had never given it to him before to know.

when i dropped my LO off for her settling in session for nursey i quizzed them on the food and they said that the LO's get desert like cakes etc (all home cooked) but I told them that as mine is so young she is only allowed fruit, yougurt or semolina as I want to be the one who introduces "sweet" things to her when I decide the time is appropriate

 

[SaskySprite]

snacks at my toddlers nursery are always raisons and dried fruit. Sometimes they have biscuits but Alexander has fruit as I requested this when he first started. He doesn't seem to mind.

 

[HannahsMummy]

I would be really cross, especially as they didn't write it down. Mainly because I suffer from severe allergic reactions to a lot of things so I would want everything that Hannah eats noted down so I can look out for allergies in her.

Also, if they are advertising the 'home cooked food' thing then that is what she should be getting. I know what you mean about the cost. I pay £63 a day for Hannahs nursery and their chef won nursery chef of the year 2009. I had a moan at them the other day as they were given baked beans with bread and butter for tea. I don't mind her having that, and she quite often has beans on toast at home but when they advertise one thing (which you pay a lot of money for) and you get something different then its annoying!

 

[mandarhino]

I've picked up my daughter from nursery and seen her having digestives. I guess they're fairly low sugar for a biscuit, though I prefer for her not to have them. I'm still mostly giving her the Plum ones as they have no added sugar. Need to start baking my own as well but need some good recipes. They also give cheaper yoghurt as well, which tends to have loads of added sugar. She gets the no sugar added ones at home or greek yoghurt.

I try not to think about it too much and concentrate on giving her healthy food at home. She goes 3 days a week and has breakfast and tea at home, so just lunch and snacks at nursery so I've still got quite a bit of control over what's eating.

 

[xprincessx]

i really wouldn't be bothered, especially if it was just once. It's probably what i'd give him at home for a little snack anyway. I don't see the problem, everything in moderation i say x

 

[Mary Jo]

As an absolute one-off I would probably let it go, had I been informed about it, but the concerning point to me is them not writing it down. I'd wonder what else they had not written down or told you, the trust would be affected and that is something very serious when these are the people who are taking care of your child.

Have you had the meeting with them yet?

 

[Blah11]

I give amelie biscuits sometimes but id be a bit p'd off if nursery did it cos they make such a huge deal about being healthy eating only and when they didnt have a chef when they first opened we c ouldnt send crisps or anything for their lunch.. bit hypocritical.

A couple of times there's been a problem with the chefs food or amelie cant eat it (cos she doesnt get eggs) so she's had mashed potato with beans and tuna or something instead which is fine by me.

 

[soup]

Sorry but i am pretty sure most nurseries use the value ranges for a lot of their food. the high fees you are mainly going towards staffing costs particually for younger children where the ratios are higher. i used to work in nurseries and know that we would never have been able to afford to buy even normal own brand items for most of the shopping and nutritionally there is not that much difference.

personally i woudn't really be that fussed about the biscuit but i agree that the biscuit should have been written in the diary and poss would question this.

 

[Blah11]

oh i forgot to say about the value thing... i dont care. Amelies nursery uses value cereal and bread and what not. I'd rather the staff got a bit extra every month.

 

[Kitten]

I'd be seething. It's OK people saying that parents pack things in childrens lunchboxes etc. but at the end of the day, they've chosen to do that and it's their child. It's not fair for other people to give your child crap. Also, I know it's not such a big deal when they're older but I was always really conscious of salt levels and stuff when Theakston was little and would decide what to give him for dinner based on what he'd had the rest of the day, the same goes for 'sugar'.

For example, he'll normally have porridge for breakfast, a whole fruit spread sandwich for lunch with cucumber & cheese, then whatever we're having for tea followed by a fromage frais. Snacks are generally fruit and savoury Organix snacks and occasionally I give him malt loaf or something. However, if my childminder tells me he wasn't interested in his sandwich at lunch so she gave him a yoghurt instead, I then don't give him a yoghurt after tea and offer something different.

