So to be told further concessions need to be made at the expense of my own time and money had me huffing and puffing about what I was going to do now.
Others had a similar reaction to the ministry's move.
Early Childhood Council chief executive Peter Reynolds said he believed the Ministry of Education had gone too far by making these suggestions for daycare centres and Dr Julie Bhosale, a family nutrition expert, said grating apples and carrots was not a practical suggestion as they went brown quickly.
She said parents would look at these new guidelines and decide it was too hard.
From today, the ministry's rules ban early childhood education centres from feeding kids risky foods such as whole nuts, chips, dried fruits and sausages.
The ministry also provides instructions on how some non-banned foods should be prepared such as grating raw carrot and apple for children under 3 or removing strong fibres from "stringy foods" such as pineapple for children up to age 6.
I admit my initial reaction to these changes was not favourable.
But when I stopped and thought about the catalyst for these new rules and the purpose they would serve, I changed my tune.
For people who have never witnessed their child choking, it's easy to say these guidelines are overzealous and a step towards turning New Zealand into a nanny state.
But think for a moment how Neihana Renata's parents feel.
These guidelines put in place as a result of what happened to young Neihana.
Had they already been in place, they may have saved the Rotorua boy from the severe brain damage he suffered after he choked on a piece of apple at daycare in 2016.
I am sure Neihana's parents don't think these guidelines are a step too far.
In fact, I'd wager their biggest hope is that with these new guidelines, what happened to their son won't happen to another child.
The purpose of these guidelines is not to make our jobs as parents harder or to restrict our freedom of choice.
It's to keep our children safe.
And what parent wouldn't be on board with that?
