How would you handle this situation?

In my dance school I usually bake cupcakes for one of the dancers on their birthday and share them with the class. They usually go down well but one parent told me that her daughter us in a healthy eating plan and can't have the extra sugar or fat. I completely understand the parent's choice and the need to manage her daughter's weight (that's why she's in the class) but she should really explain to her daughter why she can't come to take a cupcake instead of me needing to tell her daughter 😔 has anyone managed a similar situation in the past? I don't think it would be fair for me to stop making cupcakes for the other dancers because of one girl especially when they all practice so hard

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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

Ask her mother if it would be OK to have a fresh fruit or cheese & meat platter type thing for her birthday. As far as being fair ,it’s not good to sabotage someone’s healthy diet either. When the boy was in second grade his teacher encouraged parents to bring cupcakes to school on their child’s birthday. She let them have them the last 30 minutes of the day before they went home. I always knew when he had eaten those cupcakes because he would be hyper and clumsily knock things over. I was glad when he went to third grade and that mess stopped. I make him cupcakes and things but not an inch of icing on top and sometimes use low carb sweeteners like stevia so I can have some too. No problems with that. And the food dyes were probably a problem with the hyper thing too.

Soph03 · 18-21, F

@cherokeepatti yea maybe a fruit alternative or she can bring her own snacks for her daughter