Equally, if I was happy for my child to have one biscuit a day, and believed that the only biscuit he was getting was the one I gave him after tea and alongside the other food he has, was keeping a sensible level of sugary foods, I'd be upset to learn that all that time he'd also been having a biscuit or two at the childminders, so in fact having three biscuits a day. If I knew he was having biscuits at the childminder, I wouldn't give him a biscuit at home, if that makes sense?

At the end of the day, it's YOUR child and you have a right to know what they're eating.

 

[Rydia]

I would be very upset. The fact that is value doesnt bother me that much because the value stuff can be as (or more healthy) than the more expensive brands. I dont think they should be giving babies/toddlers shortbread at all as its full of sugar and doesnt have any nutritional value (unlike say yougert which I still wouldnt want my son to have the really sweet brands). If parents want to give it as a treat (I have given my son shortbread a couple of times) that is fine and wont do anyharm but if childrend are a nursey on a regular basis I would expect all healthy foods unless its a special occasion like I do at home.

 

[Twinminator]

If a nursery regularly fed anything to my girls that I was not informed about (i.e. trying to keep up the "healthy schools" performance targets by keeping it quiet) I'd be MAD. Not because of what it is or how much it cost, but because to give them a balanced daily diet, you need to know what other things they've had. My girls love Tesco Value Rich Tea biscuits for instance, but if I knew they'd had biscuits during the day at nursery, I'd not be feeding them more biccies when they got home.
If they told me that snack was a sweet biscuit, I'd either quit buying them for home (I'm coeliac anyway lol) or else I'd ask them to have a snack I'd brought in for them instead. There's NO excuse for lying and cover-ups, I hope you get to the bottom of it tomorrow!! xx

 

[mama2b]

Thanks for all your comments.

I have had a meeting with the nursery, they said that there is a new chef and he ordered them, apparently he thought he could. It was admitted they weren't noted on the daily diary and they couldn't provide an explanation for this.

Im not really sure what to make of it.

 

[Lu28]

I'd probably leave it at that. LO will be old enough soon to be able to tell you what he had to eat so you won't have to worry as much about it all being written down.

I wouldn't have been bothered about the Value bit as the food can be just as good but I;d be furious over the type of biscuit because it's not something I'd ever give Aisling. Hopefully it was just a one off xx

 

[Twinminator]

It was admitted they weren't noted on the daily diary and they couldn't provide an explanation for this.

Im not really sure what to make of it.

Well they know you take notice now, so they'll likely be extra careful about what they do, and about keeping you informed from now on, before you find out yourself lol xxxx

 

[Frankie]

Naaah I wouldnt be annoyed Liam gets a very good mixture of food and snacks at Nursery the odd biscuit isnt much to shout about

 

[lollylou1]

i wouldnt be bothered about the tesco value as i have worked in nurseries and been high up in management and know that at full capacity they dont make much with staffing, training, food and cleaning etc. but would be bothered about not being told! i wouldnt mind it as a one off but think they could have picked a slightly better biscuit if they was going to give them!im quite laid back and wouldnt want annabelle having different to others cos i wouldnt want her to feel different to everyone else by be asking for her to have fruit or something different.
its rare annabelle gets biscuits at my house only really at nannys i dont have them in very often!!!! so therefore i dont mind!!
keep a close eye hunny any other concerns i would go mental!
Lou
xxx

 

[Abigailly]

I would have huge issue. Not because its TV but because as a nursery they're meant to following healthy eating guidelines. Obviously the odd biscuit is fine but I'd expect it to be on the daily at the start of the week so I could supply a less sugary and full of crap alternative.

I'm fussy with what Niamh eats though.

 

[Abz1982]

I would be rather peeved. I have specified that Emma is not to get high sugar snacks as she can get hyper. If it is on a Friday as treat then ok, but not regularly. Usually for a biscuit she gets a Hob Nob, so it is at least some fibre!!

 

[kellyharrison]

I would be annoyed ... kids have got their whole lives to eat biscuits and crisps, and there are a million other things you could offer a toddler as a snack ?? Why choose something full of sugar?

Occasionally my LO has a treat - from her grandparents or on special occasions - but not as part of a regular routine - you dont know how often they have given that as a snack ??

My childminder always tells me beforehand if they will be eating anything junky (like if their going to a party or something).