My son started childcare at 7 1/2 months. They have just started providing meals through an organic company (the food is awesome). I like to know that he was eating good food so to begin with I would send him with things like:
stewed pears, apples, mashed banana
yoghurt, custard
mashed pumpkin, potatoe, broccoli, carrot etc
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arrowroot biscuits
farex
When he got a little older I used to make a stew in the slow cooker with all kinds of veges pumpkin, potatoe, sweet pot, broccoli, peas, corn, tomatoes, zuchinni, garlic, water, herbs, beef or chicken pieces. I would cook it all day so it was mush & then pureed it. Lots of vitamins & nutrients in it. He really loved it & it freezed well in ice cube trays. I used to send that as his lunch or dinner. Kids don't mind having the same food each day when they are little. Also alternated with tuna mornay, pumkin & spinach rissotto, scrambled egg, baked beans or spaghetti, weetbix, mini muffins, zuhchinni slice, salmon & potatoe patties, ham & cheese wraps or "salad" - cheese cubes, cucumber, carrot sticks, cherry tomatoe, ham/cheerio etc. He doesn't really like his salad anymore now that he is 2. Lol!
I have never fed my son bought or fast foods even though I work full time. I make a batch of one or two dinner foods & freeze them for childcare. Not ideal but it is what we have to do in our situation. At least he is getting good food for dinner at childcare.
Hope this helps!
