Spinoff of table food and daycare: what do you send with your 2yr old to daycare?

for breakfast and lunch?

I think we may try to wake up early and give her breakfast at home. Not 100% sure about this.

But for sure lunch will need to be sent. They provide two snacks.

So what do I send?

For $3 I can buy their hot lunch and I'm allowed to pick and choose which days (which I'm sure will drive me crazy). The days I don't pay for I need to provide her lunch.

I need ideas!
She leats pasta, peas, green beans, strawberries, juice, crackers, bread, brocolli, mac n cheese, super soft cooked carrots, meatballs, meatloaf, salmon and I think that's pretty much it.

How do we get this semi warm? or is room temp better than fridge ?

Re: Spinoff of table food and daycare: what do you send with your 2yr old to daycare?

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Re: Spinoff of table food and daycare: what do you send with your 2yr old to daycare?

They can't heat food for you?

Re: Spinoff of table food and daycare: what do you send with your 2yr old to daycare?

Not sure about lunch since DC's daycare provides it but for breakfast we usually send him with either cereal and yogurt or some kind of pancakes/waffles that I will heat up fast in the microwave at daycare when we get there.

Can't they heat the food up for lunch?

Re: Spinoff of table food and daycare: what do you send with your 2yr old to daycare?

does your daycare have microwaves? I send my dd with meals to daycare everyday and she eats breakfast and lunch. If it is something I cooked at home, I give them simple instructions on how long to heat the item.

Re: Spinoff of table food and daycare: what do you send with your 2yr old to daycare?

Don't laugh .. but I dont know about the microwaves.

The place is literally brand new. Still being built actually as I type. I drive by it every single day.

I guess I could ask.

Re: Spinoff of table food and daycare: what do you send with your 2yr old to daycare?

I send DS with chicken nuggets, mack and cheese, pasta, chicken, turkey/cheese sandwiches, pbj sandwiches, yogurt, lunchables, or leftovers from the night before

Re: Spinoff of table food and daycare: what do you send with your 2yr old to daycare?

All of the classrooms at my daycare have microwaves to heat lunches. I send mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, soup in the winter, pasta with tomato sauce, ground turkey or beef with cheese that they melt in the micro, fish sticks, dinner leftovers...